Quoting: Wildwinswhen
I'll be interested to see what Eichel draws in return. I get that BUF will be targeting the top players of the other team, but I'd think it would be more like a Laine (experienced scorer) rather than a KK (young, huge future) in return.
Also, I agree that the Wild don't have a Laine-style player and I can't see them trading KK or Fiala. But especially KK. If they traded him, the torches and pitchforks would come out here. So I'm guessing we can't work this out between MIN and BUF.
Evander Kane with Bogosian back in 2015 fetched Joel Armia, Drew Stafford, Tyler Myers, Brendan Lemieux, and a first (Roslovic)
And Duchene ultimately returned Colorado V.Kamanev, Girard, Bowers, a first and a second
Players like Eichel rarely come free and with his age, term, and elite status, he will obviously return more. It will be like the Duchene trade on steroids and it will be meant to rebuild the franchise
Colorado got Girard, Bowers, Kamanev, a first (Byram) a second and a third in 2018. And that was Duchene one year away from his contract, older and not as talented as Eichel.
Buffalo likely gets a young roster player or two, top prospect or two, a first, second, and third or maybe a second first rounder. And the team that acquires him would probably be a team on the rise looking to take the next step. A team with a deep prospect pool that might be picking lottery in the top ten
If it’s the NYR for example, I’d say the return would be something like Buchnevich, Chytil, Kakko, a 2021 first and 2022 or 23 first and a second