Risto doesn’t have half the value of manson

Disagree. On the right team, paired with a solid d partner like lindholm or Fowler, he has far more upside than Manson

I can't see Dahlin signing that cheap for that term. If he has a similar or better season to last year, you're looking at the Chabot deal at a minimum. I'd guess it would be either a 3 year bridge at $6.5m or a long-term 7/8 year deal at around $8.5-$9.5m.

You are making a lot of assumptions here.

1. Eichel stays after they miss the playoffs for a 10th straight year and Hall leaves.
2. Quinn and Cozens are NHL ready by next season.
3. Dallas agrees to take Okoposo's contract out of the kindness of their hearts
4. Ducks GM has a seizure and loses all of his abilities to comprehend trade values in the NHL
5. Pearson wants to play in Buffalo
6. Pavelski agrees to waive his full NMC for Buffalo.
7. Dallas is not on Okoposo's no trade list

Don't get carried away. They're still the Sabres. They always seem to find magical ways to be bad. Similar to the Leafs. Even when things look good, they're not.

That was well said.

No from Dallas.

Upside an value are too diffrent things, rn risto has next to no value being a bad dman on a bad contract

I think Okposo would waive for Dallas a lot of rich people are leaving NY for Texas. Other than that I think you about nailed it

Neither have much value

Risto has no value

And Manson is the 2nd most overrated player on this site. He's barely a 2nd pair guy.

And risto is a below replacement level player what’s your point