Capfriendly tabs open, let's cook. The roster screams for a center and the draft's coming up without our first, so let's get creative.
Wings get: a top-six center
Team X gets: a package built around picks we still have + a roster forward
I know, I know, the framework's loose. But Yzerman literally just bought at the deadline so the appetite is there. We're hunting a center per the reports anyway. Tell me why this DOESN'T work. (calmly)
Tim. TIM. You left the "Team X gets" half blank again. I cannot evaluate a trade where one side is a vibe. Also we don't have a 2026 first to dangle, it's in St. Louis. The whole appeal of your packages is usually the picks and the picks are gone.
details details. the SPIRIT of the deal is sound, carl. a center fixes everything and you know it.
"Team X gets: " is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this proposal.
real problem: even if you find a willing partner, our first selection's reportedly around 47th this year. the cupboard of high-end draft capital to headline a 2C package just isn't there right now. you'd be paying in prospects and roster players, and the prospect tier thinned after the Faulk deal.
tim posting a blank trade is the most reliable thing on this board. comforting honestly.