Proposal: Edmonton - Buffalo

[Asymmetric Solution]

It's a fair trade and adresses a big need... but I currently consider Broberg untouchable right now.

A fair trade would be Broberg/1st + RNH for Reinhart.

 

[NjdevilfanJim]

Trade is absolutely horrible for buffalo....they have defenseman are in a need for forwards not a good fit.....

 

[BurnabyJoe7]

Really??

Eichel>Draisaitl
Reinhart>RNH
Imo

Obviously Eichel and Reinhart are worth more than Drai but come on, Draisatl is the better player for sure right now.

 

[BlueBaron]

Hehe. Yeah Buffalo needs to rebuild forever. I support this message.

 

[Beerz]

Obviously Eichel and Reinhart are worth more than Drai but come on, Draisatl is the better player for sure right now.

No he's not.. he's just scoring more points. Eichel is the superior player and it's really not hard to figure out when you watch the two.

 

[ChaoticOrange]

A fair trade would be Broberg/1st + RNH for Reinhart.

lol yeah sure “fair” deal there. That’s trash for Edmonton.

 

[Chainshot]

Edmonton needs additional offensive forwards to support McDavid and Draisaitl. Buffalo needs additional forwards to support Eichel and Reinhart.

They don't match as trade partners in the least.

 

[Dirty Dog]

These two teams make terrible trade partners. I’m not going to get into eichel vs Leon. Both are top 5 forwards right now and in the limited tier after McDavid

 

[paulmm3]

Counter proposal from Buffalo: No

 

[Dr Quincy]

A fair trade would be Broberg/1st + RNH for Reinhart.

Whether fair or not, no way EDM would do that.

 

[CaptainSexyPants]

Drai career high 50 goals / Eichel 28...
Drai career high 105 points / Eichel 82...
Drai currently at 1.55 ppg / Eichel 1.25...
Drai makes $8.5 per year / Eichel $10...
Drai loves playing hockey / Eichel's preferred past time is physiotherapy...

But it's definitely Eichel > Draisaitl

Edmonton is a point out of 1st with a game in hand / Buffalo's in 6th and has to look wayyyy up to see 5th...

But the Oilers are definitely the same as the Sabres and in need of a massive shakeup.

It's Looney Tunes in here.

 

[TFHockey]

Drai career high 50 goals / Eichel 28...
Drai career high 105 points / Eichel 82...
Drai currently at 1.55 ppg / Eichel 1.25...
Drai makes $8.5 per year / Eichel $10...
Drai loves playing hockey / Eichel's preferred past time is physiotherapy...

But it's definitely Eichel > Draisaitl

Edmonton is a point out of 1st with a game in hand / Buffalo's in 6th and has to look wayyyy up to see 5th...

But the Oilers are definitely the same as the Sabres and in need of a massive shakeup.

It's Looney Tunes in here.

I take Draisaitl over Eichel for sure, but keep in mind Eichel has had to be the man in Buffalo. Drai has had McDavid. Just sayin'.

 

[valet]

That's a big bag of nothing for a proven top line player. Definitely a no.

 

[Chainshot]

Seems Oil fans don't like it and seems Sabre fans don't like.

 

[CrazyMonkey1208]

LMAO at anyone thinking we'd trade Eichel He's the only one who knows how to score a goal this season on our team, unless we're trying to catch Detroit racing to the basement or Jack lays down and demands a trade..nope

Eichel and Dahlin are the only 2 that are untouchable IMO.

 

[Sabresruletheschool]

This is as always a case of two teams with similar needs. Neither one can afford to give up good forwards.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Obviously Eichel and Reinhart are worth more than Drai but come on, Draisatl is the better player for sure right now.

No, he's the player who plays more with McDavid right now. Eichel has never even had the luxury of playing with someone anywhere near as talented as he is, much less someone better...much less the best hockey player in the world.

 

[McShogun99]

I never want to see another Reinhart or Strome play for the Oilers.

 

[TFHockey]

No, he's the player who plays more with McDavid right now. Eichel has never even had the luxury of playing with someone anywhere near as talented as he is, much less someone better...much less the best hockey player in the world.

Of course Draisaitl centers his own line now and looks spectacular. But that is neither here nor there, is it?

 

[tsujimoto74]

Of course Draisaitl centers his own line now and looks spectacular. But that is neither here nor there, is it?

Still benefits from McDavid. (1) Plays with him on the PP still, and I'd bet probably at ES when the Oilers are trying to make up a deficit; (2) you think other teams are spending the bulk of their time game-planning how they're gonna shut that Draisaitl line down? Because I'm guessing no.

I'm not saying Drai isn't a great player, but if you flipped him and Eichel, I'd bet anything Draisaitl wouldn't be able to do what Eichel is on Buffalo's roster.

Eichel in Buffalo, teams know if they can shut him down, the odds the Sabres even score a goal quickly drop near to 0. Even with that kind of focus on Eichel, he still can't be stopped.

 

[Chainshot]

How is this still a thread?

 

[ManofSteel55]

All this does for Buffalo is prolongs the rebuild cycle.

 

[CaptainSexyPants]

Still benefits from McDavid. (1) Plays with him on the PP still, and I'd bet probably at ES when the Oilers are trying to make up a deficit; (2) you think other teams are spending the bulk of their time game-planning how they're gonna shut that Draisaitl line down? Because I'm guessing no.

I'm not saying Drai isn't a great player, but if you flipped him and Eichel, I'd bet anything Draisaitl wouldn't be able to do what Eichel is on Buffalo's roster.

Eichel in Buffalo, teams know if they can shut him down, the odds the Sabres even score a goal quickly drop near to 0. Even with that kind of focus on Eichel, he still can't be stopped.

4 points last night with McDavid not dressed. Just sayin...

 

[Seachd]

4 points last night with McDavid not dressed. Just sayin...

I'm going to guess teams do try to figure out how to contain Draisaitl as much as McDavid.

 

[TFHockey]

I'm going to guess teams do try to figure out how to contain Draisaitl as much as McDavid.

They'll need to, the guy is in Beast Mode.