I mean, you're obviously reaction hunting, but wow that Nylander trade is awful even for you

well if you don’t know anything about Jones and White, that would be your comment. ANH 1st rd pick should also be a good one. 👍

We aren’t interested in giving away our 1st round pick for a rental

well at least you didnt say "well that's just your opinion". And yeah, I know lots about those two players and they arnt remotly good enough to be considered anything but throw ins for a nylander trade.
But yeah, the trade is awful for BOTH teams is the point. Why would anaheim move a high first for a guy that probably wont stay? Why would toronto want middling bottom 6 guys (at best) and a 1st for their best playoff guy by far when they are trying to compete ?
Just terrible all around

Willy will sign in Anaheim. Can tan during the season plus he has good C’s to play with.

Yeah, if we want to we try to sing him in FA

There is absolutely no reason for us to trade anything for him this year

Hawks pass easily

I wouldn’t do any of these

Hawks aren't doing that

-Islanders wouldn't be trading 7 years of Pulock for one year of Brodie and a pair of prospects, including one who hasn't been able to stay on the ice at all. Pulock's full NTC kills this anyway.

-Why would the Hawks do this? Jarnkrok has no value to them as a 32 year old with term remaining; I'd argue that you'd have to staple a strong asset to him just to get Chicago to consider. Liljegren for Murphy *might* be something interesting to them, but add on the retention and the poison pill you're adding with Calle and I think they easily pass.

-Both teams say no. On the Toronto side, this actively makes them very, very much worse with the hope that Anaheim's pick winds up being a big one - although I'd argue that by giving them the clear-cut best player in the deal you're probably tanking the value of that pick, too. On the Ducks side, why would they give up a potential lottery pick for a rental? Nylander will help them win more games, sure, but not nearly enough to justify falsely accelerating the rebuild by giving up this year's 1st. If they really think he's a good fit, they can try and convince him this summer - and it'll be even easier to do that if they have another shiny new 1st round prospect in the pipeline. Both sides pass.