Eichel offer

[tux]

Team in sig. I have a lot of C as you can see.

My Eichel, and 4 x 14 round picks (I'm at 8 picks in the first 6 rounds and then the remaining in rounds 11-15)

for: #5oa main draft, #4oa rookie draft, Brady Tkachuk (rookie eligible i.e. I can hold him over this off season / doesn't take one of my 10 keeper spots), 6 round, 7 round, 8 round pick

The premise of the offer intrigues me. I finished 2nd last season and should compete for a top 3 (money) spot again this year. Strengthening my draft would really help though. #5oa main draft is a solid player (maybe someone like Mike Hoffman), but not really a keeper. I would have Tkachuk to call up immediately post draft so he basically acts as a bonus keeper this season. #4oa would reasonably be Turcotte (I've spoken to the #3oa guy and I don't think Turcotte is on his radar / I could probably flip from #4 to #3 cheaply), and lastly I could then keep Forsberg or Voracek in place of Eichel.

That all being said, I'm a big fan of Eichel. While I feel like it could help me this season, I likely would regret it the following year as Tkachuk would have to have a monster season to become a keeper. I guess it depends how good Turcotte could become.

I could maybe add in Forsberg and get Benn back in addition to the picks/Tkachuk. Or probably another rookie or two (some of his rookies of interest...Ty Smith, Francouz, Bouchard, Veleno, Vesalainen, Gustavsson).

[mounD]

I think I would just keep Eichel here. You're not coming close to that upside with Tkachuk, and although I really like Turcotte I don't think he's going to be close to that tier either. I'd want a lot more in return if I'm trading a young center with upside like Eichel.

[jshed2]

I'd probably do this. Eichel is a fantastic young player but you seem to be in a win now situation. Doing this also would open up a keeper spot for you.

Assuming your current keepers (minus Eichel) were along the lines of Crosby, Bergeron, Seguin, Panarin, Aho, Forsberg, Barrie, Radulov, Dubnyk

This trade becomes Eichel for Kopitar/Rinne/Doughty/Voracek + Tkachuk + #5 + #4 prospect + pick upgrades

That seems worth it to me. If you could then flip one of those borderline keepers with the #4 prospect for an upgrade, all the better

[tux]

Any tiebreakers? What if I sent Eichel+Forsberg and got Keller back swapping Keller in for Forsberg as a keeper? In addition to the rest of the offer. I've been pretty high on Keller's upside.

[Belexus75]

dont trade Eichel for that return, not close imo

[Rockies & Hockeys]

I think you’d regret it. Eichel is elite, and to not get a top keeper in return isn’t good enough.

[als_revenge]

I'm not sure Keller is much of an upgrade on Forsberg, especially if you are in a position for top 3 and money this year.

[EnglishJet]

I wouldn't move Eichel for that return either; I'd want something elite in return, especially if I was challenging for top three. Everything coming back is potential that you hope ends up as good as Eichel.

[jtloveshack]

Yup, what you are looking for with the package coming back is to hopefully find a Eichel-type player. So why not keep an Eichel-type player in Eichel. Points only league, BTkachuk loses his value (he is going to be a multi-cat beast).