You can’t replace Chychrun via FA. I’m not suggesting the Coyotes sacrifice futures to acquire veteran players. I’m suggesting keeping the very young, very good veteran player they already have would be a good idea to help keep the team from being too terrible as Wright breaks in.
Yep.
I have no problem keeping players if there aren't any decent offers for them but if a deal is on the table that meets Arizona's needs they really have to go for it and find another way to get the vets they need for a young roster. And don't forget, guys like Ghost are around for another year.
Other teams would easily outbid that. The Blues would have to start with at least two of Perunovich, Kostin, Neighbors, and/or Bolduc, our next two 1st round picks, Scandella for cap reasons, and maybe even still need to add in another pick.
Rangers are STACKED with D and D prospects. At least one would have to come back in a trade for Chychrun. Also, why would the Rangers offer a ton for a D?
Something like Chychrun and Dzingle for Scandella, Kostin, Neighbors, and the next two STL 1sts seems right in the ballpark. At least from my perspective. I think Neighbors and Kostin would be particularly appealing to BA because he ran STL's scouting team right up until the draft when they took Neighbors, so obviously he would've been high on BA's list. And he was running the show for the Kostin selection. Add in the Neighbors/Guenther connection, and the fact that every player the Coyotes drafted last year was over six foot, and they seem to want to create a heavy, hard to play against type of team, I think those two fit right in.
Holy cow! That’s 5 players for two players. Throw in a couple of seventh round picks and I don’t see how Arizona can pass that up.
Chychrun has injuries concerns though. Less AAV but also less term. Eichel has a longer history or performing at a higher level so it will definitely be interesting to see what/if something happens.
Looking forward to see what/if a deal goes through.
