You managed to pick the least possible destination for Kuznetsov.

I mean value wise, Minnesota couldn’t say yes fast enough.

From a cap space, can Minnesota afford it, perspective. Hard no.

Ya might want to actually look at whether the team you're sending a player to, can realistically afford them.

Why would the Hawks trade 1 UFA for another UFA?

If I really sat down and took my time and looked over every roster then yes I can find the best trade value and fit money in for each team

I could see Mantha being really good with Bedard

Nope

Washington can have Kubalik and the 4th for Jensen.

If you want Joseph, pay a 1st.

They thought the same thing in Washington. But with Ovi, he still left much to be desired.

There's really not. Not on this one anyway.

Again, Merrill is a UFA after the season. That's $1.2M off Minnesota's books if not moved in the trade proposed here.

Reaves costs $1.35M until 2026.

The money just simply doesn't work.

The Jets are pretty thin on the right side and trading DeMelo would just make it worse.

Dowd is worth more than a 5th at his caphit and term and Mantha has been really good this year with McMike. That 2nd line of Protas-McMike-Mantha has been our best line all year and is crazy impactful at both ends of the ice. The chemistry they have isn't worth gaining 700k of Cap that the Caps don't need.

Why are we trading Mantha still? For a much worse player to boot.

No from Winnipeg. They need DeMelo and don't need Oshie nor would the Jets take on his contract without compensation. Not to mention Oshie doesn't waive.

He could also be really bad. As a rebuilding team it makes no sense to trade a UFA for a UFA while at the same time take on a larger cap hit.

Lmaoooo delusional.

Based on what? Martha is a head case with questionable work ethic.

Hawks decline