Holden for 7th is a huge splash
Devils probably take it

Flyers won’t trade couturier

I agree but that alternate offer is pretty solid IMO. You never know

Yeah, offer 1 misses the mark by a decent bit IMO, but the alternate may pose a serious dialouge (although I am honestly still not sure if they'd do it)

As a Flyers fan, I don’t see Cooter getting traded. This is the first Cooter offer I’ve seen that actually approached his value. So I give you props there.

Ya I made the first offer and then after looking at it figured that's not gonna do it. But the second one is pretty legit giving them a solid prospect, a young top 6 winger locked up, and a late 1st. I still don't think Philly moves him though

Rentals don’t get that kind of return. You’re giving up too much.

He would sign an extension in Vegas

Doesn’t matter. The trade is for a pending UFA. Pay for what you’re getting

I disagree. Philly doesn't move him for less and Vegas does it knowing there's an extension in place.

Find me one example of a pending UFA getting traded for that kind of haul.

The only reason philly would trade him is if he won’t sign an extension. Thus, he is what is known in the national hockey league as a rental.

Erik Karlsson for Tierney, Norris, Demelo, Balcers, 1st round pick, 2nd round pick, and conditional 2nd round pick

Balcers, demelo, and tierney were all meh. Kinda depth i guess. Norris was solid. 1st, and two 2nds. Krebs, smith, 50% retained flower, and two first rounders is way way more than that package.

Flower doesn't have to be part of the deal but I think Vegas will try to move him and I don't think they're going to get anything in return because of his contract and NTC so I put him in the deal but remove that if you'd like and trade him elsewhere for next to nothing.

Norris and Krebs are pretty similar profile, the 1st round picks are expected to be late (even though SJ and ended up being Stutzle), Tierney isn't as good as Tuch but was younger and coming off a 40pt season at 23yrs old, Demelo was a decent 25yr old RHD, then add in 2 2nds. The value was at least equal.