majormajor
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Miller/Horvat for 2021 1st + 2023 1st.
You want Michkov eh? Nice try.
Miller/Horvat for 2021 1st + 2023 1st.
First off that package does not land you Eichel in my mind, it's far too light in assets that help the Sabres. Secondly the top 5 pick is a bit of a red herring because the lottery odds would have them picking 6th most likely so for the most valuable piece of the trade to be a suggestion of a top 5 pick isn't really accurate. Thirdly, this years draft is being considered a weak class so to compare the unknow pick to players that have improved their stock since being drafted (Turcotte had a very good WJC and produced very well for a player in their first year of the AHL) seems like there are a lot of assumptions.
As for the other pieces (not the pick), Texier will more than likely be a 2nd line W in the NHL, not a worthless piece, but not enough to get the Sabres excited, Korpisalo is a sub-par NHL starter in his last season before free agency - so again not really a piece that would entice the Sabres to move Eichel. The rest of the proposal is difficult to address since it's just +prospects....sorta vague.
Elite centers will require so much more than the 5/6 pick that the + actually becomes more prohibitive for CBJ. The kind of players available for that pick with only a one-good-piece add will all have issues that will make Columbus balk.
I think the value is “in between” for top pick plus.
Sadly enough I think a 3-way deal between Buffalo-Columbus-LA would be good for all teams. Something with the bases of...
Columbus gets Eichel
LA gets Werenski
Buffalo gets prospects and Picks
Not everything in the trade but just a base
You want Michkov eh? Nice try.
I think that's a great concept, though I'm not sure we'll find agreement on the particulars.
Buffalo gets Turcotte and 2 2nds from L.A., + the Jackets 5th/6th OA pick.
That what you had in mind?