You are trading 2 1st rounders for your 2C? That alone is far too much for any 2C let alone Cirelli. At the beginning of this year TB fans were complaining about him so I wouldn't be overly committed to him. Especially giving up a top 4 Dman, two firsts and a touted prospect. Thompson probably isn't much anyways so TB is likely not even interested in him.

He is highly talented and is only going to get better. I obviously overpayed as an emphasis as to how badly we need a another great center

Yeah, you do. It's just a bad trade for Buffalo. If you want Cirelli is the return Tampa Bay is asking? Probably could use Mittelstadt as a trade chip then. Better that than two 1sts.

well people are all screaming bust on Mitts just because his development hasn't been as fast as anticipated.

What would you offer for Dylan Strome?

Every TBL fan I've talked to has said Cirelli>everyone not named point and maybe kuch this yr tho

Montour, a 1st, and a prospect

Yeah I know. He's barely even 21 and I wouldn't exactly say he's been unproductive. But also he could use a good culture to develop into which Buffalo has kinda been lacking.

I think maybe this offseason there will be a great exchange of young revival projects. Puljujarvi, Andersson, Honka, Mittelstadt, Jost, etc

Yeah I have heard he has a killer 200 foot game and exits the zone like no other. But x2 1sts from a non-playoff team. It's steep.

Going to take a pretty good prospect. A 1st isn't enough for Strome and Montour is a dump more or less. Maybe someone such as Samuelsson.

I really like this idea, given Tampa's cap problems. But I doubt Tampa takes the trade route with Cirelli.

Dude, cmon. Montour is not a dump lol.

Montour is a UFA no? Anyway, Hawks are clogged on the right side with Murphy, Boqvist, Mitchell coming up next year and Seabrook

No, RFA. I get your confusion now.

Either way, Hawks are clogged on the right side with Murphy, Boqvist, Mitchell coming up next year, and Seabrook. Taking on a RFA in Montour doesn't make sense for them. On the left side Hawks have Keith, DeHaan, Maatta and plenty of 3rd line prospects.

Hawks do need forwards or a hot goalie prospect.

I fully agree. My point was that Montour isn't a dump.

I didn't realize he was a RFA, thought he was a UFA which because the Hawks are clogged on defense would make him a dump to them as they wouldn't sign him in free agency.

Yeah, if that was the case, I would have agreed with you.