if holland wasnt gm

Nobody is paying for Koskinen or Kassian

Koskinen is still a fine backup goalie, just let down by a terrible team system and even worse defensive system. Not to mention he is overplayed. He was never meant to be the starter for the oilers this year and you're seeing why. Koskinen for 2.25 mil for just this year in exchange for a 5th is a fair price for a team that needs to take the ease off of Hellebuyck as he won't survive the playoffs playing this much. He doesn't have to go to WPG but just to a team that needs a backup for the rest of the year to take the workload off of their starter.

I agree that Kassian should be paired with something of value for a team to take him but there's been ongoing talks since the summer that there is some interest in him and I beleive it. He's proven that he can be worth the money (I don't think he can olay at that level anymore) and some GMs will probably think he can improve their team. There will always be GMs out there that make dumb trades and if the oilers can get Kassian off of their hands without adding anything, it'll be a huge win.

MTL hang up
A good offer would be Toffoli vs Holloway
Toffoli vs Bourgault + 2nd RD pick
Toffoli vs 1st RD pick + Savoie
That’s it

That Buffalo trade is soooooo comical no chance there sending away a 2 for 2 cap dumps. Why does Ullmark waive his full NMC?

Buffalo will be thin on RD next year and I assume that they're transitioning out of the rebuild too hence acquiring Tuch and Krebs. Giving up a low 2nd round pick for a solid 40 point dman who can move the puck which in turn help out the forwards will be better for the team. I doubt that lower 2nd turns into anything for the Sabres anyway considering their past draft picks outside of the 1st round. Turris is a cap dump but he only has this year left and is only 1.65 mil. The trade makes sense for both sides and hopefully Barrie can be who was last year with the Sabres.