If a player of Eichel’s ilk with 6 years of term left and only 23 years old is available via trade you need to be aggressive in making a move. I think Eichel can be a Hart trophy winner and I would easily give up the Monahan+Gaudreau+1st package (as long as we don’t win the lotto).
That trade paces the way for Hall to sign as it frees up more than $3M in cap space. Gaudreau=Hall, Monahan <<< Eichel
Adding Eichel and Hall to the battle of Alberta with Tkachuk would likely vault that rivalry into must watch TV for fans across the league.
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