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Originally Posted by GranteedEV

Most speculation has it as something like

Monahan, possibly to a 3rd team not on his NTC
Two of Dube, Valimaki, Pellettier and/or Zary
2022 1st

Things still up in the air include:
- Will salary be retained on Eichel?
- Will salary be going out such as Zadorov to balance out the cap
- is this actually enough value going Buffalo's way, or are we overrating Valimaki/Zary/Monahan? Monahan in particular still has zero 5v5 points this year, which may be the wrench in the cogs
- Are the Flames willing to give up Dube with Eichel out nearly all year? Maybe not.
- Would there be conditions on the 1st - games played, 1stOA protection etc?
- Are the Sabres satisfied with the potential of Valimaki or Zary, or do they look at current performance and ask for Kylington, Coronato, etc?
- Does Vegas simply have a player (Krebs) that swings the tide in their favour, all else equal?
- How does acquiring Eichel /moving out Monahan affect our ability to re-sign Tkachuk, Gaudreau, Mangiapane, and Kylington? That is a lot of contract year guys. Gaudreau and Monahan are close, we don't know if that ends up being a swing factor.

Also JFK Jr. also figures in here somehow, but his AAV is unclear.