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I'm on the fence on this. I think the structure of the deal is sound, but maybe Van adds a 2nd? So it's (loosely) Boeser/1st for TRad (price is steep but you're getting a 20 goal scorer and shedding $6M of cap in one move), Garland for 1st, Myers/2nd as a dump. I like Garland and Boeser. They'll put up 50 points each likely. They make the Hawks competitive without making them good. And they could always be flipped at TDL with retention.
Although, I'm not sure if they make the Hawks "too good" to finish outside the top 5. I'm guessing the goal is to finish in the top 5 of the draft again and then make a move like this next year where you see additions that actually improve the team and players who fit a little more in the long term plans.