Quoting: PuckLuck_77
Welcome to the world of dealing with Buffalo fans thinking they can take 5+ pieces of 1st round value just because their GM said he wanted 4. As if a #2 OA is the same as a #20 OA. I legit saw a Byfield, Turcotte, Vilardi, 2021 1st, 2022 1st offer on here at one point. I told them to add Kupari in to make sure they got all 6 of our 1st round picks in the trade.
As far as Eichel to Anaheim, that's kind of why (again, as a Kings fan that has nothing but... ill intent to the Ducks :P) I kind of hope you guys do it. If you trade a Terry/Comtois/Henrique package, plus the 3OA which will likely be Eklund or Guenther for you guys, Eichel would legit be moving to one of the only places with WORSE goal scoring support than he received in Buffalo. And since the pick from this year is gone, there's legit nobody coming any time soon unless you win the Wright/Lambos sweepstakes.
I guess you guys could address it in FA, since you've got Getz and Backes coming off the books. But even so, that's only like 1 or 2 middling forwards. I'd be fascinated to see how Bob Murray tries to salvage a team out of that. To me it seems like a last-ditch effort for Murray to do something in order to save his job. It just looks like a heck of a long-shot.
Every fan base is guilty of that to some extent though
I hope Murray is smart enough to not sell the future to be marginally better
See the Murray situation affects this in the opposite way than the majority on herre thinks.
I think him trying to save his job means he
Won't sell the farm for Eichel, in his post-season exit interview he flat out used the word "Rebuild" a word he has not said prior to this (Part of the pitch that got Shattenkirk to sign was pushing for playoffs) So he knows the future core of the team is in place (Zegras, Comtois, Terry, Drysdale, 2021 3OA) and selling even one of them is going to be a hard sell let alone multiple
If Murray wants to save his job he knows he cant mortgage the future of the organization to do it, that would get him fired faster than standing pat imo.
All jokes about Murray aside, hes been a top GM in the league since he got hired, I have full faith in him to do right by the Ducks and not rush things