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No thanks from this Hawks fan. To me Saad and Tuevo are a wash. Last year was probably a peak for Teuvo and a valley for Saad and going forward I suspect they are quite comparable in production with Saad having an advantage in the non scoring aspects of the game (Teuvo will be making a salary in the same zip code as Saad after this season). Sikura very well might be a 20 goal 40 point guy this season. Rutta with a full year under his belt in NA very well may outproduce Faulk (or certainly won't be THAT much worse in his production to warrant all the other pieces) if he stays healthy. Gus is a legit #6/7 NHL dman so hardly a throwaway. The Hawk first if things go wrong (Crawford isn't right, an injury or two, etc) could end up smack dab in the LoseForHughes sweepstakes.
So after you take out Saad and Teuvo cause I don't see either team moving either player, I think that first, a pretty good forward prospect close to if not NHL ready, and a couple solid NHL dman (even if Carolina is flipping them as they obviously don't need that in a return) is to much for Faulk.