Makes a ton of sense for Chicago. Couple of depth prospects for someone to play with Bedard and if all goes well, should get them a nice return at the deadline.

purely a cap dump, Hall was good here and never complained; since B's dont have much in terms of prospects they'll take any they can get

From a talent perspective, Chicago wins hands down. Taking both team situations into consideration its closer to a win/win, but I think CHI still wins.

Boston - clears $6 million in cap space without giving up assets and gets themselves out of cap hell. They do gain some RD prospects which is an area where they don't have a lot of depth. If either guy becomes even a serviceable bottom pairing d-man then I'll take it. The cap space is the big win for Boston here

Chicago - Adds a top 6 forward for basically nothing. Along with being a 50-60pt player, Hall can also help Bedard with the pressure of being a #1OA pick that is supposed to be the franchises savior.

tater hole abandoned NJD and Buffalo just to end right back into the wastebin XD

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Boston teams treat their players like trash , that's y most FA don't wana sign with the Celtics

1. Halls signs with Buffalo for 2020-21
2. Stuff
3. Power picked #1 by Sabres.

Ruling: It counts

Chicago totally going to flip Hall at the TDL at 3m retained for solid picks. The joys of blowing it up and weaponizing cap space. Brilliant stuff.
Works well for BOS too since they were in a crunch and will use this to keep more important players

Clear cap dump. Chicago wins.

Nice move for Chicago... They don't need cap space and Hall is a human body to play with Bedard

You could add in Montreal and Philadelphia too

What about Dahlin? He was a 1rst overall pick

I can understand trying to maintain a business relationship with other GM's, someday you hope Sweeney remembers the solid KD did for him and returns the favor.

Or he doesn't, and Chicago willingly took on 12.5M in real dollars, 6M on the cap for two more years (or a retained salary slot for a season and a half and hope you get a good return for him at the deadline).

I don't think Chicago is the clear winner at all, Boston is. Boston can now sign Bertuzzi, and/or lock in Swayman without having to give anything up.

Before this deal, Boston had about $5 million to sign at least $5 million. They were screwed. They moved $6 million in cap space for nothing. In fact, they got two prospects out of the deal. I was tempted to give Boston the win here.

I hope he enjoyed that 'long' playoff run with the Bruins, b/c that might be his last trip to the dance for quite a while.

Honestly this is a pretty fair trade.

Boston prospective: The Bruins were able to get rid of Foligno whose contract was too bad to start with. Hall’s contract wasn’t the greatest and by doing this cap dump allows the Bruins to probably sign Bertuzzi and possibly Bergeron.

Chicago prospective: The Hawks acquired some much need goal scoring. Hall will provide some help for Bedard at the start of next season. If the Hawks sign Foligno it will help their weakkkkkk bottom six.

Honestly, the trade isn’t as bad as some people seem. The Bruins trade two guys to get much needed cap space and Hawks get a player who can really help Bedard.

The thing is I don't see Taylor Hall as a cap dump.

I see him as a top 6 forward who has performed better for Boston than when he was with Buffalo.

Question for the Chicago fans: did Mitchell have any value? I remember a few years ago that Mitchell and Boqvist and maybe one other prospect were high end d prospects. But I haven't heard about Mitchel for a couple years. Is he more in the bust category now?

Hawks : Get a former Elite Winger for 2 years to play beside Bedard. Can flip at the TD for massive returns if he fits well

Bruins: Clear 6 Million in cap space, but who are you going to get with that 6 Million that is better than Hall?

Blackhawks win easy

Yes, it's a clear cap dump, which is why I think Boston might have won. They moved $6 million in cap space they desperately needed and got back prospects. Usually teams need to give away prospects or draft picks to dump that much cap space.

Fair or Win-Win...

Next:
a) BOS to sign Bert, &
b) Would not be surprised to see Linus moved this summer to maybe get an NHLer C-man back (#1 or 2)?

There have been stories about it's difficult to work with or who wasted people's time, etc. Goes beyond hoping Sweeney will do you a solid one day.

They got a winger for Bedard. Chicago could care less about cap hit, and they are one of the top-five revenue generators in the league ever year. They clearly think sheltering Bedard is worth the $12.5m over two years. They'll flip or resign him later. It's a win for Chicago.

And yes, Boston got what they wanted, too. Cap space and a couple mid-level prospects.

Definitely think they are going to make a hard run at Bert; even in cap jail would make much sense to ditch your #2 winger for picks

Foligno was a UFA, so his contract was already off the books.



The theory for B's fans is they'll use the money to re-sign Bertuzzi. My guess is they want to get it done before FA opens and Bert can see what money other teams are willing to offer.

He was Injured last year and his points per game suffered as a result. I think Boston is expecting him to continue to drop this year. Hence the cap dump.