AZ doesn't win this deal.

MN doesn't win either. Or the Lightning...delete this

A lot to process. Doesn’t make it bad, but a lot.

Biggest takeaway is MN isn’t left with enough manpower to compete this year. Or young contracts to survive the buyout years.

TBL consistently commits to winning now and worrying about tomorrow later. If they think Greenway helps, they consider it. Bigger question: Do they see Foote stepping up soon-ish as a top-4 D? If so, they keep him for his contract value. If not, everything they lose is entirely expendable, easily replaced by FAs taking deep discounts to chase a Cup in the sun.

A 1st and Rossi (should) check 2/3 boxes ARZ wants for Chychrun. Though cumulatively a well-pedigreed haul, not sure Foote + Addison + Beckman + Jones, to the Coyotes, equal the potential of a single, first round pick. (GMs always think they know best and can draft best, and I sense that goes double for Armstrong.) Still, it’s not unreasonable to think the quantity of quality between the four has better odds than a very late 1st (i.e. Bruins) of producing that top-half-of-the-lineup NHL player the Coyotes seek.

Of course, Coyotes want a return for Schmaltz as well. Those four should be plenty to compensate for him. Maybe more than enough, maybe not—don’t know them well enough. But if it is more than enough, could anything be added to bridge the gap and equate to that desired 1st? Would it take two 2nds? Would pairs of 3rds, 4ths, and 7ths provide enough lottery tickets? Or is the ring of a 1st round pick, or prospect drafted top-10, too embedded in Armstrong’s mind to this point….as term continues to tick off Chychrun’s contract?

Though some have dismissed this out of hand, I figured you deserved a reasoned response. MIN this season is still the first stumbling point. But it’s not about anybody “winning” trades; if that were the case, dealing would be nigh impossible. Fair deals are key, with the aim of said fair deal better suiting your particular team’s needs, now and in the future.

This trade even if you think Foote and Bellemare are expendable ( I don't think TB management does) this guarantees They can't sign Ross Colton this off season. It leaves TB with 16 NHL contracts and 5.9 million in cap space having signed no one