Vegas will absolutely have to include Krebs or Hague. They don't have any other blue chip prospects, they've all been traded.
Glass - gone
Suzuki - gone
Brannstrom - gone
They could offer up:
Brisson - 2020 1st, a forward destroying the NCAA on that stacked U of Michigan team.
Morozov - 2018 2nd, a forward progressing nicely and putting up some solid KHL numbers.
Dean - 2021 1st, good numbers in the QMJHL.
Chayka 2021 2nd, good numbers as a D man so far in the OHL.
Anaheim will have almost absolutely have to give up one of Zegras, McTavish or Drysdale. Given these are teenagers who are already making noise in the NHL, I just can't see Anaheim pulling the trigger giving one away for an injured Eichel. If they are willing to, I think they are clear front runners. My guess would be MacTavish. That leaves the following medium to high end prospects:
Perreault - 2020 1st, good numbers as an AHL rookie last year with the Gulls.
Tracey - 2019 1st, rookie with the gulls, PPG WHL forward last year.
Lundestrom or Comtois - already NHL players that are getting better every year.
Either way, both these teams have solid secondary prospects that are still very attractive. If I had to peg a team to be the frontrunner, it would probably be Anaheim, and the Flames and Knights in a tie behind them.
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