jimmyjets
Joined: Oct. 2016
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Just aim lower. Habs don't want to part with Suzuki or KK so make an offer for Roslovic or Vesalainen instead of Laine or Ehlers. You can't have our best young players without giving up your best young players.
We aren't in a cap crunch, we're not in risk of losing them to UFA. It has to be a hockey trade 1 for 1 or very close to it that addresses a position of need for us. If you don't want to move your best lets talk about the second layer. Roslovic for Domi/Danault type deals instead Laine for 5 pieces. That sort of trade would never happen in our situation as we can take back cap and are in our window. This year was a retool on the back end and then Little's career got ended out of the blue and Buff retired, also out of the blue.
We're looking to acquire an impact player(s) to address 1 or 2 needs dealing from our position of strength which is top 6 wingers. Ehlers/Laine/Connor would demand the biggest return, but the best move for the Jets is likely keeping those 3 and moving a winger that is blocked instead.