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In this scenario you’re expecting to get a first line caliber player for a third liner, a second round pick, and a middle first next year. Reinhart would be probably the third best player on your team behind Pettersson and Boeser. And it’s easily argued that Reinhart is a more versatile player than Boeser.
Nobody seems to consider what the Sabres would actually want in return for the players that they think they can get. Buffalo already has several capable bottom six players. They have a couple capable centers behind Eichel, and 2 top six caliber left wingers. A bunch of bottom six players doesn’t help them do anything, they need top six talent especially if they’re giving up one of the top six players they already have. Not to mention in order to make the salary cap work whoever is acquiring either Eichel or Reinhart needs to move money, and no, Buffalo is not taking your worthless cap dump players (Eriksson, Baerschi) to make it work for you.