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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Eichel is not a deadline acquisition type player so I don't see number of games missed being much of a factor.
Yeah the injury situation is huge but to suggest his value drops every day this drags on isn't correct IMO. This is a long term investment by somebody.
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It's also a huge risk! There's no guarantee he recovers fully, or even plays again!
Without protection on the deal (protected picks, contingent picks based on recovery/games played), I wouldn't be comfortable with a deal.
If this drags on, the best course of action for Buffalo IMO would be to get Eichel's treatment started, and trade when healthy. They are expecting the acquiring team to assume the risk, and pay the premium for the potential.
If they are trying to pass the risk, the expected ask needs to reflect it!
The cost and number of suitors will increase (or be none if he can't recover), but that's the reward/risk, and if Buffalo isn't comfortable with the risk, they need to accept a lower cost to expect another team to assume that risk.