Quoting: SevenLeg
Great trade imo.
Quoting: ZiggyPalffy
I wouldn't be surprised if he costs more than that tbh.
Quoting: slapshot723
I would love this deal, I think it'll take a little more.
Quoting: Ryminister_27
Ekholm deal will be similar to the Jake Muzzin one to Toronto. Ekholm is highly underrated, one of the best defensive d-man in the league. Would probably get more than what Muzzin got. If Nashville decides to move him, they're likely looking at a retool phase if not a rebuild. Aho is an AHL d-man which is of no use to them at all. Price would start at a 1st round pick + B prospect. Then maybe a project prospect from there.
I'd likely say Ekholm for 1st round pick + Oliver Wahlstrom + Robin Salo
Quoting: Lenny7
Name value alone probably gets Nashville more than this. It's not as if they *Have* to move him, and I'd assume there'd be a number of teams out there that would push the bid up. Nothing insane, probably just a better prospect than Aho.
Quoting: Wrigley29
I would do that in a heart beat. I would think NSH would want a better defensive prospect.
Quoting: justaBoss
Think Ekholm will cost a bit more than this. No incentive to take Aho if NSH's gonna lose him in the expansion.
Think Ekholm will cost you Holmström+1st. Considering all facts, the return simply must be better than what NJ got for Coleman. Otherwise it's bad asset management by Poile.
Really appreciate all of the feedback, love to see that this has sparked some debate.
The Muzzin trade is a good model imo, although I personally think Muzzin is and was better than Ekholm at the time he was traded (it's not a wide gap though). Obviously the 1st round pick would be involved, but the sticking point seems to be finding too prospects similar to Grundstrom and Durzi. I think Aho could be involved for sure; again, I think he's NHL ready and really has nothing more to prove in the AHL. Think he'd be a great, mobile add for Nashville on their blueline. However, he would have to be protected for the exp. draft, which could be an issue. Nashville is a little shallow on forwards, so I don't think they'd have much of an issue going 4-4-1 again, especially if they sell more pieces, but I do see how that could be a problem.
Other prospects I think could be included would be Wilde, Salo, Holmstrom, Koivula or the aforementioned Bellows. I think all of them will be NHLers at some point and have as much as or more upside than Grundstrom and Durzi do/did. The org. loves Dobson and over the last few weeks, I sense a similar love developing with Wahlstrom, but just about any other prospect I imagine is on the table. So maybe take out the 2022 pick and add in one of those guys?
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