“Hey Linus, I know you signed with us to join a contender this off-season, but would you consider waiving your NMC to head to Arizona? Briiiiiight future there, I swear!”

That doesn't get jonathon Toews at full value, let alone $1,600,000 retention for 2 more seasons.

Ullmark has full NMC, not waiving for Zona. Kessel is not waiving his NTC for Boston. And even if they both did Boston would never do that. 4 years of Ullmark straight up is worth far more than 3 months of Kessel.

Toews is washed.

Lysell and that 1st would make for interesting talks on Toews tho I doubt he would move and I doubt BOS would part with Lysell so soon.

Ullmark isn't going anywhere

In the unlikely event that Toews waives, we take this and run.

why does toews deserve that return?
he isn't who he once was it has been nearly 6 seasons since he was even in the top 15 of selke votes and he is producing at .5 ppg pace
so you expect us to move a 1st and a great prospect for 8.9 mill of the exactly same thing coyle is doing right now?

i know it sucks to hear but toews is washed he was still looking decent in 19-20 but after missing out on a season due to illness and injury, you can tell it played a big factor to his game and being 33 turning 34 it is gonna be much harder for him to recover compared to like eichel returning from injury and a missed season just due to age.