Try Minnesota and Vegas

Ive never understood the connection between Eichel and the Ducks, the cost of Eichel would set ANA so far behind in the rebuild theyd be worse off than BUF is currently

Reinhart makes much more sense from a Ducks prospective if they are in the market for a forward via trade

Biggest issue for Dallas would be the cap. $10M a year for Eichel when Dallas ALSO has to pay Heiskanen this offseason is damn near impossible, especially in the flat cap situation the NHL is in.

What's the additional cost for Buffalo to retain 50%?

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Good point!

Was going alphabetical and ran out of time. They're in my mind too!

Not a clue, not even a Buffalo fan. Will be trying that when I get to Vegas though. As they are not deep enough at centre and disgustingly cap tight.

Insanely and prohibitively high. No way does that happen. 5 years is a ridiculously long time to retain $5M.

I think can potentially get them to retain like 3 million

The connection is they have the pieces.

It makes sense for Anaheim because they would get a clear replacement for Ryan Getzlaf, and if he returns that’s huge for the room and Eichel. But if I’m Anaheim, I’m not doing it unless Ryan Getzlaf returns because that’s his locker room. We’ve already seen Eichel as a captain and he’s not ready to even be a leader “.

The other thing is, Anaheim has a top four pick in the 2021 draft....keep in mind the 2021 draft is a tough one to evaluate, especially when you get outside the top 10 because there is such little scouting and film. It’s not like they are dealing a 2013 or 2003 pick.

I don’t think you get Zegras and the number 2 even in 2021 though. Zegras is a guy you’d want to support Eichel with and eventually be a major player on the Ducks.

Buffalo would need to take Ryan Kesler’s deal back not for cap reasons but for team budget reasons. Anaheim is budget conscious and they likely won’t want to take back a 10 million dollar cap hit with a player they are paying on LTIR.

Anaheim is also much closer than it appears. They’re set in goal with Gibby, the defense is respectable when it’s fully healthy with Hampus, Fowler, and Manson, and they should get a boost in a couple years with Drysdale, but the scoring has been the main problem. Do you being Getzlaf back? That helps your room and brining Eichel gives you a true 1C to put with Comtois, Rakell, a young Zegras, Silfverberg and Henrique.

I think the return would be centered around the second to fourth overall in 2021, and then probably Lundestrom, Jones, and a third prospects.

But I think Anaheim would want to build around Zegras and Drysdale, and not necessarily move them

Eichel wouldn't do it without zegras or Drysdale and I presume they prefer zegras.

I like Gibson but he's now had two below average seasons in a row. That's concerning.

While I agree with a lot of your comments re players the game is played on the ice not on paper. No matter how you cut it they were the second worse team in the league. They scored the fewest goals. Let in the 9th most. Had the second worse gf-ga. That's awful

I could see that. In this current flat cap environment I think that the cost would have to be at least a late 1st.

It really depends on the gm. I think the cost to retain for 5 years should be massive.

Leafs retained on Kessel for 7 years but just 1.25. But it was so dumb. People talk about marner being overpaid but that 1.25 off marners contract and it looks fine