I think Laine probably signs for more than 8.75 but cap hits aside I love the idea of this trade and all the chaos it would cause

Not near enough for both laine and ehlers. Not to mention that you incorrectly put quantity over quality

Lets say:

Nino, Kuokkanen, Fleury and 1st for Laine

Faulk, McGinn and 1st for Ehlers

What more would I need to add?

First of all Faulk would need to be extended in the deal for ehlers. Replace kuokanen and fleury with 2 of Necas, Suzuki, and svechnikov

Anyways, the jets are trading either of those guys so this is pointless

I would want Pesce in an Ehlers deal. Which is why Ehlers isn't getting traded.

Who do you think the jets are going to trade to make room for Laine and Connor?

Edit: I mean I guess they do have room but itll be tight

The expectation is that Connor gets long term around 7-7.5 and laine gets bridged around 7. In that case no trades have to be made. If laine gets long-term (say 8x9.5), the. Perreault or kulikov are gone. My guess is kulikov stays since the d-core this year is very inexperienced and we will need to give up a decent amount to move him. Perreault gets moved for a mid pick like a 3rd or a 4th. However, given that laine most likely gets bridged, nothing will change