do not Devil my ass
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Team's good but not necessarily made any better by the moves you made.
The difference in ability between Boqvist and Lowry is negligible and is nowhere near enough to warrant the Devils giving up a 1st in this trade.
I'd rather just the Devils resign Haula to play 3C, he's a fair bit better than Boqvist and Lowry anyway.
Barbashev at 6m x 5 would be a major mistake and unlikely to live up to that cap hit even his first year.
This would soon turn into a complete anchor for the Devils as they attempt to resign Mercer, Nemec and Hughes in future seasons.
The Devils already have such a problematic contract like that in Palat anyway.
I could get behind the idea of playing Johnson at 3RHD for one year as to late Nemec develop one more season in Utica but I'd rather they give that 3RHD spot to Reilly Walsh, there's a lot more upside in him.
Giving that much up for Trenin reads like a bad idea, achieves absolutely nothing other than pissing a fair bit of draft capital up the wall.
Rather just play one of Boqvist, Foote or sign someone like Archibald for that spot if need.