Quoting: ConnorMcHellebucyk
Really depends on Schneider and Risto imo
Quoting: palhal
Sorry it's not the same at all in cap league. You're over the cap with bonus. Then all those RFAs need big raises in the following year Eichel's great, but Rangers spend 10m on UFAs and keep their picks.
Quoting: TheDime99
I think its a very interesting idea and it would help that Okposos contract ends with Lafrenières, I would also move strome, but it depends on how Buffalo feels. I think its missing a piece
Quoting: Sabreshockey53
Brett Howden for Jack Eichel? you can't be serious..
Quoting: robbish
Yup. 1 for 1, thats exactly the deal. just brett Howden.
Quoting: SalamiCheese
Buffalo decline
Quoting: CeciGOAT
Zibenajad’s last season is looking more and more like an outlier. One year left on his contract. Easy decline for Buffalo. It starts with laf and that is the only way it happens
Let's break the trade down.
Taking Okposo is worth about 2 first round draft picks.
Ristolainen is playing really well so his part of the trade is Schneider, and 2021 1st round pick (NYR)
Leaving Eichel for Zibanejad, Howden, 2023 1st round pick (NYR), Howden, and the 2 first round picks for taking Okposo's contract.
Howden appears to be on the same career path as Casey Mittelstadt, which is a third line center.
Zibanejad, would obviously be a good asset but he is signed for only one season.
I guess depending on what the Sabres could get for Zibanejad.