When his NMC kicks in Buffalo cannot trade him unless Eichel waives his NMC. I said after his NMC kicks in. Big difference.
I doubt his NMC kicks in before he's traded but it potentially could if Buffalo is beyond unreasonable.
If it gets to that and his NMC kicks in, of the teams he's willing to waive for those teams won't be offering as much.
In that position Buffalo either trades him or holds onto him til he hits UFA.
The Teams he will waive to can start with a low ball offer and increase the offer to counter the other team depending how many teams he's willing to waive for.
Then there is the fact that not every team he will waive for has the cap space to make the Eichel trade and Buffalo might not like what salary they have to take back.
The Ducks need to just move on if Buffalo is still insisting on one of Zegras or Drysdale having to be included.
That’s basically the same situation for the rangers. How would giving up those assets, plus losing Zibby due to a 10 mill cap hit be better for NYR in the long run? Eichel really hasn’t out scored Zibby by a huge margin in recent years. Now I obviously think Eichel is an upgrade over Zibanejad, but not so much of an upgrade it justifies losing him and 3-4 young cost controlled assets.
The ducks would be dumb if they included Zergas or Drysdale. Adding Eichel doesn’t make them a playoff team. They are still so young and raw and could possibly land 2 studs if they pick top 5 in the next 2 drafts.
There are way too many question marks around Eichel to give back what Sabres fans think is fair just on a talent level.
Neck injury/ rehab concerns
10 mill cap hit for 5 years, 4 of which have a NMC, so if he wants out of ANA because they aren’t a playoff team in 2 years, there is no resale value.
Eichel seems to miss 15-20 games a season on average, so that is also a concern. Even if you don’t count this past season.
Assets team is going to lose to get him to ANA
As a whole it just doesn’t make any sense.
Why give up all those years of cost controlled assets of Zergas, Drysdale, and a potential top 5 pick in next years strong draft for 4-41/2 years of Eichel to watch him leave at UFA time or for him to get pissed off before that and force his way out of ANA early because they won’t be a playoff team for a minimum 2-4 years yet at least.
The Ducks are way better off just staying the course and keep stacking their prospect pool at this time with cheap quality young players, and when the time is right, they add solid talent in free agency.
Maybe when Matthews deal is up, ANA may look like a great situation for him to go to???
At this point in time, with Eichel still needing surgery and not getting it, it’s looking more likely that he might only play a half season this year, if at all.
These GMs aren’t stupid, they know it’s a way better situation to just sit tight and wait for Eichel’s NMC and Bonus to come due. It’s only a year away, most of which he will be getting surgery and rehabbing. The Sabres are the ones on the clock, not the other teams potentially trying to acquire him.
Everyone should just stay the course right now and revisit talks by the end of this season/Draft. That’s when the real pressure begins to mount for Adams
