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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

How about Buffalo sue Eichel for breach of contract and it cost him every cent he's earned, and every cent he could potentially earn? No way do the Sabres allow a player that is their most valuable asset to skate on the terms of his contract. Eichel would then be starting a war with the Sabres, and as a result of the potential for this to be come a bigger issue, every franchise in the NHL.

This could blossom into something much much larger. Right now the NHLPA is clearly staying on the sidelines as this could threaten the NHL teams from having to be concerned about player health or safety and then not have any responsibility in providing insurance for the players. If you're telling the team to go #### themselves in regards to managing player health, the natural progression is to pass that responsibility off to the players all together, along with associated costs. That is a massive CBA issue, and could put the CBA at risk. This is no small issue.



Why would Buffalo void the contract? They only hurt themselves.



Again, why would Buffalo do this? They are better off waiting it out and putting the squeeze on Eichel. Suspend him, save the money, and wait for him to crack. It's not like the Sabres are any good with him in the line up. What's their loss?

Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald

Zary/Pelletier, 2022 1st, 2023 1st

I would make the deal if that was the squeeze. Unfortunately we do have to move some salary in the deal. I'm not sure how much Buffalo bites on that based on what they are saying. I think that the toxicity of the current situation may help and lessen Buffalo's ask, but not that much. I would be open to Pelletier, Valimaki, the Flames choice of an unprotected 2022 1st,/2023 1st, and finally a 2024 1st, I could get behind that. That would leave the Flames the opportunity to make another deal or two and recoup the assets lost. I know Monahan has a target on his back right now, but I would move Tkachuk and Kylington to St. Louis for Parayko, Kyrou, Neighbors and a 2nd in 2022.

Gaudreau-Eichel-Lindholm
Mangiapane-Monahan-Kyrou
Dube-Backlund-Coleman
Lucic-Lewis-Pitlick
Ritchie

Hanifin-Tanev
Zadorov-Andersson
Mackey-Parayko
Stone

Markstrom
Darth Vader

That would leave us Zary, Coronato, and Neighbors in the pipeline up front, Kuznetsov, Poirier, and Whynot on the blueline, and then Wolf in goal as out prospect base. Thin, but not terrible considering the team on the ice on the big club.

Worth the squeeze? Don't know, but would be an interesting club to watch.

Ridiculous. Why in the hell would you move Tkachuk for that deal while holding onto a broken Sean Monahan? You keep Tkachuk.