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CHI is nowhere near the same point with Reichel as LAK is with Kaliyev. That is a false equivalency, and there is no way to justify that. There is definitely a case to be made for CHI having interest in Kaliyev, though.
PLD will cost significantly more to move. That is still one of the biggest head scratcher trade AND contracts of the last few years. Someone brought up the Flames with Huberdeau, but they were essentially forced to get the best deal possible for Tkachuk, at which point it just made sense to re-sign Huber. LAK's traded too many assets for a mid 2nd line center, that probably won't age very well and already has a history of asking for trades and overplaying his hand.