Laine Trade

Your trade proposal is neither liquid nor gaseous

Change Wahlstrom to Bellows and they can send us Kulikov.

Took me longer than it should have...


It's definitely a rich trade. And probably gets it done. But compared to that deal, IMO it's almost better to try and sign to a $10.5x5 and make it a really tough decision for WPG. Compensation is only 2 1st's, 1 2nd and a 3rd.

Or this

I understand what you're saying regarding the OS, but having Laine signed at 8m AAV (which I'm not even sure is possible) already creates enough headaches next year when Barzal, Pulock and Toews all need new deals. Signing him to an OS for over 10m AAV makes it all that much harder. I could see removing the 2nd round pick or maybe making it lower with a condition (say a 4th with a condition that if Laine scores 50 goals it becomes a 3rd?).

But realistically speaking, none of the players traded hurts the Isles. Wilde would be stuck behind Pulock, Mayfield and Dobson, Leddy has already been replaced by Toews, Wahlstrom is the only one, but essentially he could become close to what Laine is now so I see that as a wash. Plus with Laine and Eberle signed, plus Ho-Sang (if he puts his crap together) and Holmstrom in the minors the right side is pretty solid moving forward.