Andersson for Helenius (14th OV) + 2nd is actually pretty fair.
If you compare that to the initial Chychrun trade:
Chychrun for 2023 1st (12th OV) + 2024 2nd + 2026 (2nd)
Chychrun had 2 years left on his deal at the deadline he was traded at compared to Andersson who will have only 1 year left...but if the trade happens sooner than the deadline then it's quite similar. Chychrun played 12 games for the Sens in 2023, and then the full 82 the next year, if you traded Andersson to the Sabres right now it's only about 30 games less than the Sens got Chychrun (if they didn't trade him again) .
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Originally Posted by Funkhouser
To those thinking that this proposal is too much...why?
We NEED a young C.
-We do not need Kuzmenko or Poirier who are waiver eligible next year and look unlikely to ever make the NHL at this point.
-We also do not need another LW prospect like Pelletier who couldn't crack the lineup and has Honzek, Suniev, and Stromgren over his shoulder.
-A 2nd rounder in a 'weak' draft is not a deal breaker either if it gets us what we need.
Top get a cost controlled, 18 year old blue chip, you will need to add to your pair of 30 year old players with 2-3 years of contract runway. No GM would make the deal without some added bonus(es).
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Because you're overpaying and Buffalo likely can't make all that cap work anyways.
Helenius is a good prospect but to me he's about the same value of if you got Buffalo's 2025 1st.
Every asset matters for the Flames and overpaying to get a specifc asset makes no sense. They'd be better off getting a collection of picks and drafting their own center than overpaying to get a specifc asset just because they are a center.