Hmmm ... As oilers GM, i'd probably ask for more, but i think i'd just wait and see what other teams might offer, and then come back to this one.

Not even close, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will only be traded for a top 4 RHD That's the word not for lesser forwards they don't need.

Actually if Bergevin came to PC and asked for RNH and would give Gally I think that would be a no brainer.

Draisaitl has been so good playing with McDavid, it has forced RHN onto the second line. And RHN, Eberele and Lucic are playing we'll together. So until RHN goes to 3rd line status, I don't see it happening.

Yeah everyone likes to repeat the same thing over and over again, the problem is not one GM is willing to give a real legit top 4 for Nuge. He's a 6M cap hit, he's injury prone, not living up to hype, not producing very much on a pretty good EDM team, etc etc etc



Sorry that is a cop out. That's the easiest answer anyone can say when the deal is in the ball park for value but they are waiting for someone else to take their feet away with an even better offer........ How about it? What would you give Nuge? (NYR / NYI)

And when McDavid goes from 1M cap hit to 10M cap hit, what then?

Yeah its all nice and dandy to have a bunch of top 6 making more then 6M but they have to make the cap work somehow.

Yeah honestly if i were PC i would definitely give up RNH for Gally Gally is a better forward and RNH is soft and can't stay healthy.

Wait..... what? Didn't you just say this was not even close?

I'd offer Bellows and a 2nd maybe ...
Or Maybe Kreider, Girardi for Nugenthopkins and a 3rd

No way would the Oilers take Girardi

I like Nuge, he may not have the offensive ability he was supposed to have, but he is still a #2C. That being said he is overpayed and that could cause his value to drop. So I would do

Gallagher
Juulsen


Nuge
Maybe a third rounder

I think the return is more than fair for the oilers. RNH imo is overrated, getting him doesn't solve MTLs real issues down the middle they need a heavy centre i.e: Couturier