Remove Bouchard and you have a deal

Probably put Bear in place of Bouchard

Including Pionk? Hell no! Your deal is a one-sided affair. Talbot is a salary dump?? In what language?

Try again, sans Pionk.

I think like Zuccarello for 1st and Namestnikov for Pulju. Sounds little cheap. i would leave Bouchard and Pionk out. Maybe NYR adds 2nd rounder to even Namestnikov for Pulju.

All of these comments make sense. Personally i think Bouchard has a much higher ceiling than Pionk but Pionk can help out Edmonton now and Bouchard cannot be recalled for the rest of the year (since he was sent down to Jr). Bouchard didn't make NHL's top 50 prospects released yesterday surprisingly. Namestnikov gives them a good winger to put with McDavid, he's proven he can be successful next to elite linemates (stamkos and kucherov) and he could complement McDavid pretty well. Puljujarvi is approaching bust status as a prospect, his value isn't close to what it used to be. Talbot cap dump yes because otherwise the cap wouldn't work. He's underperformed all year for Edm and is an UFA, i'd throw in a backup goalie but rangers won't deal gregoriev yet and rangers don't really have anyone good (unless you want Tokarski or something). Overall the only way this could even be remotely possible is because Chiarelli and his notoriously bad deals. I mean you can take out the pick or make it conditional on edmonton making the second round of the playoffs?