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The Devils would be giving up
(a) Our 1LW and leading scorer in Zacha (~60 pt pace in full schedule)
(b) Mukhamadullin: The NHL's 38th ranked prospect (and 10th best LHD)
(c) Boqvist: Our current 3C with very high ceiling
(d) McCarthy: our 2nd best RHD prospect behind Walsh
(e) Maltsev: An NHL bottom-six player
(f) Schmid: The current leader in USHL in both Save % and GAA
(g) Siegenthaler: A future #4 or #5 LHD
(h) 2023 1st round pick
That is too many pieces. I would give fewer, but better pieces.
I'd think it would be more like:
One of - Zacha, Kuokkanen or Wood (LW replacement)
One of - Holtz, Mercer, Foote, Mukhamadullin, Bahl (A-rated prospects)
One of - Boqvist, Maltsev, McCarthy, or similar (B level prospect or young player)
One of - 2021 1st, 2022 1st or 2023 1st
One of - 2023 3rd or 2024 3rd that could turn into 1st or 2nd based on conditions.