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Originally Posted by ComixZone
There are four pieces I'd circle on Arizona:
- OEL
- Raanta
- Dvorak
- Taylor Hall's negotiation rights
I'd be willing to go in heavy on acquiring all four of those. You'd have to be banking on OEL getting out of Arizona and having his game "come back" a bit though, as it wasn't very good this year and is absolutely not worth his contract. He has also been fed absolute rubbish for the most part when it comes to his partners. I honestly can't believe Arizona thought they'd have success with who they've been partnering OEL with.
19/20 has been a cycle of Demers, Lyubushkin, Osterle, and Goligoski.
18/19 was Connauton, Demers, and Osterle
...how do you play those guys with OEL? Good grief Arizona is a poorly run team. I feel like Chayka is running away with a fire burning behind him.
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I am not sure how the owners would feel about it (probably not good), but if the Flames were willing to take on OEL before his bonus is due, you could probably leverage an additional asset (like Hall's negotiating rights, or maybe Raanta).
It would be like the old days when teams used to be allowed to throw in cash as part of a trade.