Quoting: reelkena
I think avoiding Byfield and Kaliev does a lot for allowing a good package coming to Van.
To me, that's wishful thinking from you. Hockey is a business and is not built on just good-will. Value is value regardless of untouchable prospects that are avoided.
The beauty of the Kings farm system is the Kings have other highly thought of prospects. Just because Byfield and Kaliyev aren't mentioned, Blake doesn't have only Chromiak, Vilardi, and Kupari left as trade chips, not to mention the 2022 1st round pick.
And where I'm coming from is that I think the equivalent of 3 first round picks (Vilardi, Kupari, and the 2022 1st) and a steal of a pick (Chromiak) is way too expensive of a price to pay for JT Miller. Especially considering the fact that the winger position is one of the few weaker spots of the Kings farm system.
I agree that one of Vilardi/Turcotte and the 2022 1st would be the centerpieces of a trade. But the other pieces would need to come out of the Kings positions of strength. So RD and lower tier centers in the organizations pool. Raki's post https://www.capfriendly.com/armchair-gm/team/3180362 is a little more in line with something that I would expect. Total value of two 1sts and two 2nds. Vilardi and Turcotte are relatively interchangeable in that scenario.