Deadline Deal

Chicago can get a lot more selling them separately

Klingberg will get a 1st

Quick os also worth way more

Even know they are just rentals? All have 1 yr left. I could see LA maybe getting 2025+ future 2nd/3rd maybe .. depends what other goalies are on the market at the deadline. Same thing for Klingberg.. idk if he gets more than a 2nd as a rental.

Sources are saying if Kane wants to be dealt to a playoff team that him and Toews would be a package deal and they would retain 1/2 if both salaries for a good return. MAYBE.. they get 1st + 2nd and a good prospect ?

Alright lets break this down with some examples because to me it seems you don't really have a strong sense of player value or the cost of retention at all. These players are not depth pieces, in fact you have them all playing 1st line, 1st pair, or starting goalie on your above team.

Starting with Kane, we literally just had Giroux traded last year. He returned a 1st, a young promising propect, and a 3rd. While Giroux is an excellent player, Kane is still a lot better. I would say he alone returns a 1st, one of Rosen/Savoie/Ostlund, and a 2nd.

Toews' value is a little up in the air right now but with retention and his pedigree it probably ranges from somewhere between a 1st + B level prospect to a couple 2nds in value. a good example of this could be like Paul Stastny to Winnipeg.

Now for Klingberg. We just had a bunch of rental defensemen traded last deadline. Even Ben Chiarot returned a 1st and he's realistically a good #4/5. Klingberg is a proven playoff performer and we really aren't that far removed from when he put up 21 points in the a single postseason run.

And lastly there is Quick. Despite his age he is a starting goaltender, and a pretty decent one at that too. 3 games this year is not going to erase how well he did last year, especially with his playoff performance vs the Oilers. Last year Fleury returned a 2nd that could potentially upgrade to a 1st. I can't see any situation where Quick would return less than that

Buffalo did just dismantle the toughest gauntlet in the western conference currently, toews wouldn’t be 1c, not sure klingberg is the right fit on blueline. Bringing kane home for the right price is a good plan I believe, but more of a bargain hunt for g/c/d would be all right too. 3 guys that possibly have more In the tank possibly and with the right run, may want to reup. Don’t believe 1c or 2c is overly needed, kane is a need for sure, but some bottom 6 playoff experience grinder or two more of a need, than toews slotting at 1c. Similar goes for the blueline, strengthen up to have 8 deep come playoff time and compete for minutes along with dahlin and power. Goaltender interesting spot, Comrie probably playing over his head, but quite a group coming behind so not sure if the sure fire number 1 is needed or another 1b or 2a type add on short term. Would be nice to add some playoff experience though.

Add a 1st and a prospect and that’s more like it for Klingberg