Raty and a first has to be more than halfway there

That package to me seems similar to 1st, Casey, Sharangovich from the Devils, so maybe? Sharks fans would be upset not to get Holtz but it's not like the Islanders have a Holtz equivalent.

No, I dont think so. Would need a prospect a tier up from Raty or another the same level.

Rumor is the Canucks think Raty is elite, so thats why it was enough for them

I haven’t seen NYI connected to Meier a whole lot to be honest. But I’d think another piece would be involved if Meier came with an extension.

Problem NYI could have had…is that they don’t have many prospects to work with. So it was probably Dufour or Raty as options. So the pick ends up being the centerpiece. Whereas NJD, CAR, BUF, others could throw multiple good prospects at SJ.

That would explain things.

I think Raty is going to be good

Alvin is delusional. He said the Canucks got 3 1st rounders in value lmao. I mean if you consider the Oilers also got Griffin Reinhart whom was a 1st rounder for the chance to NOT draft Barzal. GMs really do love the false equivalence

Its all for those casual fans that really have no idea but need to hear the trade was good

Horvat is a 2c and is a UFA, but with an earlier chance at resigning him. Meier is more of a top line player and rfa and will cost a bit more, cap also

yeah but it seems like a similar package to what san jose is asking for