Ottawa is not trading for EK65.

And EK65 is not waiving his NMC.

Try again.

I wonder if Grier is going to hinge a Meier trade on whether he can move Karlsson too, even though it's more likely EK would be moved during the off-season if at all

obviously having EK back on the Sens would be great, but with his injury history, his style not really fitting with the Sens RD needs, and the fact that they're gonna be hard against the cap next season, it just doesn't make enough sense for em to trade their 1st this year for it

Pleasure - Signed an Oilers fan

I don't see the point in the Devils including the Blackwood for Reimer swap as Blackwood quietly is putting together a rather decent season whereas Reimer seems to be playing awfully bad.

As for the rest of the trade, Casey isn't some throw-in.
As a freshman he has been one of the NCAA's top performing defenders.
Holtz + 1st should be more than enough anyway, though any one of Walsh, Bahl and Okhotiuk are likely available if there's a need for a D prospect also.