Just every proposed trade offer is lousy…Rossi just had one with EDM reporter where the accepted trade was Jake and Ruh at 50% retained for like a 2024 1st, 6th and EDM’s 9th best prospect…I hope this isn’t the type of trade Dubas is after and if that’s what he’s getting, then I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that he resigned Jake
That wasn't a real offer from Edmonton. That was Rossi and an Edmonton writer coming up with their own ideas of what such a trade
might end up looking like.
It's unlikely that negotiations have even gotten as far as explicit offers yet. GMs call Dubas, and ask about players they are interested in to see if they're available, and get a general idea of what it might cost. Dubas replies with something like, "we're looking for a couple of first round picks or equivalent prospects, plus an NHL-ready player" or something along those lines. The buying GM isn't even making an offer yet - they're talking to other GMs first to find out who else is available and what the general initial asking prices are there. Once they've got an idea of what all is out there, teams have their staffs meet to determine who their top targets are, and what they're willing to part with, and it's only at that point do the negotiations really even begin.
Oh, and then there can be issues like needing to involve other teams to make cap hits work, potentially, which can further complicate things because now instead of two parties negotiating, they have to find a third party willing to participate, and then make everyone reasonably happy.
While any of the players could be moved sooner, I'm going to expect that the first big pieces really start moving Wednesday night. Among players on the Pens, I expect that Guentzel will get moved before Friday, Smith might be, and any other trades will probably happen on Friday itself (possibly only getting announced after 3pm, as they finish clearing up the queue of pending calls to the NHL's Central Registry).
