Lets Get Kraken
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Canes were never really in on Eichel. While they were in on trade talks, they were only in it to raise the price for other teams. Canes have one of the best Center core in the league right now, if not the best. Eichel would provide more scoring, but it would ruin our cap situation.
In terms of Hamilton, it would have been Eichel or Hamilton, not both. Ned is good, but he is relatively unproven, which is why they went with Andersen, and that bet paid off so far. Also, Nino is not a cap dump. He has always played at a 20 goal pace each season. While he may be inconsistent offensively, he is one of the premier defensive wingers in the league.
With how Jarvis has looked since he debuted, Canes were smart not to trade him.