Bjornfot has to be in the package.

Turcotte, Bjornfot, 2021 1st (8th OA), 2022 1st.

I know I am a broken record, but this is the Kings positional depth:

- Center depth (incl. prospects): Kopitar - Byfield - Turcotte - Vilardi - JAD - Kupari - Lizotte - Andersson - Thomas - Madden - Eyssimont. (STRONG: well set for 5+ years)

-Wing depth (incl. prospects): Brown - Iafallo - Kempe - Kaliyev - ****emo - Moore - Lemieux - Athanasiou - Grundstrom - Wagner - Luff - Chromiak -Simontaival (ACCEPTABLE: can move some centers to wing, but still lacking top-6 scoring wingers outside of Kaliyev)

- LD depth (incl. prospects): Bjornfot - Andersen - Maata - Clague - Nousiaianen (WEAK: need to improve this pool with a bonafide top-line LD)

- RD depth (incl. prospects): Doughty - Roy - Walker - Strand - Faber - Grans - Spence - Durzi (STRONG: well set for 5+ years)

- Goalie depth: Petersen, Quick, Parik, Villalta (ACCEPTABLE: in good condition for at least 1 more year, need to improve this pool with one blue-chip goalie prospect)

I think the Kings areas of weakness show they need a top-line defenseman and top-line winger more than a center. Giving up picks that could potentially be their future top-line defenseman to strengthen a position they are already set at is bad asset management.

Byfield, Bjornfot, Anderson, and Petersen are untouchable. You can only have one 1st round pick and one of Vilardi/Turcotte. Build a package out of what is left.

You’re trading for Jack Eichel. Nothing is untouchable not named McDavid, Matthews, Makar, Petterson, MacKinnon.

Not true. LA will not trade any of those four guys, even for Eichel. I fully realize that means that LA might not get Eichel.

Keep in mind, that is a Jack Eichel that is hurt right now and has question marks on his health. He will come with some risk, but it’s rare a talent like his comes free, and with the Ryan O’Reilly perception of get a player out of Buffalo and he’ll do great things for your organization

Also, because of the injury, it can be suspected that a lot of the deal will need to be conditional for the Sabres to get future picks.

The price will still be high, but at the same times, many teams aren’t going to want to deal their best of the best prospects like Lafreniere, Kakko, or Byfield, you want to get Eichel to ply with these guys.

. The bigger issue is if the Kings do acquire Eichel, does he make you significantly better in the short term and long term? I think he does, especially in the short term if your top three centers are Eichel, Vilardi, and Kopitar for the next three years with Byfield on the rise; that gives you tremendous flexibility to move a center while still upgrading the wing or defense by moving a guy like Vilardi, Thomas, or Madden.

The kings do it because they Eichel, Byfield, and Kopitar would give them probably the best center trio in the league. The major issue with them though is paying three players ten million for the next three years

The kings could also get him a shade cheaper than a team like the Rangers because they know they are probably the preferred destination

Then if you’re the Sabres, you don’t deal him this offseason. His NTC doesn’t kick in until July 1 2022, so you could trade him at the draft next draft. You have the superstar player with term, you have to have the leverage here.