Not totally crazy and it seems like you put some thought into this, which is more than what most people do on here. I like these moves personally and think this would be beneficial to the Canes.

We wont get rid of Kane at the expense of Reinhart. We would rather wait 2 years and let him become a FA

Hm, as a Habs fan I would say make the trade straight on Ryan for DD, no picks.

What? At the expense of Reinhart? This is a three-way trade, hence why I emphasized it. Meaning that Kane goes straight to Dallas. Example:

From CAR: Skinner ----> BUF
From BUF: Reinhart---> CAR
From BUF: Kane--------> DAL

These are all different trades, I just had to group them together because I couldn't use multiple teams in this scenario.

Yeah that's probably fair, I'm just not too sure how the Habs value Desharnais. (Thought he was a little bit better than just cap dump)

Personnally, I feel Dallas isn't giving enough to be part of this 3 way, Buffalo isn't getting enough and Carolina is just about right.

The problem is you're overvaluing Hanssen and undervaluing Reinhart.

If you break down every single part of the trade into a player for player format (as much as possible) you'll see that something doesn't work here.

In my opinion he is better than just a cap dump. But Habs need the free cap space for at least a top 4, maybe even a top 2 LH D at the trade deadline.

Well ok I'll break it down, but remember that Kane isn't that good anymore (has potential to be better but obviously hasn't used it).

Lets say... As an example that..

Reinhart and Skinner= same value
Kane and Hemsky/Hansson= is obviously not fair if you use their previous years as a 'starting point', BUT.. it's clear that the Sabres don't want Kane anymore which means that his value with them takes a hit, and if you add in the 2nd going towards the Canes then it starts to even itself out. It's pretty clear, like all trades, that one team will do better but when doing a trade it's usually about needs. And so Dallas would benefit from using Kane (with no added money going towards them) and Canes benefit from a pretty good prospect and a 2nd. And I personally think that Buffalo is getting fair value (or as close as it gets in term of needs) because when you subtract Reinhart for Skinner, then it's basically a 2nd, a 3rd, and a 5th for Kane, which might be a little under what he should get but I'd say it's about there.

Yeah that's true. (I think, 3C/4C on a good team but at 3.5 is just too much for a team that still doesn't have all the right pieces)

Hmm still trying to visualize it i guess. I'm starting to see it now. Hmm I think after digesting it a bit more, that its Kane who might be under sold here a little bit. Yes he's definitely taken a hit in his value but I'd have to think he'll garner more than what is being offered here. Overall though its pretty creative. Good job!

Btw the DD trade we do in a heartbeat. Which generally means its too lopsided in our favor. Drop the 2nd rounder and it makes a little more sense.

Yeah like I said previosly, the Kane deal BUF-DAL might be a little bit under valued, but yeah you're right he would garner more than what I offered here. Thanks.

Ummm Reinhart will be way better then skinner and Reinhart isnt avaiable

But that's not the point of the trade. Buffalo doesn't need Reinhart at C unless he decides to play wing. They've got Eich and Ryan at 1C/2C. What they need is a dominant sniper winger and you have that in Skinner. He'd be the perfect combo with Eichel. Reinhart might be better long term but he's gonna have to play wing and it might limit his capabilities. But like I said with Skinner, that having him can make for a better combo with Eichel.

If you have ever seen Eichel and Reinhart play together they are very good. Reinhart is better at wing then C in the NHL

Yes I have seen them play together, and yes they are very good together but Reinhart is labeled as a C and him playing there would benefit him long term. Eichel and Reinhart together on one line is short-term good but like I said Reinhart playing C is better long term for him but again he would be playing 3C in Buffalo and I don't think they would want that. Skinner would be perfect on a line with Eichel.

Again Reinhart plays better on the wing. He isnt the best at taking faceoffs at the NHL level and him and eichel have great chemistry. Reinhart is NOT going anywhere

Interesting evaluation, can't see it happening. A better solution for the Canes is just to keep drafting and developing centers. For example Nic Roy is tearing up the Q this season.