I’d rather cut out the extra step. Broberg and a second. Edmonton still needs Barrie, anyway.

I'd agree to that , though Barrie could probably bring in more then just a 2nd on a one year 4.5mil aav

It doesnt matter what i give up, sometimes. Fans have their own bias. Canucks fans were refusing Justin Barron for Garland last week when they are trying to dump his salary now.

All these trades are massive overpayments as I said in the header. You can overpay in your window. You can't keep looking for the perfect 'fair' deal then you are just holding the bag waiting for tomorrow that never comes.

Not if they want to add. The whole idea of trading Barrie is for cap flexibility. He's still a positive asset but the Oilers should not be paying that much cap for what he brings, they dont have the luxury with their lack of cap space. Its the same idea as the Flames trading Monahan whereas the Habs can now extract value later on.