Don't think you're getting a 1st for a guy that's been healthy scratched. Caps need to keep their 1sts unless it's a top tier young top 6 guy.

Both teams decline.
Those r the worst trades TBH.

No thanks

Yes, but also context, Rick Tocchett has made it clear that he has his “staples,” he has not made them public, but what they come down to is “if you dont do these youre getting benched.” One of these is forechecking, that isn’t kuzmenko’s game, he is trying to add it but it isn’t him naturally. Toc made it clear that because he didnt do this, he needed to be benched.

Forsberg with Petey would be greatest thing ever

I appreciate the idea but I don't think Forsberg would be much more of a Tocchet type player either.

For a big offensive piece I'm still all in on Buchnevich.

Rather pay up a bit more to grab a bonafide superstar rather locked up on a great deal than Buch tbh

Still don’t see how you get a first for Kuzmenko though. Second rounder at best.

You could make the exact same argument about Kuznetsov ...

Sorry, I said “yes but context” I agree with you that he isn’t getting a 1st but he isn’t a 4th liner getting healthy scratched.

That he isn’t playing by Rick Tocchet’s staples?

… this feels like a long winded way to say he’s not getting a first.