Nope. That would be horrible for Sabres. KK isn't anywhere near top6 player. Drouin is also a big question mark. Late 1st round picks are overrated. Nothing but question marks.
KK/Romanov/Caufield/1st/1st
Now that's a realistic price for a young franchise center. Yeah, surprisingly Sabres wants something in return.
Drouin or Byron could to go back for cap. Sabres won’t retain on Eichel for 5 years. Don’t think Sabres want either but it fits the criteria (Drouin) of a top-6 forward which is part of the return demand.
Anyhow, every day that passes hurts the Sabres as Eichel needs 2-4 months recovery if allowed to do the surgery which you got to think the Habs or other teams are at least considering. Whether they allow Eichel or not to get that replacement procedure done is unknown.
Adding to the risk is the Sabres haven’t been forthcoming with the medical reports.
Finally, there aren’t THAT many teams that have cap and the assets to give Buffalo.
I get your hate for KK runs deep, but CC (and Suzuki) are complete non-starters. Sure, I’m sure Buffalo are asking for BOTH, but it’ll never happen. Each passing day just lowers it for Buffalo. Wait too long and they’ll be really screwed for options to make a deal before Eichel’s NMC kicks in next offseason.