Edited Jul. 13, 2018 at 1:01 p.m.
To all of those that can't comprehend how bad this trade was let's compare similar trades in the past where the Coyotes took on a big contract for another team.
Chris Pronger Trade:
To Arizona - Chris Pronger ($7.5M) and Nicklas Grossman ($3.5M)
To Philly - Sam Gagner (3.2) and 3rd round pick.
Grossman, 31, would go on to play 58 games for Arizona on the 3rd pairing and retire the next season. Gagner, 24, coming off a 41 point season would continue to be a point producer in the league and just signed a 3 year $9.5M contract.
Philly got $7.8M in cap space, likely the better player, and a 3rd round pick.
Pavel Datsyuk Trade:
To Arizona - Pavel Datsyuk ($7.5M) and 2016 16th OA.
To Detroit - 2016 20th OA draft pick and 2016 53rd OA draft pick
Detroit got $7.5M in cap space moved down 4 spots in the 1st round AND got the 53rd pick too.
Dave Bolland Trade:
To Arizona - Dave Bolland ($5.5M) and Lawson Crouse.
To Florida - 2018 34th OA and 2017 66th OA.
Florida got $5.5M in cap space but gave up a good prospect in Crouse. However they also got a very very early 2nd round pick and a 3rd round pick.
Marian Hossa Trade:
To Arizona - Marian Hossa ($5.275M), Vinnie Hinostroza ($1.5M), Jordan Oesterle ($.65M), AND 2019 3rd round pick
To Chicago - Marcus Kruger ($2.775M), Mackenzie Entwistle, Jordan Maletta, Andrew Campbell, and 2019 5th Round pick.
Chicago gets $4M in cap space (ignoring Oesterle because he can be completely buried), Marcus Kruger a 4th line center, an OK prospect in Entwistle, an undrafted .26 PPG AHL player, a LEFT HANDED AHL D-man plug (hawks already have 6 AHL LHD D-men under contract), and a 5th round pick.
BUT they gave up a .96 PPG in the AHL and .5 PPG in the NHL player on a $1.5M contract, and a 20+ minute per night D-man on a league minimum contract.
STAN BOWMAN even gave up the HIGHER DRAFT PICK in this trade.
To recap:
Hossa, Hinostroza, Oesterle
Kruger (who we gave up for free and could have had off waivers in may), 5th