F, Mason McTavish
F, Richard Rakell
D, Jackson Lacombe/Henry Thru
F, Brayden Tracey/Sam Colangelo
G, Lukas Dostal
2022 1st top 3 protected
F, Jack Eichel
Anaheim was the second worst team last year.
If they have to give up their future 2C, 1G, next years furst rounder, future #4-5 defenceman + one if their top scorers to get injury-concerned, 10M Eichel is unrealistic.
There is no one player who can get a bad team into the playoffs. There is 0 sense for Anaheim to do this.
Your best bet is get a trade with some top end team who is ready to risk assets for a player who can get them over the top.
Anaheim pays a super low price or easilly passes. Some fans still strugle to realise this.
And this is nothing against Eichel, he is absolutely a top player, but injury concerns, contract, and the fact he (as any player, even McDavid and Crosby) needs a supporting cast to make some damage, makes it complicated.
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