LA declines, Kaliyev is their best wing prospect and they don’t have many. If 8th overall isn’t enough they can trade with another team, there are several available free agents and the Kings have cap space.

You can't expect to keep all your good prospects in trades... Kings would be lucky for Kaliyev to become as good a Reinhart. Sabres want an NHL ready player for the 11th best goal scorer in the NHL last year, a duel position top 3 player on almost any team in the NHL. I hate giving up Reinhart but he's certainly worth this package.

we will not give that much up for Ristolainen

A division rival, the price is higher.. It's honestly not that much to give

our 2nd best d prospect is certainly quite a bit

Guhle, Struble, Romanov, Harris, all probably higher

I dont think LA gives up both.

Kings have lots of great forward prospects, most of them are centers, that's who they would move if they were so inclined. The biggest issue with signing Reinhart is it would need to be a sign and trade to justify the value of 8th overall and a blue chip prospect, and he has no reason to do that.

And I agree he's a stud, but Kaliyev is on an ELC in a cap freeze, it doesn't matter if he's half as good, he's a 1/7th of the cost during a cap freeze when the Kings need scoring and they can use their cap space for a 20 goal scoring winger without selling the farm.

Sounds like Sabres value the player over the pick for Reinhart then.. But they'd have to add to it. NO WAY would it be 1 for 1

their floors are maybe higher, not ceilings. regardless, Ristolainen isn't great and the "young promising dman + high pick" ask is far too much

Byfield is untouchable, I can't see them trading Turcotte in an Reinhart trade either... Kupari and Thomas are options but not really NHL ready to contribute at this point.. Maybe Kupari but it hardly fits as well as Kaliyev...

Well there you have it, Kings will likely keep their pick and explore the free agency for a top-6 winger. There is no urgency, they will wait for good deals like they did for Arvidsson.

What are you smoking
Norlinder Romanov Guhle Harris Struble Fairbrother

We'll see

Yeah BUF ain't gonna get that from MTL for Risto. We can go out and try and sign a better RD(Hamilton) or even trade for a cheaper one

L.A says no
Habs says no, probably mory a 4rth and Brook and maybe, but i don't see it happeneing either way