we miss leo k
Joined: Feb. 2018
Posts: 6,028
Likes: 5,148
Isles politely ask you to remove everything but the 1st and then try and find something more valuable to add to it. 2 playoff runs with a 35-40 goal scorer at $3M is worth way more than the 23rd man on most NHL rosters (MacDermid), a 23 year old that doesn't merit mention on most top prospect lists for a very shallow Avalanche system (Stienberg), and a 21 year old scoring at barely a half point per game pace in the AHL who just had season-ending surgery (Olausson.)
I think the package starts with a guy like Calum Ritchie if you want two seasons of Nelson fully retained. Maybe you can kick the first out a couple years or swap in some other picks instead, but beyond Ritchie there's really no prospect in my eyes that would be able to headline a deal for a guy like Nelson.