Rakell isn’t a center and I’d be very surprised if they traded Hampus

Perreault is a cap dump, Take far more then a bottom pairing Dman and a 3rd for Detroit to take him.

Detroit would say no on the first one and Winnipeg would say no on the second.

I think this fine to take Perrault for that package as long as you take back erne instead of the pick

I like the idea of trading down from 6 to 10 as part of a package for Laine. Not sure if I'd do the offer currently listed, probably close to fair value just a lot going on. I thought about something like 6 OA, Rico (or one of the C prospects) and either one of the LD young guys for 10 OA and Laine. Not sure if that's enough but that's where I'd start.

Would you do 6OA and Steel for Laine and 10, maybe finalizing a trade from that starting point?

I think would depending on two factors: 1) Drysdale isn't available at 6, my thinking is you guys trade up for a C (Rossi or Perfetti) and we trade down for a scoring winger (Quinn, Jarvis, or maybe Holtz) and then 2) Laine signs long term. If Drysdale is gone and Laine wants to stay in Anaheim long term, then I'm in for something built around that package. I was trying to find a trade equivalent for Laine and the best I could think of was Kessel, who was dealt for essentially Kapanen and a late 1st. Steel and moving up four spots seems around that value to me.