This is more about an Eichel Trade then the rest of the lineup

Kurtis MacDermid is really the deal-breaker for me. I can see the Kings parting ways with the other parts of the deal, but not MacDermid.

Is this a joke 😂

I've asked this in nearly every Eichel to LA thread, and never have received a decent response, why do the Kings need Eichel? They have the best center prospect pool in the league with Byfield, Turcotte, and Vilardi leading the pack. If they move one of them, I would imagine they would address the areas management has publically indicated they are looking for: top-line defense or a high-scoring winger.

Not arguing what you say but it's a known fact ( or so some of the insiders say) that LA has called the Sabres on Eichel. Star power in the biggest city in the west.

That might have been the case before they selected Byfield (I believe that was when they asked about Eichel), but since then Eichel put up 2 goals in 20 games, both Skinner and Hall looked awful with him, and to top it off he had the season-ending injury. The Sabres would not be trading Eichel from a position of strength, and a partner like the Kings hold all the cards as they are: not desperate at the position, know Buffalo is on a timeline to get it done, and know they are one of the few teams to have the assets and cap space to get it done. He's staying in Buffalo, and that's a good thing, the Sabres would be fleeced if they moved him after this season.