Get Mason Geertsen out of that lineup lol

That 2nd line is NASTY

Shark don't have a need for Blackwood, we would want either additional picks or another top prospect

Are you saying the value is off or Blackwood is equivalent to a top prospect?

There is no retainage and we're just taking cap back with Blackwood. Sharks do this if Timo won't resign.

So….Holtz, 1st and another top prospect for a player without a contract?

Based on this post there's a contract for $8.5M. So yes, Holtz, prospect, and 1st. We have 7 goalies in our system (maybe more with the upcoming draft), so adding Blackwood wouldn't make too much sense.

Gotcha. Well if that's the case, sharks would go ahead and retain if this is TDL deal if you're wiling to add a prospect.

Value is off due to Blackwood. He hasn't been successful (or at least lived up to expectations) and we don't have a need for him with 7 goalies in our system.

Top-10 or top-20 prospects just don’t get traded in NHL, especially with other pieces attached.

Been reported that return would be less than DeBrincat

Please share that report.

Sharks accept that but it still does not make NJ a cup contender.

Cap aint gonna be that high next year so ultimately this roster doesn't work

"...With the gigantic qualifying offer due to him (Meier) at the end of the season, some teams may view and pursue him as a pending UFA instead of an RFA. If he’s to be considered an RFA, his starting value on the market is considerably less than the Alex DeBrincat deal last summer." - Frank Seravalli
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/news/trade-targets-let-the-bidding-begin-for-vancouver-canucks-bo-horvat

Not that I hold Frank Seravalli in very high regard as far as insiders go but he arrives at the correct conclusion here.
There are barely any comparables for Meier to return a 1st + Holtz and even less so without a reasonable long-term extension attached to the trade, to say nothing of adding AN EXTRA TOP PROSPECT ON TOP OF THAT COME ON MAN

Both Frank Seravalli and Pierre Lebrun have said it.

Been repeated a few places since.

One example

Sweet. Now I know. Thank you NHLfan