This is actually pretty good!

I wouldn't call the other trades minor moves, but its not too bad. Don't think Toronto wants anything to do with Seabrooks anchor of a contract.

No to Sharp and Oduya. NMC are huge in the "minor moves". I can see the Hawks moving both Hjalmarsson and Panarin but would hope the goal is to create cap space first and foremost. While it would be nice to acquire Drouin as well as Palat to shore up one of several weak positions, the reality most likely is that Chicago will continue their trend of going with youth. There seems to be skepticism whether or not DeBrincat can play in the NHL. Connor Sheary is doing just fine, ADB will also be good, maybe real good! Knott should get get a good, long look as well.

Cap space, center depth, defensive depth, secondary scoring would be my main concerns going into the next few weeks. Bowman, yet again, has his work cut out. After the ED, his attention just may be with Vegas until the draft. Dallas and NYI would be others to keep high on his radar, IMO.

All great moves for the Blackhawks in a vaccuum. Except for Sharp & Oduya. They're not the same players and they're not worth it. The Blackhawks need to get younger, not older.
Reality, Seabrook's contract is untradeable right now. I don't really understand why TBL would want Panarin & Hjalmarsson instead of Palat & Drouin at a combined $10M. With their RFA's this offseason and then UFA's & RFA"s next offseason, I'm guessing they'll be focused on trying to keep their own players rather than taking on contracts in trades from other teams. If anything they'll look to trade for cheaper players

Don't love the idea of another small, scrappy guy but TJohnson for Panarin and Hjalmarsson could work, at least from the Hawks perspective. I imagine Yzerman would still want to re-sign Palat so Drouin could be the odd guy out. Both teams have lots of choices this summer, hey?!

Yes, both teams certainly do. The other team that is very interesting to me is the Blues with Parayko. They have 4.4M in cap, is that enough for him plus replacing a couple of 4th line forwards? His agent might (should) be looking for a bigger commitment than a bridge deal. If that's the case they'll probably have to move a player.

All great points. My thought process behind Oduya and Sharp: Both have played in the system, playing less important minutes, and alleviate the need for depth being filled out with youngsters. Other than Schmaltz and Hartman at times, I think they all could get valuable time in the A bulking up and getting stronger. One thing we didnt have this year, the versatile forwards who can play on lines 1-4 and be effective in whatever role, for example Steeg, Shaw, Ladd, guys like that. Sharp and Oduya can both do that.