Arizona says no. That doesn't give them enough for Chychrun alone. Oilers aren't paying enough for Gavrikov alone either.

All I know is the Oilers are making out like bandits. Puli has little to no value. A late 2nd and 3rd aren't enough for Gavrikov

Yeah, Columbus immediately says no. Gavrikov’s floor is the 1st and 3rd round picks David Savard brought back from TBL a couple years back. CBJ’s 2023 2nd is essentially a late 1st, and its 2024 1st could easily be in the lottery (heck, win the lottery). Mateychuk was just drafted with a 2022 lottery pick (in part to replace Gavrikov).

So Columbus gives up four (4) first round picks and a third round pick to land two seasons of Chychrun, a very good (not quite great) D-man on a team-friendly deal (though reportedly just $700-900k less than Gavrikov wanted). Not to get off point—Chychrun is not the problem—but the Jackets’ window won’t open until the last year of his deal at the earliest. Vejmelka is an average goalie at an average price, seemingly the type of thing the free market offers up in free agency. What he doesn’t do is solve CBJ’s Elvis problem, with his albatross contract signed for WAY too long. (To that point, I want CBJ to call LA about a Cal Petersen swap. Elvis has a better chance to rebound with a change of scenery than Cal, but the latter has two less contract years. But that’s for another post.)

Anyway, if I’m the Edmonton Oilers, I accept this in a heartbeat and pray that my fantasy league has a no-veto rule.