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The Wings would decline this trade offer. You pay a premium for goal scorers in the league. You are comparing a sniper power forward among the most (if not the most) difficult qualities to find in the league that was red hot before an injury (from a slew foot by Muzzin)... to a 2nd line center coming off a down year. Now add in Montreal's depth at the position: Domi, Nick Suzuki, Phillip Danault, Ryan Poehling, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and even Jake Evans--other GM's see the issue too (he'll be moved to winger with less value). Now add in discipline issues causing stupid penalties.
Besides if Montreal is going to move Domi---it'll be for a d-man where their thin at.
For that reason it's a ridiculous offer. Not to mention the cap hit is low...evolving hockey projects 4 years x 6.7M for Mantha. So adding another free agent year means that cap hit goes up too.