value is off

Seems unnecessary. Eichel is proving he is still a top 10 center in the league this playoffs

Vegas prospect pool is super weak.

so is that trade offer, toronto gets better assets elsewhere

4 years of Karlsson and 2 + years of Hague (he is on a bridge deal which ends as RFA) is a good starting point.

Karlsson is putting up goal totals in this playoffs which Matthews was expected too, 7 in 12 games, for half the price.

Truly wish Vegas had a "A" level prospect to make this deal work.

Yeah no from Vegas. No way we are paying this much for Auston Matthews, that is not even a need and that could just walk off next year cause he's not happy with being traded. Eichel is absolutely fine as the #1C.

Nic Hague has been improving massively and turning into the beast we were hoping, William Karlsson is vastly underrated and has been very solid for us. Then you add one of our best defensive prospects Kaeden Korczak, an intriguing 2-way prospect in Ivan Morozov, 2 x 1sts and a 2nd. That's terrible for the VGK.

The argument "Vegas prospect pool is super weak" does not justify giving up that much. Hague's worth a 1st, Korczak is worth a 2nd, Morozov is worth a 2nd, Karlsson is worth a 2nd... So 3 x 1sts and 3 x 2nds for Matthews and 2 x 5th ? And all the while giving us massive cap problems cause Matthews, Marchessault, Stephenson and Martinez would all be UFA the following summer. I'd rather keep our core as it is honestly and I sure hope that's not a McCrimmond idea to ever go after Matthews.