just blow it up and go for prospects and picks, what's the point in trading for a 30+ year old player

why is dallas giving up robertson while vegas is giving up karlsson and martinez

Depends on how badly each team wants Tkachuk.

The other team would need to come up with the cap space to sign Tkachuk.

Robertson and two 1st rounders, woof.

Dallas is also dumping Khudobin.

I mean sure, but he’s on the last year of his deal and it’s $3 mil. That’s a hefty price to pay to dump $3 mil.

Which would cost a 3rd round pick at most more than likely. No reason for Dallas to include anything outside of Robertson and a small cap dump like that in this deal. Calgary would be lucky to get a 40+ goal scoring LW who did it without Gaudreau in return, and who is also younger.

What is Robertson's physical game like?

Okay, well that Vegas offer is just comically sad and Matty is not worth two 1sts more than Robertson.

Some teams will want Tkachuk more than others.

Okay, but that return is in no way possible because Calgary would just blank-stare-girl them for like 18 minutes until they left.

yes and there's lots of bottom six forwards with high cap hits, doesn't have to be a star player just to clear cap.

This is the 3rd time I see this, why tf is Dallas giving up heavens more than all of these teams.

And in no way is Tkachuk worth 2 firsts more than Robertson.

He’s considered as a power forward so I’d have to imagine it’s pretty good, he’s 6’3” and 200 pounds. It’s not as good as Tkachuk, but still pretty good.