Seems like a really expensive buy for Edmonton, especially when there's more of a pressing need (in the event of a go-for-it-run) for a top-4 LHD, not RHD. A better backup or starter should be on the menu too.

I think if I'm the Oilers, I'm reserving that first and other prospects for something akin to Hjalmarsson + Raanta. I don't trade Lavoie for anything shy of a quality RFA winger, of which he'd be a key piece of a package. Very excited for what a proper shoot-first, big-bodied forward can do alongside McDavid.

Isles say no

Kings could have picked Lavoie if they wanted to, but they past on him for a reason. All of these trades are bad for LA. The only cap dumps the Kings will take are ones where a 1st round pick is coming back. Blake already stated he's not interested in trading players or acquiring minor assets.

Kaliyev being available at #33 is less of an indictment on Lavoie than you're suggesting. I reckon that's less passing on him and being shocked that a projected mid-first talent was available in the early second round.

This isn't a move that will interest the Canes. Likely losing one of Gardiner, Bean or Fleury to seattle means they need all the defenseman they can muster, and Gardiner isn't a cap dump

Panik, Clark, 2nd, 3rd for Amadio

Panik hits for $2.75M. He wasn't good last year, but he wasn't bad either. You have the Capitals giving way too much to "pay" to move a not-that-bad contract of a not-that-bad player.

Take out the 2nd and make it Clark OR the 3rd.

Counters:
Panik, 3rd for 7th
Panik, Clark for Amadio

He's the kinda guy you could have for $1M from free agency currently. I don't think Caps is moving the guy without overpaying due to his term.

If the Capitals want a little cap space they have a few guys that they can move. Panik, Hagelin, Jensen, Kempny. I still say the a 2nd, 3rd, Clark is far overshooting the cost to move Panik, but they can just move whoever would cost the least to move. No need to to way overpay to move Panik.

Probably so.