Foegele is a pretty much a more expensive Robinson so part of this deal is to save 1.15mil in cap next year without losing the kind of game Foegele brings. The other part is to get the offensive skill and speed of Nyquist.

The value for CBS is in the 2nd round pick and another offensively skilled W prospect.

An additional 1.325mil is retained by a 3rd team in exchange for the 5th.

This is a a steep price to pay, but I believe the team will be far more likely to be able to contend with Murphy on the right side in place of Barrie. His contract fits well within the McDavid contention window and, if Bouchard is bridged like Dobson (~4mil for 3 years), the cap isn't too much of an issue.

Tinordi adds a more veteran LD presence to swap out of Niemo and Broberg in hopes of mitigating mistakes when they begin to crop up. Murray hasn't shown capable of that.

I think Barrie has value but I understand that others don't see it that way. I remain convinced that any team acquiring Barrie will be able to get an asset out of him with 50% retained next year.

The main value in return for Murphy is the 2023 1st. Neither Holland nor EDM as a team trade their 1sts very often so it takes special circumstances to do so- this is one such circumstance IMO.

Lavoie is a standard boom-bust guy that may benefit from a change of scenery. Not operating under the illusion that he's worth a lot.

Desharnais may not look like much, but he was among the AHL's best Dmen last year and, given his reach and mature game, could be a solid placeholder for CHI during their rebuild. Still not worth a lot, but CHI could use another RD behind Jones.

An offseason favourite!

This deal becomes less and less likely by the day given the way these two are performing together. Even if they don't sustain this pace, they're demonstrating their ability to impact the game and play with pace and assertiveness on a 4th line- exactly what EDM needs.

I genuinely believe Jesse would thrive in NJ where possession hockey is the name of the game and where they could use size and reach higher up in the lineup.