Quoting: Logicalicesports
I agree he has value as a prospect, I think Roslovic gets somewhat close to Kuznetsov in a one for one, maybe would need a draft pick to make it happen. But once retained the value goes up for Kuznetsov and thats why I added Sillinger. He had an awful season and it doesn't make sense to try and have him bounce back on the fourth line. With that said they get draft capital in a second, third, and fourth spread across the next couple of years and they get some salary retained.
Sillinger is waivers exempt, he won't bounce back on the fourth line but he probably will start on the first line in the AHL this year to work on his game. He's 20, and was a 12th-overall pick who played in the NHL too early. One bad season on a terrible team at an age where most players aren't even in the NHL doesn't tank his value enough to make it worth moving him in a Kuzy trade.
Johansen is probably a close enough comparable to Kuzy: 91 points in 134 games the past two seasons (.68 ppg vs. Kuzy's .83 ppg), neither of them play defense, 30 years old where Kuzy is 31, $8M cap hit vs. Kuzy's $7.8M, both signed through next season. Johansen went half-retained for literally nothing, and you want a top prospect and roster player for Kuznetzov (picks aside)?
I'm sorry, if Columbus trades for Kuznetsov, it only makes sense if there's retention, and even then I don't think Washington is getting a significant prospect back. The market is set, and Washington doesn't have leverage. Columbus doesn't need Roslovic if Kuznetsov comes in, so it makes sense to send him the other way, but Roslovic + mid-round pick for Kuznetsov at $1.5M retained is probably much closer in value to a realistic deal.
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