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Originally Posted by New Era
Tkachuk's performance this year has been pretty pedestrian so no one is considering him worth two recent firsts. Based on that article the deal would have to be Tkachuk, Monahan, Valimaki and one of Zary or Pelletier, which is an insane amount to give up for a player that has not elevated the team he is currently with. Flames would be insane to jump into this as it would hollow out the team for a decade.
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I mentioned before that I haven't watched Eichel enough to form a strong opinion on him. I love the highlight reels, but like you said, it is somewhat concerning that the Sabres suck as bad as they do with him in the line-up.
I get the sense that people who like Eichel see him potentially in the young star player tier, like Matthews, Draisaitl (puke), or MacKinnon (despite his relatively poor production this year, he is still an elite player). So if I am going by that assumption, I would trade Tkachuk, Valimaki, Zary, and a 1st. That's it though, no more roster players anyway.
If Buffalo wants 4 pieces, they have to accept that not one of them is going to be par-on-par with Eichel. When they say they 4 assets of current "1st round quality", they better be meaning top 5 to 15, and not top 5.