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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
That’s what they’re looking for but they’re not going to get it. They didn’t get it in the summer, when there were more teams bidding and more cap flexility, and they’re not going to get it now that they’re bargaining position is weaker.
It will end up being something along the lines of the Erik Karlsson deal. Karlsson was 28 at the time, a two-time Norris winner who had finished 2nd in Norris voting in each of the previous two seasons. He was coming off a down season due to injury (a season when he still scored 62 points in 71 games) but there was no reason to believe his was in serious long-term decline. He was universally regarded as one of the elite players in the game. And this is the best deal the Sens could get for him:
* 3rd line C (Tierney)
* 3rd pairing D (Demelo)
* Recent 1st round (19 OA) pick (Norris)
* B level prospect (Balcers)
* 2108 1st round pick (coming off a season when the Sharks finshed 10th overall in the standings)
I think the Sabres will get more for Eichel, due to his age and position. But not a whole lot more.
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Karlsson was also a deadline deal.
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