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Originally Posted by Fighting Banana Slug
The Francis article is premised on the idea that Tkachuk, Dube and 12OA is "not even close", but then also points out the injury risk of Eichel. I find it hard to believe the first can be true if the second point is also factored in.
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I suspect that Buffalo's asking price is under the assumption that Eichel is healthy and ready to go without further issues or setbacks. In that sense, I agree that Tkachuk, Dube, and the 12th OA would not be enough. Given the question marks around Eichel, it should be enough, but I think Buffalo is holding out for someone to pay the healthy Eichel price.
It just depends on how much risk the acquiring team is willing to accept. It is a little telling that Buffalo isn't letting teams talk to Eichel or their medical staff before negotiating. I suspect that Buffalo will have to release all the information they have before a trade is finalized though, as per the typical protocol for trading an injured player.