A bunch of whos(minus Schneider, but still) and two mid to late first round picks for Eichel, what a steal!

Not even close for Eichel

And this team is screwed cap wise

Not a single roster player in return for Jack Eichel?
A: the Rangers could never afford that
B: Buffalo would not accept that

I can't see NSH having any interest in that deal

As a habs fan I have Mixed feeling about this trade, I like that we get a C that can score and put up points but at the same time I got high hopes for Mysak and Struble so Idk what to think of this

Pretty good return for a guy who needs serious spine surgery at 24 and is making 10 mil without sending any Cap back the other way!

But hey, I'd rather Buffalo not take the deal, and have Eichel go ahead with his grievance so they can have a mutual contract termination and we get him for nothing hahahaha.

Funny stat Ryan Strome has 38 more points than the HIGHEST Predators scorer over the past 2 seasons. The Predators were 21st in scoring in the NHL this season.

If you don't think Poile is desperate to add some offense, I'm not sure what to tell ya.

I mean I don't think there's much of a spot for Struble to play, he's behind Guhle, Harris, and Norlinder. So I'm not sure if he'd sign anyway.

I also doubt Danault will sign for anywhere Montreal would actually want to play. He thinks he can make 6-7 mil on the market, Bergevin wants to pay more like 4-5. He's probably walking with how much he's going to get after these playoffs, and I don't think the team feels comfortable putting KK as a top6 C next year.

I mean A) They just did, I showed you how.
B) I hope they don't, if they try and hold Jack he's going to get a mutual contract termination. And they're not getting a better offer anywhere else for an injury concern like Jack has.

That’s not how it works. He has no medical backing for what he wants. Both team medical staff and the second opinion that he sought agree that the surgery is not necessary. He just wants it for some reason. The medical professionals agreed that the rehabilitation program he’s in is the best course of action, and surgery is over reacting and far too risky. He would never win a grievance on those grounds.

I don't think Poile is desperate to sign another 28+ year old center to a big new contract only for them not to live up to it...

He's literally about to file his grievance, he's already approached the NHLPA. He has a pretty good shot too. But hey, the longer this drags on, the lower the return. Going to be hysterical when Eichel refuses to report publicly saying that he doesn't feel comfortable health-wise going on the ice and the Pegula's are putting his health in danger. And then Adams just gives him away for less than this than trying to deal with the whole situation.

Probably better off with going after a young guy like Kunin then... that worked much better.

I can't imagine what you're thinking about with that Anaheim trade. We wouldn't deal Jones for Howden and a third because Howden would never see the ice in the NHL. (Zegras, Lundestrom and Groulx are all way ahead of him on performance so far.) Nor is Henrique, with term and retention, worth less than a third by himself. (See the Jeff Carter trade.) After all, you're playing him at #3C yourself.

Well he wants the surgery because his agent thinks its gonna let him drag his ass right through the next season into nmc country. But you are 100% correct, there has been no medical opinion to corroborate his insisting that the sabres allow him to have this surgery (and i believe pay for it as well). Without the backing of a neutral third party, which he doesnt have, why would the league consider releasing him from his contract? Dont know? Me neither.

Do the Predators have Panarin?

Cap does not matter to Buffalo. In fact, they could take on bad contracts to increase the return.

If Buffalo does not want to trade him for this why would they agree to a mutual contract termination? Mutual seems like a pretty important part of a mutual contract termination.

well 1) That's just false. Howden currently has more value than Jones straight up.

2) Henrique's value with term and retention is not any better than a 3rd. Without the retention, his value is zero. He passed waivers. So Henrique's value is zero, we've established that. Is 2.7 in cap space worth a 3rd + 7th? I'd say it's in the ballpark. Certainly more useful to have the 3rd with the fact that the Ducks are in a rebuild.

...The salary does matter. Shaving off 10 mil in payments for an ownership group that is going to see its attendance numbers dry up? That matters a good bit.

Really think you're underrating Eichel's power in this situation and the litigation involved. Do you really think the Sabres want to drag this out with lawyers and an arbiter?

If you think that those figures indicate that Brett Howden has more value than Max Jones, or a higher upside, then I feel sorry for you. Seriously. And that's not even taking into account the fact that Jones will play #3LW for us and Howden would play #2C in San Diego.

I wouldn't trade either of the 1st or Afanasyev for a year of Strome.

Not even close for Eichel
That offer gets beat by about half the league

Why would the Sabres WANT tot terminate his contract & lose him for nothing?
That’s just bananas dude
ZERO chance that happens

@Sagecoll CLEARLY has no idea what “mutual” means