Then we should trade Panarin and Mika too. Hell, throw in Kakko as well.
If that was your take on it then maybe we should trade some posers while we're at it.
I'm not ok with the team giving Kreider a contract in the range of 7-7.5/7, so if that's close to his demands, with a potential NMC, I am all for trading him and getting valuable assets back. What I want is a good prospect ready to make the jump to the NHL level. A prospect that either has top 6 potential, or an already young roster player who needs a bigger responsibility and role with a team. Do I think that player is going to be better than Kreider? No.
If Kreider is going to take a shorter length / something we can work with, I am all for keeping him rather than trading him away.
This isn't about just trading all our good players away.