Idea

That’s a very TBL-type move! Not sure about the value, but I like the creativity.

And then let him go in his RFA year if we can’t afford him and bring up guys like Greig, Jarventie, Ostapchuk…

I thought of something like this yesterday but I might rather hang on to the 1st to improve our prospect pool

This is a very interesting proposal indeed. I think from the hawks perspective, they're not likely going to trade TRad until the TDL. It would be awful asset management if the Hawks traded him for this today and then OTT went out and received a Jeannot type return. I'm not suggesting that's the expectation for TRad's return in a trade, but more so hypothetically...and a terrible look for Kyle Davidson not understanding the situation.

Raddysh may slot in on the top line with Hall and Bedard this season. He has the potential to be a hot commodity this trade deadline with his cap hit and RFA status. In a situation where the hawks use one of their retention slots (for a cap hit that doesn’t really need it and now can no longer be utilized elsewhere) and take on 3 years of a cap dump. I might want a little more in return. I’d argue the hawks could trade Raddysh with no retention, take on a cap dump that only lasts 1 year and still get a first.