Love the play on words in the title hahaha

Not saying it isn't fair value, but no way do the habs trade their first pick.

If they can land Panarin (locked up long-term) + his buddy Anisimov to help in the middle and they get a 2nd RD pick plus cost controlled D help I don't think they are a lottery team next year so the 1st does not hurt as bad.

Their top 6 could be

Panarin - Anisimov - Domi
Drouin - Danualt - Gallagher

Hard pass from this Hawks fan. Benn is a dime a dozen bottom pairing D. Patches is coming off his worst year and about to be the wrong side of 30 and will want 7+ million per AND term next Summer. Even retained, Duby is 32 and owed 3 more years coming off a stellar 16 point campaign. Columbus could retain half on him and I want him no where near the Hawks. Wrong side of 30, overpaid (or about to be in Patches case), slow, and showing varying degrees of decline in their game are all giant no thanks for what we are giving up. Lindgren is no more a sure thing then Forsberg after a pretty big regression last year from the prior.

Schmaltz and Sikura combined will easily out score Patches this season for half his salary. I would not be surprised to see one or even both of them outscore him individually for a quarter of his salary. Schmaltz put up 52 point to Patches 37 last season. Schmaltz has just as much capacity to take a step in his development at age 22 to turn into a mid 60's point guy as Patches does to return to his norm. When you move 2 legit NHL centers in Schmaltz and Anisimov and a decent center prospect in Sikura (short term he is likely only a wing....but he certainly is an option long term at center) and bring only Duby back as a center, that has us beyond putrid down the middle. Duby and Kruger as your #2 & #3 is lottery pick for sure. At this point, whether those 2 are even 4th line guys is a legit question. Neither Murphy or Anisimov are favorites of mine, but I'm not tossing them away as add ons when they are a decent middle 6 center and middle pairing RHD which are premium position to fill.

Hard pass from the Hawks. They give up Schmaltz, Anisimov, Sikura, Murphy, AND Forsberg to get Pacioretty, Dubinsky, Lindgren, and Benn? Not a chance.

What about something like this.. Despite what people say, I think the Hawks still have another 3 years to pump out another cup, team is still amazing. Totally open to a counter, this is just for fun

HABS TRADE
Patches ($2 mil retained)
Petry ($1.5 mil retained)
Lindren

HAWKS TRADE
Schmaltz
Murphy
2019 3rd

I am all for this... I think Lindgren is a future #1 goalie in this league and he is stuck behind Price. Schmaltz is going to want Larkin money after this season and I don't see him being worth it. Patches had 1 bad year and that is because he can no longer deal with Montreal system he will look great along side Toews and Saad.

You aren't getting Schmaltz for that package. Petry is overpaid and is only a top-6 guy, Pacioretty is going to want way too much money on his next deal which will too expensive for a 30 year old.

Schmaltz has been arguable the Hawks second best scorer for the last season and a half!!! He's totally worth it. I have no idea what team you're watching because you always make these bonehead posts.