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You are completely ignoring the fact that the 1st round pick OTT traded for Cat was 7th overall, and that second pick is 2 years away and will also most likely be late. Not to mention the fact that Anderson will be an expensive cap dump. Not sure why MTL fans think Anderson has value, he is 28 and is what he is at this point, he has LARGELY underperformed since signing that contract, and he still has 5 years left at that $5.5M cap hit. This would have to be a TDL move and Anderson would have to be having a VERY good season, and even then DAL still isn't going to trade Robertson for an aging player like Anderson.
As for the trade with CHI, I doubt that is enough to dump Hoffman. He doesn't have signing bonuses and the contract is backloaded, which means CHI would be on the hook for $5M x 2 years for a total of $10M dollars. Smilanic is meh, and a late 2nd in 2024 is whatever. Also, MTL can claim Beaudin off waivers right now if they want him.