Eichel talk heating up big trade

Eichel 1st line

Fair value for a guy who, by now, almost certainly won't make his appearance before the second half of this season.

Doubt the Flames would be in on him at this point. They'd basically be flushing the season and would need to convince Gaudreau to re-sign after doing it. There was a time for this but it has passed.

Eichel LTIR...

The issue with the deal from Calgary's standpoint is they won't have Eichel in their lineup for awhile, so if they give up Monahan now they're creating a hole in their lineup that will make it tough to compete until Eichel is healthy. Admittedly I'm not familiar with the direction Calgary is currently going so maybe they're fine with a step back this year and try again next year with a healthy Eichel, but if that's the case maybe they look at shedding some expiring contracts at the trade deadline.