I keep thinking about the Matt Duchene trade as a comp. Consensus was that was a fleecing by Sakic but Armstrong is a pretty good trader in his own right so given the situation maybe he could pull something similar.

D with tons of upside
prospect
picks

The problem is, everyone LOVES prospects so coming up with a reasonable trade is always going to upset the apple cart. The guys I'm thinking of are like Scott Morrow, Simon Edvinsson, Tom Willander, etc. No fans on this site are ever gonna include those guys, even in a 1 for 1, but I feel like that would be where Armstrong would want things to go.

I think Fiala is a pretty good comp as well. 1st round pick and good d prospect. The Canucks won’t give up Willander though (maybe if a bonafide top 4 dman that fits the age of the core is coming back but not for a winger)

I feel like the above offer is pretty fair, with another solid prospect added seeing as Brzustewicz is a bit lesser of a prospect than Faber. I’d hate to give up Brzustewicz with how good he’s looked this year but I’d do it for Buch with retention for sure.

People. Forget "comps". Ask yourself what specific pieces the Blues would want in order to give him up. NOT what you can live with giving up. It's going to hurt somehow. Accept that.