Just resign Krug cheaper, and keep the team intact and the Bruins will be better next season and in the future than trading for OEL

Not even close to getting you Oliver Ekman-Larsson it will easily cost you both DeBrusk+Carlo Kase is a 3rd liner Moore bottom pairing LD basically scraps for Ekman-Larsson Arizona isn't giving away one of their best Dmen for scraps.

Perhaps you have heard of Matt grzelcyk.

No freaking way Mike Hoffman signs for 4 x 5.5 he's a 30 goal scorer annually he's going to command at least 4 x 6.5 possibly more he'd stay in Florida at that price.

Only reason for ARI to move OEL is to save money, and in this trade they don't.

Rumors are Krug is on his way out, OEL is better than Krug and provides a physical and 2-way game

I dont think there is any way the trade could include Carlo, Boston would just loose interest instantly since they cant afford to have Clifton as their #2 RD. I think the basis of this trade is close though, tje idea of movimg OEL os to rebuild on the fly around the your players. I think the ask would be somethink like DeBrusk, 1st, Vaakanainen, and a small cap dump like Moore.

Are you talking specifically about this year? If so you are right, OEL is only owed 4M. However, the next 3 years of his contract he is being paid 31.5M

Yeah I'm talking about cap space in general for the next year. Re-signing Debrusk, and adding Kase and Moore to the pile will cost ARI cap wise more than OEL does.

I think if you upgrade the prospect to Vaak and take out Kase its a pretty fair deal that saves ARI aot of money long run while also getting younger.

Quite true.

Huge overpayment for OEL at his cap, bruins QUICKLY reject

Wouldn’t give up all that for OEL.