Jason Robertson rumored to be on the trade block

[LGR4GM]

5 minutes ago, Drag0nDan said:

To shed any payroll they have to move Robertson or Oettinger.  Johnston i suppose could be an option, but most teams keep young centers more than wingers.  Seguin, Hintz, Heiskanen, and Seguin have full NMC's so they're all likely out on a trade.

Rantanens already among the highest paid wingers in the league.  I don't think it makes sense to then extend robertson and then have the two most expensive wingers in the league.  

Working JJP under is challenging, probably requires Dumba be included, and maybe a 3rd team for Lyubushkin.  It's why it might make more sense for it to be Tuch - with rosen/Östlund, probably this years 1st, and probably next years 1st (maybe you can throw a lottery top 3 protection on it).  

Nuclear option would be they move both Robertson and Oettinger - and then definitely need a 3rd team to accommodate some of the other pieces that would need to be included while getting dallas NHL ready prospects, cheaper contracted players, and a goalie.  Like Dallas doesn't need Byram, but what buffalo gets for byram, plus the above trade, plus levi... etc.  Buffalo would need to shed UPL somewhere too.  The amount of moving parts would be insane.  The stuff madden dreams are made of 🙂

I don't think Tuch makes sense. They'd still have to sign him next summer which is the big problem. 

[ponokasabre]

Id take Robertson and Dumba if thats what it required

 

Im sure you could move Cliffton and have Dumba be that 6/7th defensman for us this year, they are very close to the same player, making the same money

 

But its gotta be Peterka in the trade not Tuch

[shrader]

47 minutes ago, Drag0nDan said:

Duchene averaging a PPG is probably driving the price out of their range imo so he's probably gone.  Benn's 35, and a different player than they had paid so I'd think he can be had for a team-friendly deal.  Granlunds tough because they used a lot of capital to bring him and Ceci in, and he seemed to mesh with Rantanen.  Ceci is also a free agent, but i suppose dumba replaces him with his return from injury.  

As it stands without those guys they only have 5M in cap space, with Lundkvist (I don't really know whats going on with him) and Bourque yet to pay.  

I can't get past the playoff performance from that Benn-Duchene line.  Where that team is right now, they should be targeting playoff performance and it was lacking with those guys.  In that front offices shoes, I'd say it is time to move on.

[Drag0nDan]

1 hour ago, LGR4GM said:

I don't think Tuch makes sense. They'd still have to sign him next summer which is the big problem. 

I think he's the today replacement at a lower cost - maybe less draft comp and another closer to NHL ready guy in the return.  

[Drag0nDan]

1 hour ago, shrader said:

I can't get past the playoff performance from that Benn-Duchene line.  Where that team is right now, they should be targeting playoff performance and it was lacking with those guys.  In that front offices shoes, I'd say it is time to move on.

Thats fair - i just wonder how much more you're going to get from bottom of the barrel agents.  Like if the replacements are sam lafferty with half his contract... uhh you're gonna have a bad time.  

[LGR4GM]

6 minutes ago, Drag0nDan said:

I think he's the today replacement at a lower cost - maybe less draft comp and another closer to NHL ready guy in the return.  

Dallas has no draft comp to offer

 

[Drag0nDan]

1 minute ago, LGR4GM said:

Dallas has no draft comp to offer

 

Sorry, i meant from buffalo - instead of say JJP+Rosen+9, its Tuch+Rosen+Östlund - 2 close to ready prospects in lieu of the 9th pick since Tuch either needs to be extended or is UFA.