Need for a RD

Well he looked like our best defender. I don't think we will be trade him right now as we are still in the race. Montour or Miller are probably more affordable, but they are obviously worse than Risto.

The Flyers take that!!!!

To be fair, the players are similar in age, salary (Risto is 900k more), contract (Ghost is 1 more year). Both are playing well this year. 2 years ago, BUF would be adding the 1st rounder. Through injuries and team depth, Ghost has fallen down the roster, but hes just two years removed from a 60+ pt season. Even in the last 2 bad years where Ghost has been injured, he still has a 40+ pt season average.

BUF needs a LD and PHI needs a RD.

AT this point, even though Ghost has played solid since rejoining team after COVID, Risto is the better player, but most BUF fans up to this year would have had enough of him and his regular gaffs. Risto looks great this year, but BUF even floundering is under pressure to make playoffs with Eichel and Hall having one foot out the door. BUF has Joki and Dahlin in the long term, with McCabe playing solidly on LD. Can Risto continue his solid play? I don't know, but its not a move that screams tearing it down for BUF more than getting a more potent offensive weapon (albeit a 2nd pairing for a 1st pairing guy) and changing things up.

The gap between the two players is wide, but is it more than a 1st rounder wide? Maybe. (But if it was a likely 10th-15th overall, and not 21st-30th, that's pretty close). Maybe PHI adds a 2nd or 3rd or solid forward prospect like Isaac Ratcliffe.

If buffalo drops out of the playoff race do you think they would take ghost and 1 round pick or should something be added to make the trade more equal?

I honestly don't know, because if we get out of the playoff race and sell off the TDL lineup, then I'm not even sure that we will want to trade Risto, of course, unless someone offers a big overpayment. Perhaps we will then trade Eichel if he asks for trade. I don’t think that in this case we would need Ghost, rather we would be looking for a choice + prospect if we decide to rebuild. Ghost in such a deal could just be a cap dump for us, or any other player on your team that you don't need, depending on the contract.

If buffalo wants a defender prospect would Zamula do it then. Hes like 1 year away from a roster spot and has like top4 potential in my opinion. And has 3 years on his elc and hes just 20 years old.