Not the kind of guy/contract I see JR bringing in

Idk what the assets would’ve been to get a deal going that sent Malkin to a team wanting a super star in 2021, and Sam to Pitt but it’s something I legit could’ve seen happening back then. JR reportedly wanted to move Geno or Letang and I could’ve seen Geno being the one to go, but a replacement would’ve had to be brought in and a guy like Reinhart was available at the time.

While I wouldn’t put the big trade for EK past JR, I think he’d have made a move sooner since I don’t think he brings in Petry, Hronek is a guy he liked and there was rumblings of that in Pitt b4 he brought him to the Nuks, I don’t think he lets Teddy leave Pitt either. Now since we don’t have the big EK trade, I think a big trade JR makes is bringing in Miller or Boeser when they were on the block for the Nuks, I’m doing Boeser here because his price was much lower at the time plus I think JR would see him as that Kessel like player for this team

A guy I think JR would heavily target to fill in the 2C role when he became a FA, with no Malkin and I’d presume Reinhart not playing to par as the 2C, they sign him and move Reinhart to wing

I see no way JR let’s a guy he loves in Zucker walk, although I think he signs for less than he got from Ari, but for much more term