With little flexibility

How does Henrique fit in with the Penguins?

Right now Pittsburgh is 6 points out of the final wild card spot, A little premature thinking that they're going to be buyers.

I'm sorry that you are laboring under the delusion that Anaheim is going to add a pick to a retained Henrique (whom has double the goals and nearly double the points) in order to acquire Smith.

Let me dissuade you of that delusion. Add your 25 1st and we might accept.

Let me disabuse you of the notion that we would take Reilly Smith's $5 million cap hit off your books for you AND retain $1,825,000 on Adam Henrique while getting nothing else out of the deal than Smith. The net result of this transaction would be to add $1 million to OUR cap this season and $5 million to our cap in 2024-2025, give up a 2024 fourth-round draft pick, and sacrifice our most valuable trade deadline asset for one season of a 33-year-old veteran currently underperforming his contract.

I don't think so.

5 points out with 4 games in hand of 3rd. 6 points out with 3 games in hand of WC. Need to paint the full picture