None of these make sense. Even Bears contract is too high.

You do know how good Buch is, right?

And, Bear will have other suitors. It's not a given he is coming back. Lots of teams want RHD and can offer more money.

You can obviously keep that pile of meh.

You don't like multiple picks with a side of meh-o?

SKA Vancouver

Next up Gusev, Barabanov, Trenin…

Nah. Not for a legit 1st liner on a good AAV in his prime who plays 200 ft. Gotta do way better. Coalesce whatever value you think that package has into two pieces, maaaaybe three (and keep it clear of small wingers and slow Dmen). Until then, there's nothing to for the Blues to consider.

Honestly, I don;t think these two teams make for great trading partners at this particular moment. At least not for big ticket items. I'd sure love to grab Jett Woo from ya in a minor deal, though.

Van need La to save money for another defenceman.
Buch is too costly IMO. I would rather pay for Tanev, Pesce, Murphy.