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Originally Posted by CSharp
Maybe on a team that's not in Buffalo. I might of stretched it a bit but he would be generational for the Flames (and as close as we'll ever come to getting one) for sure. Again, no one player can carry a team in the modern day NHL. There has to be at least a couple more players as a supporting cast.
Eichel's cap hit is actually a bargain if you look at the players that have the same or higher cap hits other than McDavid. $10M cap hit for Eichel is a bargain. It's too bad that Sabres didn't build the team around Eichel the way they wanted to. Bringing in Hall is a joke, IMO. When Edmonton got McDavid, after the first season with Hall, they pretty much disposed of him.
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Bargain is again a stretch. For players making more this season:
I would take McDavid, Panarin, Matthews, Marner, Kane all over Eichel (I could see an argument against Marner, but it's at least a discussion)
I would take Eichel over Karlsson, Doughty, Tavares, and Price
So hes paid relatively what he is worth.
But that's part of the point. You are giving up assets to get a guy who's contract pays him what he is worth. There is no extra value there.
You could trade Monny and Hanifin for picks and prospects instead of for Eichel, and then use the 10 million on FA's and have FA's AND Assets.
I just don't get the desire to pay a premium in assets for a player who is paid relatively equal to his value, when we aren't 1 piece from a cup.
We would just be Buffalo 2.0