Stars won’t have cap after RFAs. Even if we did it would take a lot more than that to take that contract

Would you trade Necas for a 2nd + 3rd?

No but I would trade puljujarvi for a 2nd and a 3rd. I would not trade necas for a second and a third because he is the better player with more upside and has produced at the NHL level before. Puljujarvi has not and on a team with mcdavid and drai you should have inflated offensive metrics. Please stop making bs comparisons

Puljujarvi's on-ice impact was far and away better than Necas'. I wouldn't trade him straight up for Necas.

Puljujarvi v Necas

Note how the Canes were better off with Necas on the bench!

Let's take a look at both players 5v5 numbers when you remove their ice time with their top 2 teammates (McDavid and Draisaitl for Puljujarvi, Aho and Svechnikov for Necas). Here's how they performed relative to their teammates without elite help:

xGF% Rel
Puljujarvi: +4.54
Necas: -5.92

SCF% Rel
Puljujarvi: +7.31
Necas: -4.56

HDCF% Rel
Puljujarvi: +10.01
Necas: -5.90

And when he was playing with his top teammates, Necas dragged down their results. Puljujarvi boosted everyone he played with.

Aho xGF% with Necas: 48.85 / and without: 54.12 (-5.27)
Svechnikov xGF% with Necas: 50.34 / and without: 56.30 (-5.96)

McDavid xGF% with Puljujarvi: 61.26 / and without: 53.88 (+7.38)
Draisaitl xGF% with Puljujarvi: 57.54 / and without: 46.14 (+11.40)

So you're right, it's a bs comparison. Puljujarvi is in a different league.