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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
The post in question is from 02/23/2021. Again, long before Eichel's injury was disclosed. And even then I was saying the Flames need to think long and hard over the move. |
I was referring to this one, from the thread about Eichel’s surgery:
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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Calgary is probably in a pretty good situation if they want to take a run at him, because they do have a young player that could fit in the structure being talked about, and could even out the salary issue. Tkachuk's QO puts him in the same range as Eichel, so Buffalo may not blink at that. With the extra million+, depending on the extension negotiated, they could then be adding pieces to the mix beyond just the primary. The thing is Buffalo has to be getting value back for the money they take on. The thing Buffalo doesn't want to take on is aging players with term, which is why Calgary might be attractive to them. I see two possible deals that could work.
To Buffalo: Tkachuk ($7M) + Monahan ($6.375) + Hanifin ($4.95) + 2021 1st - Total salary = $18.3M
To Calgary: Eichel $(10M) + Ristolainen ($5.4M) + Eakin ($2.25M) - Total salary = $17.6M
Or
To Buffalo: Tkachuk ($7M) + Lindholm ($4.85) + Hanifin ($4.95) + 2021 1st - Total salary = $16.8M
To Calgary: Eichel $(10M) + Reinhart ($5.2M) + Borgen (RFA, Est $1.5M) - Total salary = $16.7M
I think those deals could work and make some sense for both teams. The idea that Eichel, with his salary and his health issues, garnering a massive haul is unlikely. Deals have to make sense fiscally these days, and Eichel's $10M price tag is tough to swallow. If he was dominant like McDavid, then maybe. But he isn't. There's a lot of risk involved with taking Eichel on, and the NHL is turning into a league where risk aversion is a big things most teams consider.
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And this one I guess (which I found going back to grab the date from the other one and prove I wasn’t crazy), from a thread titled “You’re GM for a day, what do you do”, post date May 20:
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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
A little for everyone.
Trades
To Buffalo: Tkachuk + Monahan + Hanifin + 1st in 2021 + 3rd in 2022 ($16.7M)
To Calgary: Eichel + Reinhart + Borgen ($16.6M)
To Seattle: 2nd in 2022 + any player from the current Heat roster
To Calgary: Guarantee they take Milan Lucic
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I’m not trying to make this a “gotchya” or anything, I honestly don’t understand how you can go from presenting deals that you think “make sense” to proposing a fat deal for Eichel if you were “GM for a day,” just two months ago (AFTER the neck stuff and unique surgery stuff came out), and be where you’re at today, which I guess is back to where you were in February?
Nothing has changed, no games have been played, no new news. So I don’t get it.
I’ll check out the games though. I can’t imagine this season is a great one to pull from, but if that’s what you saw that’s what you saw, so I’ll try to see the same.