Quoting: exo2769
Jones was 100% an overpay for a few reasons. A.) I don't mind that Boqvist was sent to CBJ, BUT B.) you paid him the UFA rate...so why not send Boqvist somewhere else for either a pick or sent of players you really needed for the future and sign Jones in the offseason. C.) I still can't get over how much trade value it cost for 1 year of Seth Jones. The 2022 1st rounder should still be the hawks. 1 year of Jones is worth Boqvist and moving up 20ish slots in the draft.
For the record though...he has been their best Defenseman. I didn't watch periods 2 and 3 of PIT, but I've seen every other minute. Just so pissed off I could sit through the rest of that game.
Exactly. Jones might be better than Hamilton, or Jones might be better than a couple of first picks and Boqvist, but getting Jones a year sooner isn't better than waiting to sign Jones as a UFA, keeping the picks and Boqvist, and in the meantime getting Hamilton, Vanecek, and Gostisbehere, who all changed teams for a grand total of "free," this summer. Hamilton was a UFA. Vanecek cost a 2nd. Philly paid a 2nd and a 7th to get rid of Gostisbehere. So add those three to the cost of getting Jones a little sooner, and it's a very good thing that Jones is the Hawks' best defenseman.
On the other hand, Hamilton has been New Jersey's best defenseman, and they're undefeated (haha. one game in), and Gostisbehere can score more points than either, if you don't mind his terrible defense, so overall, the picks and Boqvist are the least of the reasons the trade was an overpay.
Of course it will all be remembered as a great deal if Jones and Fleury carry the Hawks through a couple of rounds, and they've each had some pretty good playoffs, but in October, it's not looking great. If Fleury has one of his down years and is a bargain UFA next summer, and they could have had him, too, without rushing, then nobody is going to remember how well Chicago moved out Keith and Seabrook's cap hits.