Probably Not But

This makes no sense for either team..

Moving a goaltender that plays that significant of a role in a teams success, sets them back even further in their rebuild. Gibson isn't a top 5 goalie, not even a top 15, but there's no argument against him not being the sole reason why the team is in games most of the time. Not to mention that Buffalo has their own young goaltender that they're looking to build around. It's also not smart to throw Dostal to the wolves behind such a bad defence and make him the starter at such a young age. He's not ready to be a backbone that's needed for a defence like this.

A package for Eichel would likely revolve around a top 5 pick + Drysdale + 1 of Steel or Lundestrom, but even from there you're likely adding more. The basis of your proposal just doesn't make sense for either side really.

Gibson isn't a top 15 goalie?

I like the Manson trade. A lot. Wonder how much the Canucks fans like it.

There's an argument to be made on both sides. From an analytical perspective, he's not.

I'd personally argue that he's absolutely a top 10, if not top 5 goaltender. Analytics don't account for how unmistakably rotten your coaches defensive scheme is. Sure, there's stuff like GSAA, hdSv%, etc., but I don't feel like they account for the fact that that dummy Eakins has the team essentially playing zone defence in their own end. I don't know...it's really hard to describe, and I know most non-Ducks fans don't really watch their games, so it's totally understandable if it doesn't really make sense. To me, he's 100% the only reason why we had any shot in any game.

Vancouver fan here. i really like the trade. Manson would be perfect with Hughes.