Why does NJ do this?

1. They are giving up primarily futures/unproven players on a team full of young talent, simply, other than Nemec, many of the players are redundant
2. Tatar is a cap move and not core given age and expiring contract
3. Picks will be late firsts
4. Uniting all 3 Hughes brothers is a marketing boon, not to mention you're getting a PPG defenseman
5. Demko is a top 5 goalie when healthy...

NJ is getting a cup from this

Vancouver
1. Hard to move 2 of their core pieces for futures but it restocks their shelves with youth
2. Some of the picks gained can be used to back fill other areas
3. Canucks need to reset

These two teams are a marriage made in heaven, one has a ton of youth it legitimately has no room for, the other has the pieces that puts NJ into a decade of contender status and likely a few cups.

This is a trade that doesn’t make sense for either team

NJ declines.