developing primeau

Nobody is giving up a first for Drouin and probably not a 2nd either. Dadonov certainly does not get a first considering he’s been cap dumped twice in the past year. Byron is a cap dump. Allen is worth more

Avs will give you Kaut OR a third for Drouin as long as you retain 50% of salary.

1st - Cap dump at a time CGY had no cap to be in on Dadanov
2nd -43 points shows he was productive earning his cap
3rd- VGK screwed themselves with Eichel having to gift almost a Point Per Game Player in Pacioretty to you guys
They'll have to dump another 7m atleast to skate a 23 man roster

Context being that not every team is so desperate
Those who are giving away productive players signed way to many players to high value deals with term
There's maybe 5 teams in the NHL who had this business model
Not Everyone is giving away players as productive as Dadanov
Actually there's different players from many other teams with a worse production to cap ratio who are getting paid

VGK made the deal for Weber's contract for a reason
It had more value to provide cap relief them paying to dump enough salary to keep Dadanov was worth.
You see this in the NBA all the time and as time goes on you'll see it more and more in the NHL as teams over pay players with term

Even Sam Bennet got a Prospect and a 2nd
He was Way more inconsistent then Drouin and would have the basically same cap him with 50% RS
Without RS sure Kaut or a 3rd might make sense
With RS it doesnt

Easier to wait to the TDL if thats all thats offered
Fringe teams not looking to spend much will gamble on him if nothing else

That’s a “No” from the Sabres
1- asking for a 3rd is utterly ridiculous
2- no interest in Byron anyways

U guys can keep your $3.4mil bottom6 forward,
who would just be a rental for us btw

No thanks