"not offering more" cool, then not getting Zegras, that simple.

And to answer your question, MTL since we're apparently gifting you Zegras here.

ANA declines. See basically every MTL ACGM of the past 2 months for feedback

y’all are delusional thinking a someone is going to offer 3 first rounders or something equivalent. he can’t even defend. useless without the puck. talent is crazy tho. just not the player you pay that price for.

even without zegras, we are more cup ready than y’all.

what do you want. 2024 MTL first Reinbacher Slafkovsky and Hutson are out of talk.

Then absolutely nothing. Quantity does not equal quality. ANA needs top 6 scoring wingers and #1RD. No amount of late 1sts or Barrons will fill those holes. But moving out Zegras opens up another hole in an area they need even when he’s healthy

If we countered with 2 late firsts and Perreault for Caufield, you taking it?

It’s different here. We don’t have McTavish Terry Gauthier or Leo Carlsson. Caufield is just a goal scorer and a shifty talented player. He can’t defend just like Zegras. Value wise, the offer you made for Caufield is fair for someone who’s invisible without the puck. but we wouldn’t take it because we’re weak upfront. Slafkovsky is the only rookie young elite forward we have. When was last time a GM traded 2 firsts ++? He certainly won’t pay that price for someone who’s useless without the puck and can’t do anything else than score. You pay that price for players like Pettersson, not Zegras..

If you want a Potential # 1RD, we have Mailloux who’s KILLING it in his first AHL year.

He’s 22 years old. How many 22 year olds are defensive studs? And he showed great improvement YoY defensively under Cronin in his limited sample this season. If you don’t like his defensive game, don’t trade for him

I kinda couldn’t care less how often a team trades multiple 1sts. They have a low hit rate of becoming NHL regulars let alone cemented top 6 60 point scorers at 20 years old. ANA has plenty of bottom 6 and bottom 4 prospects. They have no need for more. They need elite talent.. like.. Zegras

And the awesome thing is, ANA has zero need to move him. He’s on a solid contract, RFA controlled, the team and staff love him, and he fills a need short and long-term. The rumors of him being shopped were shutdown by Lebrun already. If you want him, you have to blow ANA away with an offer. This isn’t it

Mailloux would be great (not considering character issues). Pair him with the MTL ‘24 first, and if Lindstrom or Levshunov are up for grabs at MTL’s pick, that’d absolutely be considered by Verbeek

Then Zegras is out of the talk, get that through your think skull already. If those assets are off the table, there's no conversation to be had, it's not a matter of how many late 1sts and B prospects you can throw at the problem, any trade would have to revolve around a singular blue chip piece.

We turn it down for the same reason you turn down a hypothetical Caufield trade, because we need more elite talent up front, and we have a plethora of the middle 6 pieces you get with late 1st and 2nd round picks.

And if he's "not that good" stop making ACGMs acquiring him.

" we need elite talent upfront " while having carlsson mctavish zegras gauthier terry.. im not saying he's bad, just exposing his game off the puck. and it's the truth, if he doesn't have the puck on his stick, he brings nothing on the ice. Doesn't go in the corners, not implicated defensively, doesn't hit. Is this the type of player you pay that price for?

Comeback in June and tell me why Eiserman fell of so hard. Maybe you will understand.

Don't see Washington as a destination for Kovacevic, as the Caps have too many defensemen already in the system and he wouldn't be able to get playing time in DC. 3rd round pick, to me, is a reasonable price for Kovacevic that a contender would likely pay, just not a fit for Washington.