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Isles say no. Scheifele probably mirrors Barzal's production in the Islanders' system, so the Isles get an older player with rumored locker room issues and they have to give up a 2nd? No thanks.
The best-case scenario on Dillon's return is getting back what you put in with two 2nds. No one is giving up a 1st for that guy.
You might be able to tempt Montreal with that deal but it's more likely they give you Calgary's 1st than the 2nd overall pick. The last time someone gave up the 2nd overall pick, it was Mike Milbury making the trade - and Kent Hughes has not given me any sort of Milbury vibes yet.
I'd honestly say Pionk doesn't make a ton of sense for Ottawa. They already have 3 guys signed to play RD next year, and while it's not exactly a murderer's row (Zub/Hamonic/MDZ) their top 2 prospects on defense are both RD. Pionk isn't the worst guy to trade, but I think Ottawa would rather just hang on to 8th overall and see how Lassi Thomson and Jacob Bernard-Docker develop.
I think it's more likely that Logan Stanley brings back a 3rd or gets traded for a "change of scenery" type player.
Edmonton deal is interesting but kind of spits in the eye of your "fast rebuild" though. Going into next season with a Skinner/Comrie tandem is basically going in with 2 guys who haven't proven themselves to be starters, and I think the potential for the bottom falling out of this team would be huge, especially with no strong goalie prospects in the system.