This whole thing is just pure, unadulterated, asset management. Jack Eichel can't have surgery because this route is the best way to maintain his value as an asset during these trade discussions.
I wouldn't be surprised if the surgery would have been on the table for him here if they weren't in trade discussions.
Which means Adams has been listening to offers for quite a while and none of them have been the right value.
Cold and logical is fine by me.