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Originally Posted by Robbob
Does it lower his value though? There is still only one Jack Eichel and centers like this rarely come up. I think you just look to Duchene and see the value of holding out for the right deal. Especially if it is a futures deal, a team may be willing and okay to LTIR the Eichel salary. Do the Kucherov special. Depending on the Olympics, being out for 2-3 months once the season has already started could see him come back for the playoffs.
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I think some teams that have dropped out may circle back if he still hasn’t been traded a couple months into the season. By that point, this kucherov scenario is viable so he could be traded for using only futures… teams would not have to send back any cap. Also, a team secure in a playoff spot would no longer put any protections on their first round pick.
For example, if the flames were in a playoff spot and traded for eichel around December, they could keep all of their top players for the season + playoffs and add eichel just for playoffs. The package would have to be all picks and prospects - possibly having to include Dube or Valimaki as well.
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That’s a solid top nine for a playoff run. Obviously some hard choices would have to be made in the offseason but it would be an all-in kind of move if the timing would work for Eichel’s return. He could even come back before playoffs if anyone was put on LTIR to make room for him.
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