On Eichel :
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"What I've been told is this, if they trade him, what they really want is four pieces that are first round picks or players that are playing if not in the NHL, or elsewhere in the NCAA that were first round picks, and they're having success, they're not struggling. So that's why I believe it's going to be really important to see what they're going to get in return. But they want young players, that are probably playing in the NHL right now, that were first round picks. If they're not playing in the NHL, they need to be first round picks playing like first round picks at the level they are. So we'll see how it's going to turn out," Lavoie said on Sportsnet 590 radio late last week.
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That is why Newhook, Byram, 1st and 2nd is not enough. Byram and Newhook meet the criteria of proven assets, but 1st and 2nd do not.
From a Calgary standpoint, my argument would be (proven assets) Tkachuk is worth the equivalent of 2 recent 1sts, Monahan worth one recent first, and the Flames would have to add a third piece that has proven success at a level at/or near the NHL.
Four players/prospects farther along in their development, playing at a high level, is a huge ask. One that I would be willing to give up for Eichel.
Tkachuk
Monahan
one of Pelletier/Zary