Montreal in the mix

Sabres easily decline.

I Don't understand the obsession with eichel. Why give up the future for 1 player

I mean, you’re giving up assets that you likely are hoping will even sniff the level of play Eichel is at. In almost every single Eichel trade, he will be the best player. He’s a bonafide 1C in the league and when he’s on his game he’s a top 10 center.

Say the habs give up KK, Romanov and 2 1sts or something lien that. KK won’t be as good as Eichel ever, Romanov while likely becoming a really good top 4 dman won’t have the impact Eichel has. Then you’re hoping your two 1sts are late, and likely won’t come anywhere close to Eichel. You’re essentially giving up the equivalent of 4 1sts for Eichel, and the pieces you give up will never touch what Eichel does.

That’s why Buffalo is so firm on their price because they lose any Eichel trade they do. Eichel will be the best player in the trade. Unless somehow they get a kings ransom and get a prospect like Byfield, Lafreniere, Beniers or something along those lines.

This package doesn't even get you Eichel's jockstrap

Right, but IMO Suzuki is our #1 KK is our #2 and Romanov is our Corner Stone For LHD with Guhle eventually. The need for an Eichel type player is there for Montreal but his contract ties up Montreal with way to much money past the next 2-3 years when they will need to sign the young guys. To me the price isn't the problem in an eichel trade its just I see this team being able to grow around the kids they got now better then they would to build around just eichel and smaller pieces.

Eichel at 8.5 Would be amazing but McDavid Exists and he's worth his contract but that makes people think they deserve more because of it and now players like Tavares are aging while making 11 Million. They need criteria for players to earn over 10 mil cause some players earn way too much