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So many reports have buffalo’s demands for eichel to be ridiculous. They must be asking for a package that would be representative of a player that has not gone public with a trade request, does not have a serious neck injury that could hinder him for the rest of his career, and put up more than two goals last year.

Hypothetically, what would that package look like from Calgary? I’m not saying that’s what they should pay - I’m just trying to guess the starting point that Buffalo is at in their demands.

Possibly something like this:

2 first round picks (unprotected)
Zary
Pelletier/Coronato
Mangiapane

Again, way too much to pay for an injured eichel. Here’s what I think is the max that the flames should be willing to do (and even then, it could be too much):

2 first round picks (both lottery protected)
Zary/Pelletier
Dube
Monahan - could possibly be traded for a former first round pick from the last 2-3 drafts if you found a third team that could be part of the trade.

I could be wrong but that offer could be the biggest haul of any trade for one player that any team has seen in years. Mostly because of the two first round picks - those have a ton of value in this league. The level of protection on those picks could also be negotiable (top 3 protection vs top 5 protection vs top 10 protection). While you likely will not get a superstar in any of these assets… you have 5 potential chances at top six forwards in that package cause any one of the picks and all of the prospects/players involved have top six potential.


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