I'm not sure the value is that far off, but the Devils decline anyway. 2oa is more valuable in the long term, and the Devils aren't in a position to sell the future quite yet.

Given the established cost of trading Kassian is approx. a 2nd, you're of the belief that the price to buyout Keith's contract is a 1st and Lavoie? Yeah, that's a pretty absurd demand that I'd easily pass on.

top 2/3 protected '23 1st round

Five picks between #27 and #43 would be an interesting asset collection IF we had issues with prospect depth and IF you were asking for something other than a top-10 pick plus more. We do not, and you are so asking, and so we will keep the #6 overall.

At least it's nice to see people really want the CBJ's picks with all the trade down proposals that come in for them.

Chychrun is a good player and at $3 million would be very enticing to a lot of teams. But much of his appeal is his low AAV and NJD aren't a team that trades assets for cap space. We are entering season with $25 million in space with nearly $40 million in space for following year.

Devils decline

I’m almost more loath to trade the 2023 first. Way too much risk of it being a lottery pick.

Arizona needs depth. Arizona should keep their package.

Jackets counter with #6 and #12 for #3, #27 and #67