Cap doesn't work, and both Vancouver and Ottawa hang up the phone laughing at those offers.

Let me ask you this question in light of the VAN trade:

As PIT, would you give Crosby to VAN for Gagner, Bachman, Pouliot, Chaput, Virtanen, and Archibald?

That's what the Demko trade is like. Horribly weighted to Pittsburgh's side like an NHL 18 trade.

so you want us to give you two top 6 wingers and a serviceable bottom 6 winger for a fistful of garbage??? Sens say no immediately

yes I actually would if Vancouver added a 1st round pick

Why? How do any of those players help Pittsburgh, and replace what's lost with Crosby?

Demko is 100% untouchable for Vancouver. He's their future, and they're a rebuilding team. Rebuilding teams don't move young top prospects.

Even if these deals were fair for both sides, a team that has gone 18-8-1 in its past 27 games isn't trading NINE PLAYERS off of its active roster. NOT HAPPENING. This team is clicking and needs a few tweaks in attempt to 3-peat, not a roster gutting overhaul.