TDL Elias Lindholm

You arent getting Lindholm for Poitras alone, and if thats all you're willing to give up it isnt happening, even more so because you want retention.

An injured, struggling Ryan O'Reilly got a 1st, 2nd and 4th last year, even with a trade list of 1 team Philly got Owen Tippett and a 1st from FLA for Giroux, what makes you think CGY even thinks about that offer.

You're probably not wrong however, Poitras is almost exactly projected to be like Lindholm so you get a younger version building towards the future. I am happy to not do anything at the deadline and keep Poitras to be honest. That Athletic proposal was just insane. I wouldn't trade Frederic alone for Lindholm.

You're right some sucker will pay more for Lindholm. But fortunately for Pens fans, the Pens aren't likely be buyers so Dubas won't be emptying the prospect cupboards.
These TDL deals very, very rarely make a big difference and rarely even make a difference at all in the buyers fortunes for that season

Sharks Decline. With another year on his contract, there's no immediate reason to trade Sturm for that return.

Yeah, Im not sure what the Pens will do/can do. Dubas cant sit still and let a year pass with the key players all of a certain age, but his biggest trade pieces (Guentzel, picks, prospects) are probably not what he should be looking at.

Yes, the acquisition of Giroux (who played over a ppg pace for FLA looked good to begin with but got them no further in the playoffs), and while TOR finally made a very meak showing into the 2nd round with ROR (and McCabe, Acciari and Schenn) the price of those acquisitions certainly limits them over the next 3 drafts. Really its a tough call, it comes down to pressure (and certainly for Keefe AND Dubas in TOR they had to do something.

And based on the core age of PIT, they might have to as well.