Quoting: justaBoss
That'd be a shocker for Sabres. Meier's QO is a problem and they get no C prospects here.
I'd try my luck elsewhere if I were BUF. Just don't see SJ having the pieces to bring the guy in. They're not going to include Eklund and I'm not blaming them for it.
we have the 5th ranked prospect pool guys we actually have the pieces and Buffalo has stated they want him out west so they don't have to play against him much!
more accurate trade though IMO would be
Eichel for Labanc, Brandon Coe, Artemi Kinazev, Tristen Robins, Magnus Chrona Ozzy Weisblatt and the 22 1st unprotected and the 2023 2nd.
thats a lot and out prospect pool would go from 5th overall to about 18-20 with 1 trade!
still it is doable, albeit stupid.
another option too would be upgrading the 2nd in 23 to the 1st and adding Thomas Bordeleau for Buffalo to take on vlasics deal for cap purposes (get buffalo to the flor and keep us from the ceiling) but adding these pieces probable puts our prospect pool back even further to like 24/25 area. that's a lot for 1 player who might not play this year and who knows if he is the same guy after the neck surgery. I don't want another lame duck Karlsson deal.