I’m getting the sense that the potential Florida-Oilers trade proposal I gave earlier was an over-pay by Florida. I can see that being true. I do think Barkov is an elite player. I just figure the oilers have to at least get the best player from the other team in this trade. I have included Lucic in my proposals because I figured the lure of getting McDavid would make teams willing to stomach having Lucic. That may have been an overstep on my part now that I think about it a little more. It’s basically a manager asking their owner if they are willing to think of it as just getting McDavid and paying him $18.5 million instead of paying him the $12.5 million that he is signed for. Which is a lot to ask of any owner.
So what if I adjusted the trade proposal to this:
To Florida:
McDavid
To Edmonton:
Barkov and Trochek
Top prospect
2 first round picks
Is that still an overpayment? Or is it an underpayment? The oilers get some cap relief in this deal but are essentially getting barkov for McDavid and a bunch of Magic Beans. Maybe replacing some of the picks/prospects with Trocheck makes it better for the oilers. I’m not sure.
I do think teams like Carolina and Florida are real good fits when it comes to buyers for McDavid when he inevitably asks for a trade.
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