If the Kings 2023 1st is also unavailable along with Clarke and Byfield, I’m struggling more and more to see how they can make a Chychrun trade work. Let alone adding the goalie swap as well. Chychrun is a really damn good and valuable piece, and I don’t get how a team can think they can get him without giving up something they don’t want to give up.
Back to other teams who could be in on Chychrun, I think Edmonton should be all over him with his low cap hit. If Arizona is willing to retain, they can make the cap work just by including someone like Foegele as a cap dump. Bourgault isn’t lighting the world on fire in his first AHL season, but he seems like someone who Edmonton would be willing to trade that Arizona could want.