Eichel

Value drops off significantly after McMicheal. The only thing the Sabres need less than goalies is LD. You can pretend youre overpaying all you want, but if its just filled with useless players the Sabres dont consider it. Player values are not the same to every team

I think it's an interesting idea for the Capitals to go after Eichel, provided that he'll be healthy enough to play. They would need to make the money work. Parts of the package are very good, but I do agree with Shibbal18 in that a player's value differs from team to team.

That said, teams just aren't going to create a package for a player that they are completely unsure if he will either be able to perform at his normal level or even be able to play again. I feel for Adams: he was in a no-win situation. But he did himself no favors by not trading him at-or-before the draft. Now most teams that would have traded for him have moved on. Eichel is skating now, and while that's nice to see it does not how Eichel will perform after surgery. Personally, I think any trade happens at training camp or after he recovers from surgery and plays his first few games. Since the Sabres are not letting him get the surgery he wants (beyond me how they won't let him be in control of his own body, but I guess the contract dictates that?), other teams will be taking on all of the risk here.

I feel for Sabres' fans. I really do. You didn't ask for this to happen, and it's got to suck. I was an Eagles fan for a long time, and it was tough watching them endlessly disappoint. You deserve better.

You need to lower your expectations or prepared to be greatly disappointed if your think a young starting goaltender, two blue chip prospects along with a 1st & 2nd round pick isn’t enough. Buffalo would take this and run.

I dont think you read anything I said. For starters Samsonov is a reclamation project. 2nd, The Sabres arent trading their franchise center for a bunch of players they dont need. It has nothing to do with value or "4 FiRsT rOuNdErS." Samsonov is beat out by UPL now, and Levi and Portillo have a higher potential than him. Alexeyev is behind Dahlin, Power, and Samuelsson and Buffalo isnt trading their franchise Center for an AHL dman. This isnt interesting to Buffalo at all. McMicheal and a 1st is a good start, after that needs to be reworked

lol what? How is Samsonov a reclamation project? He's a 24yo starting goalie that will be a top 5 in the league in his prime. He'll be way better than Sabres goalie in their system easily.

Alexeyev will be the next Ekholm and he played a crap ton on the right side in the KHL last season. And wouldn't be surprised to see Dahlin traded at some point anyways.

Think BUF would definitely take this deal considering no one else wants to give up much to get him.