Quoting: MaltePalte
How can Koskinen/Jones have more value than Keith/Strome? I mean since we trade down in the draft as well.
koski when in a 1b work load he is a decent BU goalie. he cant carry like a #1. For chicago they could use a 1-b to run shotgun with lankanen. He is not negative value like a james neal thats why he'd be the guy to move in edmonton.
koskinen has had a 906,917, and 900 sv% which is serviceable for a backup. retaining him to 50% means you get a 1-b/backup (nhl calibre goalie) for 2.25mil instead of running with malcom subban. Keith has been one of the worst dmen statistically over the last 3 years and (unlike koski) is signed for another 2 seasons.
btw saying strome and 4th is worth a 1st rounder is ridiculous. the guy had 1 good half-season in 18-19. since then he has 21G 34A 55Pts in 98GP playing with stud players and needs to be resigned next yr in a flat cap world which wont be easy. He's also coming off a down year also, having only 14pts.
jones plus the 3.77mil in immediate cap space and you get a goalie (with only a year left) gives assets in key positions for the hawks and provides very valuable cap freedom in a flat cap (not to mention the extra 2.25 next year when koski is gone + whatever strome ends up getting).
saying that keith is good at this point in time is a stretch. wherever he goes he would be best as a bottom pair option. Anybody taking on keith is exclusively adding him in the hopes he is still an nhl player so he can mentor. saying that mentoring has more value in a trade than actual on ice results though is a stretch.
The hawks get a young dman that slots in as a #4/5 with room to grow for cheap. and stay in a good position in the 1st round of the draft and walking into the offseason with flexibility to go on a dman bidding war.
The oilers take on the risk, additional cap, and lose a young dman. On the oilers end I did forget to add a 2023 2nd rounder going to chicago with the conditions on the pick hinging on if strome resigns. the oilers in return for the price get a depth forward and a veteran dman and stay in the1st round of the draft