Quoting: sabres89
No from buffalo. Rather have scandella than alzners contract, one year of pacioretty doesnt get you 5 years of ror, and galchenyuk for reinhart is probably close but id rather keep reinhart. So that leaves baptiste and a 6th for a 2nd, which favors buffalo, but not nearly enough to offset the other stuff.
Five stars for wanting O'Reilly.
Great analysis, here is another way to look at it:
MTL
O'Reilly, R >= Galchenyuk, A. +2018 2nd is a fairly close trade with a slight favorite for Buffalo
Scandella, M > Alzner, K ($1,125,000 retained). regardless of the salary retained, I would rather have Scandella
Nicholas Baptiste + 2018 6th >= Michael McCarron IMO Baptiste could still make the team this year, McCarron appears to be an enforcer.
Sam Reinhart =< Pacioretty, M. I am making this equal due to the length of Pacioretty's contract. IMO Pacioretty is much more valuable than Reinhart
So if Buffalo could sign Pacioretty Buffalo I think Montreal would still need to add IMO CHI 2018 2nd round pick. If this pick is added to the Montreal side of the equation it sort of balances all of the assets. I would like to hear what you think.