Team: 2023-24 Chicago Blackhawks

Initial Creation Date: May 11, 2023

Published: May 11, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Draft pick portion of this according to Atlantic value chart is a wash
#17OA (4.5 value) = #35OA (2.4) + #52 OA (1.5) + #89 OA (.6) = 4.5 value
Hawks have a lot of quantity in picks with a prospect pool that is quickly getting better. Flames have a fairly thin prospect pool and might have interest in the quantity this offers.

TRad combo of 750K cap and 20G/40P production are the type of deal cap strapped contenders pay a first for.

Zary is someone close to NHL ready and could easily be as productive as TRad with longer cost control but have to give to get and TRad likely is a higher floor this season at the NHL level where Zary has yet to skate an NHL shift much less a given to be productive.

I assume that one of Zadorov or Tanev must go to make cap work. While not pure cap dumps in that they are actual NHL players, they probably each have a degree of negative value for at least a part of their cap hits....and will be more cap dump from the Hawk perspective.
Zadorov for Jones give the Flames a NHL level LHD, but for a decent amount less in cap (qualify him based on 1.35 cap).

For the sake of this trade, Tanev or Zaorov don't realy change much for me as both are just taking a guy/cap until the TDL and hoping to flip for another pick.

Pelletier can replace Zary and probably be a wash for this.

Ian Mitchell can replace Caleb Jones if you prefer a cheap bottom of the roster RFA RHD to LHD (and I suppose that depends on whether you prefer moving Zadorov or Tanev.

Flame away (pun intended) with criticism and tweaks.