Is there any reason to expect a better deal for Stone and Duchene than Karlsson and Hoffman?
We’re only half way there boys.
With Duchene, I'd look at the O'Reilly or Turris return as templates. That's if Duchene signs an extension to facilitate a trade. O'Reilly went for a prospect who is probably similarly ranked to Logan Brown, so a solid B+ type. A 1st, and a 2nd. I think Berglund and Sobotka are just noise in the trade, but I guess you can argue maybe we should expect a middle 6 or low end 2nd line NHLer back.
I don't think O'Reilly went for enough, but that's just the way it seems to be right now. Other than what we did with the original Duchene trade, players just aren't selling for a whole lot.
If Duchene will sign an extension in a trade, Carolina seems like they'd be a good trade partner. They are really deep with young defenders, which is something we badly need. With the addition of Svechnikov up front, they could be on their way to the playoffs. So going by the O'Reilly template, something like Haydn Fleury, a playoff 1st round pick, a 2nd, and an NHL player with a generous enough salary to offset some of Duchene's added cost, maybe Victor Rask. Another tweener middle 6 center is the last thing we need, but that's what I'd expect since Carolina is also a budget team.
If Duchene won't sign an extension, I think we're getting a return similar to what we got for two years of Brassard. A 1st, a B or B+ prospect, and a third piece of minimal value. Maybe we get an additional conditional pick based on the team Duchene is going to winning the cup, or re-signing him.