Quoting: HockeyNerdDetroit
So an excellent young center prospect in Veleno, 2 1sts, a 2nd, 2 solid defense prospects, a near-equal goalie prospect and two weeks of exclusive negotiations with another prospect goalie along with one year of Nielsen's contract for Eichel and a 7th round goalie and you're still saying no. I think you're crazy and if Detroit actually offered this to Buffalo Eichel would be a RW in about 7 seconds. And the 41 game provision protects Detroit's 24 pick.
Neilson counters the second round pick.
Larsson last I heard wasn't amounting to much, still time to turn it around but I don't think he's that great.
Johansson and McIsaac could be nhl defensemen maybe, still nothing great as of right now.
Petruzzelli has no value as he can sign with any team in two weeks.
Veleno is looking like a third line centre, maybe middle six guy if everything pans out.
And honestly I would rather have those two lottery picks and draft guys that will be under team control for the next 8 years rather than have eichel for 4, still not be a playoff team, and then lose him as a UFA.
Also Levi for a seventh round pick, might turn out to be a stud goalie, I think that's why buffalo took him in the trade for Reinhart.
Then all the random picks are just dumb on the Detroit side.