Quoting: Copenhagen
Tartar makes close to 5 million i think, Bouchard is off the table for sure,
Holland will trade his first pick only for a player with term, 2nd is in play, Poolparty is in play and 3rd in finish league i think in points
I love tartar and he is left wing which fits perfect with oilers, If i am Holland I am trading a first and Poolparty and some sort of cap relief player that expires this year for Tartar. Hopefully he can make a deal
he's inquired about Tatar's price
Holland knows he's got a league leading scorer playing with guys all year on his LW that a non playoff team wouldnt start in their bottom 6 regular spots
imagine if they actually gave him a LW the calliber of Tatar. Maybe Mcdavid puts up an all time single season scoring record and EDM outscores their opponents all the way to a cup . (Tatar's upside is he's deffinately the best defensively forward on our team . )
if Bouchards off the table MTL wants an additional 3rd and will take Niemilainen instead (probably just a bottom pair regular similar to Orpik but upside to be a Zadorov style player as time goes on and he hits his prime in 3-4 years )
Tatar
for
Lavoie(B+ prospect or A- one could argue)
Niemilainen (real promise to be a solid and physical #5 NHL D similar to Orpik with speed but a long shot that he'll ever leave europe where he's a league champ and big deal locally)
1st round in 2020 obviously the main incentive .
3rd round in 2021
Tatar retained makes the 3rd into a 2nd
MTL will take Russel or Gagner still to balance the cap if need be .