That trade isn't terrible for Chicago, but it's not great. I don't think they do that. They can't afford to add cap at this point.

What if there's no retention?

I could see it working, but I'm not sure how the lines would look. I know Murphy played a few games on the left side, which is where he might end up. It's likely De Haan or Maatta are moved before him.

The value is there. Just depends what Bowman thinks of his teams chances. Their weakest position is RHD and thats what the Hawks are losing. Maybe they think Boqvist and Mitchell will BOTH take huge steps forward??? IDK, but the value is there.

Chicago takes that if they truly believe Mitchell to be that good. We don't want Holl though, we'd flip him.