I'm not quite sure how CBJ fans feel about this return. I kinda think they might not get as much for Gavrikov now as they originally hoped. But the 2nd and 3rd in 2023 are solid, and Blomqvist seems like a goalie who projects to come to NA next year and build that pipeline a bit.

I've been thinking about this as I worked on this ACGM. I initially was going to have Dumoulin as part of it, but I doubt he'd waive for CBJ. However, adding Gavrikov could help the Penguins reduce the minutes Dumoulin has to play. Robinson brings good, fast, checking energy to a team that needs a jolt in the bottom 6.

If I did the math right, this trade as it is would give the Penguins $425,000 in space. If they bury Kapanen they'll get a bit more (not sure exactly how much) or if he is claimed/dumped then they get even more. Could have some fun with that space. Hextall wouldn't have touched his 2025 picks at all, and still has 1sts and 2nds in 2023/2024 to play with.

Conditions to the pick would be tricky:

Becomes a 4th if he plays in 25% of EDM playoff games. 3rd if they make the WCF, and he has played 25% of games to that point (so if they lost in the 2nd round and he played in 25%, just a 4th).

Lots of reporting by Friedman and others that Nyquist will still be traded at the TDL, as he is expected to be healthy for the playoffs. I think this is a worthwhile move for the Oilers, who can put him on LTIR until then. I think they have to make room for a single day to do this, but I think with the retention and (assuming) they dump JP, that is doable.

Reilly can be a placeholder for a team very thin on LHD at the moment. Zboril has good underlying numbers, and could play more minutes in CBJ. The 3rd gets them Reilly, as I think Zboril isn't negative value so him plus the third for 1.25 years of Reilly isn't a bad return. I did send Boston Bayreuther as a cheap depth guy. But, you're getting a 3rd, a servicable NHL LHD to flip in 2024, and a young-ish LHD with some good metrics for a guy who may honestly come back to CBJ next year (like he did in the expansion).

This one's a bit tricky because Boston is run a bit dry, and there may be hard feelings over Gavrikov falling through. There may be more assets but just an example. Boston fans who will say they need depth at the deadline, I think Bayreuther could fill that role while there are still options like Schenn, Seeler, and Braun available.

I'm going to use the Ben Bishop to LAK deal from 2017 as a guide for this deal. That year, Bishop was 30 years old and a pending UFA. He had a .911 SV% with Tampa Bay before the deal. Korpisalo is 28, a pending UFA, and has a .913 SV% as of my writing this. Bishop was 20% retained, I'm going with 50% in case LAK want to add more at the deadline (and assuming they can't get anyone to take Petersen or Quick).

If we measure the return based on this, Tampa got back: A good prospect in Cernak, a replacment goalie of a lower tier (Budaj), and a 7th round pick. The Kings also got a 5th with Bishop. So for this, I propose the following:

LAK Receive: Korpisalo (50% retained) and a 4th rounder
CBJ Receive: Francesco Pinelli, a 6th rounder, and a conditional 7th rounder (if Korpisalo resigns in LA).

Pinelli fits a similar mold to Cernak, a CHL player with good numbers but not a world breaker for the kings to give up with multiple other good young forwards ahead of him. Otherwise, I adjusted the picks a bit to reflect that Korpisalo is being retained more and is older. Now, it would be tough for LA to resign him next year (especially if they add someone like Chychrun), but its not impossible if they move another defenseman in that deal (or another) and perhaps move out one person next year. I wouldn't expect Korpisalo to command that much, but certainly more than 1.3.