Really depends on Schneider and Risto imo

Sorry it's not the same at all in cap league. You're over the cap with bonus. Then all those RFAs need big raises in the following year Eichel's great, but Rangers spend 10m on UFAs and keep their picks.

I think its a very interesting idea and it would help that Okposos contract ends with Lafrenières, I would also move strome, but it depends on how Buffalo feels. I think its missing a piece

Brett Howden for Jack Eichel? you can't be serious..

Just trying to replicate the last time someone on this level (who was better) got traded. Its a lottery pick, two additional first round picks, an all star (who could be traded for another 2 firsts) and a salary cap relief to go into a full rebuild. I know its sad but the owners will do a full Ottawa in terms of salary expense. I actually think if Eichel gets traded it will be for less than this, because there is no such thing as fair value at this level.

Yup. 1 for 1, thats exactly the deal. just brett Howden.

Buffalo decline

Zibenajad’s last season is looking more and more like an outlier. One year left on his contract. Easy decline for Buffalo. It starts with laf and that is the only way it happens

Let's break the trade down.
Taking Okposo is worth about 2 first round draft picks.
Ristolainen is playing really well so his part of the trade is Schneider, and 2021 1st round pick (NYR)
Leaving Eichel for Zibanejad, Howden, 2023 1st round pick (NYR), Howden, and the 2 first round picks for taking Okposo's contract.
Howden appears to be on the same career path as Casey Mittelstadt, which is a third line center.
Zibanejad, would obviously be a good asset but he is signed for only one season.
I guess depending on what the Sabres could get for Zibanejad.

I think the problem here is that the sabres suck and they are in no position to trade 2 firsts to get rid of okposo. I would take out okposo and add more assets/firsts.

I was in this exercise, just trying to clear the decks financially for the sabres and replicate what in a cap environment the gretzky trade would be.. Getting rid of Okoposo was purely a financial play, because no one is taking that skinner contract. If i was Buffalo i trade Zibanejad for a 2022 first and 2023 conditional first to pretty much any stanley cup contender. If you trade eichel its not going to be for fair value, its going to be as the precursor to an entire rebuild. I went by how desperate every Sabres fan was to get rid of Ristolen last year. Again a salary dump. Clear the decks, start over, use the additional 4 -5 first round picks to rebuild. anyone who has ever seen what superstars get traded for knows fair value isnt coming back, its a white flag. For the sabres they better hope its a white flag before the player has leverage. In 2022, adter the ntc kicks in eichel gets traded for pennies on the dollar.