Not gonna work unless TB retains
Way too much salary

700K

Eh....
maybe like 1M

that's not realistic.
it'd be in the range of 500k to 750k

or better yet just target killorn

They’re not gonna trade Killorn unless they get a solid return

Unless this is at the draft, There's no way Gourde is waiving from Tampa to Buffalo. If Tampa wins the cup this coming June. Then maybe this deal happens.

We can all speculate on whether or not a player would waive a ntc, but at the end of the day none of us know except for the players (besides the cases where we actually know they stopped a trade from happening)

Well one thing is for certain, Gourde isn't waiving from a potential cup contending team in Tampa, For a Non-Playoff team in Buffalo. That's just plain certainty.

I don't think people understand the severity of the problem here. If Gourde, Johnson or Palat refuse to waive their NTCs, that means TB has absolutely no choice but to move Killorn (or one of the RFAs/Superstars, which is unlikely).
Even if one of those 3 says they will waive for one or two teams, it is unlikely that that would be the team that gives the best return... look at the Kessel trade. Kessel would only go to Arizona, and Arizona was not the team willing to give the best return.

Now in the case that they don't waive for anyone, the spotlight moves to Killorn. Now however, TB has no bartering power. It's either trade him or have multiple unsigned RFAs. Though Killorn has been good, there will not be a line of GMs waiting to give the best return for him. I presume a mash-up of about three teams, BUF included, inquiring on Killorn.

Other GMs are smart and realize Tampa is in a weak state here, and therefore will not offer a king's ransom for the guy. Tampa will be getting a very underwhelming return for Killorn. I know he is worth more, but Tampa's situation means they have no choice but to take what they can get.