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Originally Posted by loob job
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And you walk away from that. That is way too rich for the Flames to handle and would cripple this organization for a decade to come. The Flames are already prospect poor and giving away the best we have drafted in the past three years is going to punch an even larger hole in the team long term. Moving Pelletier and Zary means there is nothing in the pipeline to backfill the gaps that are developing as players age out. Zary should replace Backlund and Pelletier should replace Gaudreau. Remove those two and we have huge holes to fill.
This really comes down to what you think these guys will produce. Even if you think that Eichel is a PPG player, and a change of scenery my produce a bump of 10-15%, that still only puts him in the 1.2 PPG range. Given his injury history you're likely to see 65-70 games out him which means 80-90 points out of the player. Are you seriously going to give up multiple players to get that? Are you willing to give up the future that would have to support that player and surround him with the talent to reach those levels? And what about the squeeze you take if you move proven players? Say the deal is Monahan and Tkachuk for Eichel, and we maintain our prospect and draft picks base. Do you seriously move 120-130 points to get 80-90? Think that through. How do you make up that lost production?