never

Brutal trade for Buffalo.

If you guys decided to trade Johnny last year he could get a package like this, but now umm probably not

Add Monahan and Mangiapane

yea, thats gonna be a no from buffalo dawg

Try montour mittelstadt and the 21 1st

Im sorry Sabres fans. Gaudreau is often severely underrated on here but this is polar opposite

That’s hilarious

Wha would you say Calgary’s number one need would be in return should they end up trading Gaudreau?

A 1C, he won't be moved for anything less.

You’re not getting that for gaudreau. He’s a good 1LW, but 1C’s are worth more than 1LWs.

Well that depends, do you consider #7oa or Cozens 1C caliber? Necas 1C caliber, or Ryan Suzuki? I would bet Gaudreau easily fetches Couture. So yes, I would say Gaudreau could quite easily fetch a 1C, he is after all considered elite.

I wouldn’t. Couture is a primary 2C. Remember this is his first year as a 1C and the Sharks sucked big time. Necas right now has more value than Gaudreau so no, you wouldn’t get him either. Necas just put up a 45 point pace age 20. By the time he’s Gaudreau age, he will easily be at least the same quality, and has the possibility of being a centre. I don’t know much about Couzens so I can’t really speak in him, but the 7th overall pick in the deepest draft since 03? I wouldn’t do it personally. You have the possib8kity to get a better player with that pick than Gaudreau. In a position like Buffalo, that does help because they need to restart the rebuild.

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Couture was 1C last year, Pavelski has played the last couple years on the wing similar to how Stamkos has moved to wing. The Sharks sucking had a lot more to do with Couture and Hertl being injured as well as Jones sucking than Couture being the 1C. As for Necas, Gaudreau put up 64 points in his rookie year at 21, if Necas does that next year then I'll believe you. if 1.3 years of Coleman is worth a 1st in this draft than Gaudreau is certainly worth a top 10 pick. Also this years draft is more comparable to 2015 than 2003

Buffalo declines

Couture played 1C, but that doesn't make him a 1C. Jordan Staal played 1C in Carolina for years, that doesn't make him a 1C. Also, from what I can find, Meier played more as the 1C. Whether that was due to Couture's injury, I don't know. Gaudreau goes up and down, Necas at 20 years old just put up a 45 point pace season. Asking him to make a slight improvement in his second year to become a 60+ point producer with a real centre in Vinny Trocheck isn't a big ask. I wouldn't trade Necas for Gaudreau, oh plus Necas is a righty, which is really rare in Carolina. Coleman wasn't worth a 1st, They got one because they thought it was going to be 31st overall, which is effectively an early 2nd. With that in mind, I wouldn't give up a top 10 pick in the deepest draft since 03 for him. I'm not comparing this draft to 2003, because I'm not dumb, but this draft is deeper than 2015. The talent level his year stretches way further than the 2015 draft did

I guess if you value Joki as a 3rd pair guy and Cozens as a fringe NHL player than ya that's fair. But the reality is that Cozens is a lock for top 6 forward and probably has a ceiling of 60-70 points. Joki is a top 4 D already and has no holes in his game at age 21. Gaudreau doesn't hustle, doesn't play good D, doesn't do anything in the playoffs, and would just walk in FA.