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Let's assume for the purposes of this argument that Chychrun = Nurse. (I don['t think so, but let's just say.) Chychrun is three years younger and half the cap hit. So is four more years of Nurse at $9.25 million worth that difference? Especially to a cash-strapped organization like the Coyotes? And Dvorak is on a team-friendly long-term contract, too. Bottom line: I just don't see Arizona doing that.
As far as the other two trades go, I don't see why Edmonton should be giving away first-round draft picks like they were prizes out of a Cracker Jack box. Khudobin should cost a second at most, particularly if you send a good prospect with him (although I'm not sure that with Oettinger and Point, they need a goalie prospect). And Koskinen, no matter how badly he plays, doesn't have to be moved at all before his contract expires. That trade is particularly egregious.