I have begun to read some whispers online of a potential Eichel for Lafreniere trade. There would probably be more pieces involved in this type of trade. Eichel and Lafreniere are simply the primary parts.
That would unprecedented. A team trading a player they drafted #1 overall, not even a full season into the rookie year.
#1 overalls have been traded before, such as Lindros and Berard. But that was due to Lindros and Berard not wanting to play for the teams that drafted them.
Eichel is not coming here, nor leaving BUF.
Sabes fans love it when I say that.
What they don't luv is when I say it is likely something dynamic has to give to bridge to when their next level of prospects emerge, and that means, in addition to draft/trade, Eich and Hall need immediate help.
The cost of that help rises with the quality of the return.
And to get a signif return like Zib ++, Dahlin is required.
I like Zib. But I am real that soon he is gonna be big term + $$ increase.
Idea on dahlin coming back is to repurpose Zib + value, get younger early 20s on elc for later 20s who will need to have contract extended to 8 x 7.25 min beforehand. [We are married to Panarin and to lesser extent Kreider and Trouba controls his NMC for next 3ish yrs, so Zib at 9ish min for lesser term will not be doable or require multiple hard choices = consequences.] Then can keep Dahlin thru next season w/Miller and whoever else of our prospect LDs emerges, and if nec flip him for a profit.
So we should have patience and go in another direction, unless unexpectedly someone should drop in our laps.
Agree w/OP, keep bluest blue chips and their.
deal vets for futures = let kids play, improve, reduce excess line shifts = max playing time = increased familiarity, comfort w/regular linemates = improved production
Kravtsov will emerge as C
Chytil is real deal
Barron missed this year, will emerge next yr
somethin like dat
cost of most quality Cs is understandably way too expensive