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Disclaimer: I don't know prospects very well.
Raty is the only prospects I can find on any list and he is the 4th or 5th prospects on Vancouver, a team ranked 21st in farm systems in the NHL.
I would say a 1st and two of these four, gets a trade done.
Tom Willander, Aatu Raty, Jonathan Lekkerimaki, Elias Pettersson
Some Van fans will think that is too much for a UFA. Generally, I would agree. But when that UFA is 2nd in the NHL in expected goals and has a points / 60 between Draisaitl and Rantanen, you're going to have to pay a lot.
Now if the Pens fall off and don't think they will make the playoffs the price would drop to something like:
1st, one of those guys above, a top 10 prospect (like Karlsson or Kudryavtsev), and Kuzmenko (for cap reasons).
I get that a lot of Vancouver fans will not like this post. But an elite player costs a lot.