Robby Fabbri (RFA rights)

Rationale: If Colton Paryko is not the return for ROR, and if Kyrou and Thomas are off limits, the most sensiable return would then be Tage Thompson becuase of his two-way upside, and versatility to play center and wing, and also mainly because with Evander Kane gone, the Sabres need a top six power forward. Thompson is the best option for the Blues to give up that's not Kyrou, Thomas, or Dunn. Robby Fabbri is a risk, but could be a potential top nine floor but is coming off an injury, and actually has a long injury history. Will he have the same speed? I'll take that chance here. Fitzpatrick gives them a potential goaltending prospect to add to the pipeline, and you can never have enough.

The template here for this trade is the Mike Richards trade, although when Brayden Schenn was traded, he was a top 10 prospect in the league, so I have St.Louis adding here as Thompson is not In the same tier of value Schenn was years ago.

2019 conditional first round pick if the Blues make the second round of the playoffs. Pick can be deferred to 2020.

That seems like a lot in terms of draft assets for St. Louis, but in reality for 2018, Buffalo is moving up a couple spots into the rear of round 1, and is picking up 45 overall..... so it's not a lot for 2018, that's why the 2019 pick is included. St.Louis also has a trade chip like Gunnarsson who if healthy may be able to reclaim some of those lost assets.

Buffalo moves up to 29 from 32, and picks up 45 overall.

Cap Dump, Buffalo acquires pick 63 overall, and moves up to pick 24 overall from pick 29 overall (acquired from St.Louis)

Callum Booth is a former fourth round pick goaltender prospects for the Hurricanes. He could compete to be astarter in Rochester next year

Buffalo also acquires a conditional 2019 3rd round pick baed on Lehner's performance and if Carolina makes the playoffs. (Lehner must start 40 games, and be re-signed after the season)

Buffalo swaps pick 63 re-acquired from Minnesota, and moves up 21 spots to pick 42, and picks up pick 96 (from Arizona)

24th overall

**** This was apart of the Ennis cap dump i forgot to add, I would have had to do the previous two trades over again to make it work.

29th overall

Colin Miller (RHD/LD, RFA), 40+ point defenseman

Buffalo surrenders 24th overall pick, and a 2019 second round pick.

They also agree to pick up the final two years of David Clarkson's contract utilizing their cap space to make something happen, and agree to swap Nashville's 2019 3rd with Buffalo's 2019 second.

Pittsburgh moves up to 45 overall from pick 65