Pens take that

slight overpay, even.

I need to go for the cup and someone to guide Suzuki and KK. I think his presence will have great impact on their future.

I hate all Malkin trades. This one I'd do

Why? What do you see PIT gaining from this?

personally i say no, and hopefully also the pens do...
i mean caufield is a gret prospect but the trade would mean to stop being competitive rn.
i would love to try to win one more with sid and geno plus in two years genos contract will end and i'm sure we will have him on a huuuge bargain deal

Like this for the Pens. Danault plus Tatar is as good or better than Malkin on his own. Plus Pens get some futures out of it. If you were to ever trade Malkin this is a nice package. But as a fan I hope he retires a Pen he's still dominant

I liked this trade you offered better:
https://www.capfriendly.com/forums/thread/386757
Drouin would be a good addition if the Sabres did not have 3 top line LW now, Hall, Skinner and Olofsson.

I'm sure you'd like it better. But you can always shift Skinner to RW and see how that goes.

I do not like wingers playing on their off wing. I guess it could be done as you suggested.
BTW, I do not think Hall with Eichel is a good plan, they are both playmakers, with Hall actually getting more assists than Eichel.
I sort of envision this line up:
Olofsson Eichel Cozens
Hall Mittelstadt Reinhart
Skinner Staal Okposo
Girgensons Eakin Thompson.
I would consider the Drouin trade if he could be moved for a LHD.
I do not think Buffalo has the cap space to fit him into the lineup.

Lol!! Hall playing 3rd line would definetly bring down his stock if he's looking for a big payday in 2021-22. Perhaps WPG would be willing to take Risto or Montour. But I like your top 9 overall and I would definetly expirement Eichel with Hall before adjusting anything.

You are correct, just swap the two lines, put Hall on the second line with Mittelstadt and Reinhart.
With good wingers Mittelstadt may actually produce.
Skinner and Staal on the third line with Okposo.
Hall is by far the second best forward on this team.
Hall is more of a play maker than scorer.
For example 61.3% of his pts are assists, in contrast Jack who is a known playmaker only 59.3% of his points are assists.

I changed it up.
I like it better now that you mention it.
Thank you very much.

The assist % is not far off between the 2 but both possess the skill to pot 30+ goals. Cheers mate.