Quoting: PaulieWalnuts
Maybe not the feedback you were looking for but I don't see the upside in acquiring Gallagher.
Nor do I see any benefit in moving Tatar (who is a better player imo) and Kuokkanen (who has some runway left to develop, not to mention a good contract) for Gallagher who's qualities are declining rather rapidly and a suboptimal contract to boot.
Honestly I see little point in trading for any non-high end / elite winger for the foreseeable future as we are gonna have too many middle six wingers anyway in the near future.
If you are looking to bind up future cap space just do that in free agency, or better yet, remain flexible towards the cap as all of our prospects ELCs' are gonna run out sooner or later.
I guess I should ask though, what do you see in Gallagher anyway?
I think Gallagher would check a lot of boxes for us.
(1) he is a finisher. Maybe not going to win Rocket Richard trophies, but when he is healthy and playing his game, he should put up 2015-20 Kyle Palmieri-esque numbers.
(2) he is a right shot winger, who can play with pace.
(3) he does well in a possession style game, is a positive CF% player his whole career.
(4) he is close with Ty Smith and I think he could tie into the clubhouse quickly.
(5) he plays with heart, is a leader-by-example type player (would be in some ways, like another Miles Wood in that respect).
...and he has always been one of my favorite non-Devils.