Quoting: GMDannyB
I mean we have been over this 100 times, Tippett has spent the last 2 years at LW where we are extremely thin so that won’t happen. And Foerster is simply untouchable. Verbeek gets that offer for Zegras that I put above he takes it and runs. There’s a handful of players better than Zegras in the NHL that didn’t even get that much back in a trade.
No, he doesn't, and if that's your stance, there's no trade to be made. That's a crap offer for a top 6 player that we have
NO REASON to move.
Eichel forced his way out of Buffalo and had an unknown surgery. Debrincat and Tkachuk refused to sign with their organizations and had very short lists where they were willing to sign long term with. All of these things depreciate value.
Zegras is under contract, not in a contract year, there's no leverage to depress his value. The reason the comps are low, is because the teams holding the contracts had no leverage, that's not the case in Anaheim. When the holding team has all the cards, these trades don't happen.
And I'll point out, if you're light at LW, just go sign someone, Left shot wingers are the easiest thing to find in this league.