No avoiding another set back at this point. I would really like for them to get 1 quality piece for each of Stone and Duchene and none of the names mentioned meet that .. Dorion has put himself in a no win situation here.
If those three names are actually accurate, it makes me think the Senators have tried to use the Karlsson trade as a framework, except maybe an extension will be negotiated prior to the deal. I think a poster a few pages back might have speculated whether Stone has told Dorion that he'd sign with Winnipeg, if that's the case, us not getting 1 big premier asset for Stone makes sense in terms of where our leverage is at.
3 prospects coming out like that makes it sound a lot like the Karl trade, which was "6 Assets" (I need to get that on a t-shirt), and a conditional pick.
Roslovic
Niku
Comrie
2019 Jets 1st (26-31)
2019 Jets 2nd (late in the round)
2020 Jets 1st
Veteran Cap Dump, or Inconsequential NHL depth player (My guess would be Perrault as a cap dump)
for
Stone (extended)
2019 PIT 3rd
Daccord (The rights to him, assuming we're going after Comrie because he won't sign)
In the Karl trade if he signs, we get what is projected to be a late 1st, a high 2nd, and a late 2nd. In this trade we get two late 1sts and a late 2nd, but we give them a 3rd. With us giving them a 3rd, it's not equal but is close.
In the Karl trade we get Tierney/Balcers/Norris, in this trade we get Roslovic/Niku/Comrie. I would say that's a close enough group of prospects/young players in terms of value.
Demelo had almost no value at the time of the trade. I could see us getting a similar piece, or taking back Perrault to help facilitate an extension and hope that with more ice time he could bounce back and turn himself into a positive asset that we could trade for more picks. He's currently not producing, being played very little, and despite being 32 next year has a cap hit north of 4 million for two more seasons.
Not saying I am advocating this. Just that if there is any accuracy to those 3 names, it makes it sound more like we're going for a "six assets" package than a "top prospect, good young player, 1st round pick" type package.