Bloom is not a good prospect. so this is basically Ostlund and a 1st for Timo. It isn't enough and is easily beaten.

IMO the deal to beat is Holtz and a first so if you dont beat that you dont get Meier

Is Jersey offering Holtz?
And is Holtz still considered a “top prospect” ?
Seems like his slower development may have lessened his value

I suppose that depends on what u mean by “good”
But we have plenty of other pieces
I’m sure we could make a reasonable deal work

He's an average scorer in the OHL. That is not going to translate to good scoring in the NHL. He is 3-4 years away if he ever makes it at all.

Offense isn’t the only metric by which on becomes a good player
But regardless, like i already said, we have plenty of other pieces to make a deal work

We have defensive specialists in the pipeline. The Wilson era sharks used to love taking players from North Bay (goodrow, coe, russell). Grier has shifted the focus to American and Swedish players.

No offense, but your point has been beaten to death
How many time must i say, “WE HAVE OTHER PIECES” ?

I made a counterpoint and without the use of caps lock like a child. I was starting to think you were an actual mature CFACGM user, a rarity. Seems I am wrong. I am surprised this isn't written in crayon.

Ahhhh, sorry
I’ll try to keep my maturity level on par with your last post

Sorry i don’t really wanna debate the quality of a specific “B level” prospect proposed in a fake trade on a website
Apparently you’re having trouble understanding that’s why i continue to say “WE HAVE OTHER PIECES”
I hoping the Caps lock helps your comprehension

Bloom is a very solid prospect. Scouts love him, he plays the game the right way. That will translate to pro success. Maybe he's not the kind of prospect you want back for Meier, but to call him "not good" is just an uneducated take.

Here is the skinny.
The average hockey player reaches their prime about 26 and sustains that production for about another 8 years-
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271172145_Estimating_the_effects_of_age_on_NHL_player_performance#:~:text=Our%20best%20estimate%20of%20the,and%2024%20to%2034%2C%20respectively.
Since 15 of the Buffalo Sabres who have played over 20 game are under that sweet age of 26 IMO it would be unnecessary to utilize trade capital at this point in the teams development to make the playoffs.
But to the trade, Josh is starting to Bloom.
At the beginning of the year, the Athletic had him ranked as Has a chance to play which while not great he is large and has only improved his probability this year.
Östlund is playing against full grown men (see my web site above) and scoring at 0.73 pts/gm.
These may not be the players that will get Meier but they are not chopped liver either.

As I stated above, maybe make a small move but this is not the time to upset the team chemistry.
Both Peterka and Quinn (did you see his last goal, OMW that was a highlight) both have more goals than Meier had pts playing in 34 games at the same age.
In two years they as well as Kulich, Savoie and others (i.e. the 2023 first) may produce as well as he, patience is the key.
Play hard this year, playoffs next, cup finals the following year.