I've got to imagine that Arizona would take that, it's a really good price.

Buffalo would need to send salary back to make it work though.

With the Buffalo trade, i just chose the first team I saw that needed a starter.

Send Nino. AZ likes to take underachieving contracts.

Not enough to land Kuemper, but it’s better than most trade proposals for him on this website. Add a prospect like Bokk or Gunler (depending on how much the Yotes like him) and a 3rd and that should get it done.

Really, a solid prospect and a 1st wouldn't do it? I'm not a Yotes fan so I don't know, but I can't imagine teams offering up much more. Especially since most teams have their goalie situation locked down.

If you were offered either this or a 3rd for Raanta, would you rather do the Raanta deal?

Kuemper’s one of the best goalies in the NHL right now. He’s better than Taylor Hall, and the package that I mentioned is similar to what NJ got for Hall when he was a pending UFA. I admit there wouldn’t be as much of a market for Kuemper because he is a G, and because he’s never won a Hart trophy.

As for trading Raanta, I guess Lehner only got a 2nd at the deadline, so there’s clearly not much of a market for rental goalies. They could trade him to a team with an injury for maybe a 3rd & a 5th a month into the season. Or if they think there’s a realistic chance that they trade Kuemper during the season, they could just keep him.

So then, do you run with three goalies or do you risk losing Hill to waivers by sending him to Tuscon?

I think it would be very tempting for a team like Buffalo or Chicago to claim Hill if he went on waivers. That's most of the reason why I'm so interested in the Yotes' goalie situation. I think they may be left with no choice but to move someone.

I didn’t know that Hill was waiver eligible. Then they could just try to move Raanta before the season.

That's kinda what I assume will happen. Raanta will get moved for a modest price unless someone really blows their socks off on Kuemper. To me, the proposal here does that but it's something that will really depend person to person.

I’m late to the party here but AZ absolutely takes that. Any trade that they can make where they subtract a goalie instead of getting on back in return is a plus. I’d rather trade Raanta but if this offer is in the table it is certainly hard to refuse