Deal

I don't understand the Holtz trade there. Would rather get a cheaper, shorter term RHD there. This puts the team in awful cap hell for the follow year when extending Luke. Also, Nico has been the one between Meier and Bratt when it's been working.

Marchment is probably the type of forward Fitzy goes after this summer

Good value Sabres would decline in real life though.

If the Devils would trade Holtz I'd hope Vegas could figure out a way to swing a deal for him for one of Whitecloud/Hague/McNabb as the base

Typically, I like your work. But I question this one. As I have two issues with it.

1) Gustavsson, despite his rocky year. Should still roughly fetch and/or be around a mid 2nd to late 2nd round pick in in terms of value right now.

So why is Minnesota giving up a 2nd rounder in value to move up just TWO spots? I don't care if it's the 10th OVA pick, so ergo... a (q)top-ten(/q) pick. The difference between 10th OVA and the 12th OVA pick still isn't that big.

It cost Guerin just a 3rd to move up two spots to nab Wallstedt at 20th OVA. In 2021. I can't see it costing much more than that, apart from maybe a C-level prospect to move up.

2) If Guerin is looking to move up, and considering moving good assets to do it. I would imagine he's planning on moving higher up than just 10th OVA. There's just no reason to do it.

Minnesota is guaranteed to have a crack at at least one of either Buium, Catton, Iginla, Yakemchuk, Helenius, Greentree, or MBN at 12th OVA.

Which begs the question, unless one of the can't miss guys drops to 10th OVA. Why does Minnesota consider this? Or more pertinently, why does NJ PASS UP on said can't miss prospect. Everyone laughed at Edmonton for doing just that when they passed on Wallstedt.