Nice attempt at combining some trades, but I think it falls short of meeting Colorado's expectations. I'll address each part of the trade separately for clarity:
Lias and mid 3rd for Jost.
This part of the trade falls a bit short. Lias is in bust territory and we'd want more than a 3rd in return to offset the risk of moving an established 3rd liner for a guy who looks like a bust.
For the record, the trades
@Stanley_Cup_To_Manhattan and I agreed on were:
Jost for Lias + 2021 NYR 2nd
or
Jost for Lias + 2020 DAL 3rd + 2021 BUF 3rd* (*3rd becomes 2021 NYR 2nd if Jost scores 35 points).
Nieves + 2nd + 4th for Zadorov + Kamenev + 6th
Nieves is of no interest to us. Just take out Nieves, Kamenev, and the 6th and make it 2020 WIN 2nd + 2021 OTT 4th for Zadorov which would be agreeable.
If we make the first part of the trade Jost for Lias + 2nd it might be quite a few picks changing hands, as it would essentially be:
Zadorov + Jost for Lias + 2nd + 2nd + 4th. ....
... so i'm not sure Rangers would agree to that. With that as the base I'd be willing to throw in Kamenev as a sweetener though. You can send back Nieves if you feel like it but it's not necessary.
Zadorov + Jost + Kamenev for Lias + 2nd + 2nd + 4th.