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As a Blackhawks fan, I would love it if we could pull off these trades, but it's simply not going to happen. Most of these would be steals for the Hawks.
Yes, Ottawa will likely need to pay to get a team to take Murray, but 2 second-rounders is steep, a team would probably take him for one of those. Especially if you do a cap dump swap. As you pointed out, if Ottawa really wants to get rid of that cap hit, they can just bury Murray.
Yeah, the Leafs will have to pay to move Mrázek, but again, we aren't the only team that can weaponize cap space. A second to take on Mrazek would be a really good deal for him, I feel a third is more likely. Two picks and a prospect is insane, especially for a GM angry with Davidson for the way the Hagle trade leaks at the TD. Katchouk is a 3/4th line grinder and doesn't add enough to this trade to warrant that return for eating Mrazek's contract.
I'm a huge Toews fan, but the reality is he isn't a second-line center anymore. He's aging, injury-prone, and doesn't put up the numbers he used to. Even at 5million, asking for a first+ for him seems a bit steep. Maybe I could be wrong, but I don't see a team doing that, especially a team that is gonna have to resign some big-name guys in the offseason (if they can). For that return, it will likely mean taking on more salary to help out with cap issues, such as Lucic.
I doubt very much Kane would waive for Buffalo. I suspect if he waives, it's because he wants to be on a competitive team, and that isn't Buffalo. They were only 4 wins better than the Hawks this year, not to mention his girlfriend and son live in Chicago. That being said, if he were to waive for Buffalo, this is likely the most realistic trade I see here value for value-wise, but I'm not sure the full defensive player movements would fit with what Buffalo needs/wants to do right now. I would suspect a trade for Kane would likely be just Kane for two firsts and a prospect.
I don't have much against that Carolina trade,