One thing on the Goodrow front is the personal aspect. How are you going to feel if you have a team that is actively trying to move you and doesn't want you playing? Probably pretty bad. What if a team in a less desirable location says they want you to come and be a mentor and play consistent minutes. That might be tempting enough for him to waive, it's all subjective though.

Could you name the most recent one? I'm drawing a blank. I think with an extension it has to be more than just Holtz.

Actually just did some research and the closest comparable would be ARZ dealing Kuemper to COL for a 1st, 3rd, and Connor Timmins in 2021. Kuemper was a pending UFA (like Helly), was 31 (Helly is a year younger). Considering that ARZ got that haul for Kuemper without an extension, it is easily fathomable that Helly could get a 1st and Holtz from NJ (if not more pending an extension). So yeah definitely not too far fetched imo.

I'd rather have Holtz than the Kuemper package

Me too. But the part you're forgetting is the only similarity between Helly and Kuemper is that they play the same position lol. Helly is heads and tails beyond Kuemper and has been a consistent Vezina candidate behind a porous WPG defence. I think NJ would do Holtz plus a 1st and then flip Vanecek to recoup assets.

Strong bottom 6, weak top 6

I think any team in the league would love a guy like Barclay. The problem is his cap. So, for a team that has a ton of cap to spend, why not?

Sharangovich isn't a bottom-6 winger though.

He's 30, less than a ppg and lw. The Jets don't need any of those 3 things. They need to go younger, need Centers and more.

He's also a locker room leader and can check