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Originally Posted by dino7c
Bit out of context...I wasn't saying Monahan was better just than Eichel just that he has also been a big time non-factor this year so maybe they bite on a 2 for 1 with a pick type offer. People act like our players are untradeable since they are struggling...look around the league they aren't alone.
Buffalo supposedly has multiple players better than anyone we have yet...7 losses in a row and like 6 goals scored.
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I know you aren't saying he is better than Eichel, but nobody is going to balk on trading for Eichel because of his stats this year. Sure he is struggling to put up points but if you watch Buffalo, like I do, you see when he is on the ice he is still a major threat and has the skill set you want from a #1 C.
Nobody is saying they are "untradable", not sure where you are getting that from, but we may not have the desirable assets for Buffalo to consider trading him to us. I think the "multiple players better than anyone we have" is a exaggeration on you're part. The threads I've seen only mention Eichel as the desirable trade piece people want.
No management team just looks at stats and determines the value of a player solely based on that. It sucks but the stock of our core is slowly decreasing. Interestingly enough BT has been rumoured to be holding onto Bennett because he isn't getting what he wants in a deal, referencing Bennett's playoff performance as his true value over his reg season performance. For guys like Gaudreau, Monahan, Tkachuk, he probably has to do the opposite.