Honestly, I get that it's 5 1st rounders, but there's no way Buffalo accepts that. An Eichel trade likely starts with a bonified NHLer (Miller?), your top prospect (Podkolzin? Hoglander? etc?), then a couple of 1sts.

Having the return spread out over 7 years is way too much of a risk. If Adams doesn't get back immediate help and prospects/picks, he won't be around to see the second 1st rounder, let alone the 5th.

Yeah I get the picks are awesome but buffalo needs pieces that keep them relevant now or the near future. If theyre waiting for 1st rounders in 3 years to make an impact might as well trade dahlin and reinhart and start completely over. See how the fans take that.

I just wish the NHL GMs were a little more bullish akin to their NBA counterparts. 1st round picks seem to be way over valued in the league except when its for top end talent, they rather trade for some 2nd line tweener and pick. CBJ did that for Nash, Buf did that in the O'Reilly trade, Stone trade (imagine had Ottawa just asked for a boat load of picks rather than 1 prospect) I mean we saw with Nonis + Gillis, 7 years of no impact 1st,2nd and 3rd round picks. If you think you have the core, go for it. For rebuilding teams, use those 1st rounders to trade for good players out of cap strapped teams. But yeah even with this many 1st rounders it wouldn't happen I understand. Though this year's first rounder is a lottery pick for the Canucks (Demko i love the guy but he cant play bubble demko all year).

Some where in between MLB GMs who trade boat loads of prospects who most times not end up being busts for the receiving team, and NBA pick happy trading teams. The NHL GMs are just not creative or open to a lot of contions/picks.