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Thread: Tight fit but doable - with explanations
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheWhiteWhale</b></div><div>My opinion here is I’m willing to move eberle for picks IF we get better than fair value that keeps the window open if we’re gonna lose him regardless and can sign Palmieri at a lower cap hit to replace nothing against eberle I like him a ton on the second line but I just don’t see a first line impact coming next season and still has a bunch of value I don’t want to lose for nothing</div></div>

The models are a bit divided on Eberle, Hockeyviz thinks he's a star, Evolving-hockey's GAR has him 91st among forwards over the past 2 seasons (fringe top-line). I'd say solid top line is a fair assessment for right now. He is 31, so some falloff is definitely in the cards, but I'd say he's likelier to be a top-line caliber player next year than Tarasenko in terms of overall value.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Isles777</b></div><div>I don't think signing Palmieri for 4-5 years makes sense. Last week I looked up tweets on Isles fans reactions to the Andrew Ladd contract and you'd be surprised how many "great AAV, a bit too much term. Not bad for a top line winger" comments lol.</div></div>

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TheWhiteWhale</b></div><div>Yeah that’s my concern too I remember the comments well.. I wouldn’t want him more than 4x4 which I don’t see happening.. hence eberle in a tarasenko trade makes prior to expansion most sense to me</div></div>

It's worth noting here that Palmieri will probably age pretty well. Even-strength defence ages better than any other skill, and that's what Palmieri is best at. He's due to lose some offense as he enters his 30s, but I'd be really surprised if he isn't worth 4 million dollars at age 34.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 9, 2021 at 6:56 p.m.
Thread: Tight fit but doable - with explanations
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>joshelkin</b></div><div>I can see the risk from both sides. Who wins this deal will be based on Tarasenko's health - and if Lou gets a clean bill/confidence from our doctors than it's worth pursuing IMO. If the rumors are true and we've already made a call to STL, that tells me Lou sees it as a risk worth taking.</div></div>

If they don’t take komarov then I don’t think the isles should have to include a 2nd rd pick. I think this trade undervalues Eberle - he had a 1st line impact this season. I can understand wanting to upgrade, but it’s a huge risk even if he’s deemed healthy. He’s only played 34 games in the last 2 years and he has struggled big time. So if the isles are giving up Eberle they shouldn’t have to give up much more than him.