Gonna take more than Ristolainen to get Heiskanen from Dallas. Miro is widely regarded as the Stars top prospect. After signing him to his ELC, Dallas will have him for 3 extremely cheap years, as opposed to paying $5.4M for 4 years, for a players who could very easily end up being worse than Heiskanen. If Heiskanen doesn't pan out, then the Stars don't give him a massive contract. If Ristolainen comes to Dallas and struggles then they are out $5.4M for 4 years. I just don't see Dallas parting with Heiskanen for ONLY Ristolainen. In regards to the trade, I think you are on the right path by offering Risto, it'll just take a little bit more.

"Only Ristolainen"

You mean a 23 year old Defenseman who has played 25+ minutes a game since he was 20, gets you 40 points, top pk, top pp and was also drafted 8th overall?

People HOPE their prospects turn out the way Ristolainen has.

The exact reason that he is not getting traded from Buffalo, especially for an unproven defenseman who is a flea compared to Risto.

The only reason Ristolainen is getting 25 minutes per night is because the Sabres don't have a single decent defenseman on their roster. He's good on the power play, not terrible at shot generation, but that's it. He's nothing special.

LOL what. On a team that would actually produce offence, Risto could easily put up 50+ points a year. He already gets 40 on the worst team in the league. He will only get better as time progresses and his team improves. If you don't think there is anything special about him, your farther gone than I thought possible.