Cernak is pretty much unavailable unless you grotesquely overpay. And don't even remotely think Florida traded Ekblad . His NMC kicks in 7/1

Yeah, next to no shot at Ekblad for sure.

Agreed on Ekblad. He's probably off the table.

You probably get Reinhart for less than most people seem to think depending on competing offers. Something like 9th OA and one higher end prospect (Juolevi, Woo, Rafferty, Jurmo, Lind, McDonough, or DiPietro) probably does it. Maybe something else (a depth prospect or later round pick) to make the deal look better. Sabres can also take back a bad contract or two for additional assets (again, to make the deal look bigger).

Reinhart likely gets traded for TDL prices. Maybe a bit more to Vancouver since he's more likely to re-sign but not too much more as they should be willing to risk waiting a year.

I don't see any of the others costing even as much as the Reinhart deal above. A bunch of rentals (last year RFA guys) and/or guys Seattle might take. There's an argument for straight up for 9OA and maybe a later round pick.

Canucks shouldn't be trading their 9th overall for so many of these players. Most only have one year till UFA. And really they likely wouldn't help the Canucks that much anyway.

I know Reinhart goes for a lot more on here but in reality I think if the Canucks offered 9th overall on the draft floor straight up it could get done. Draft ranking are all over the place so if there is someone still on the board that Buffalo has ranked in their top 5 I think they'd do it

ask Seattle if Graves is selected by them

Avs wont be trading Graves unless its after the draft and its an overpayment