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My biggest nightmare would be Kyle Davidson accepting that proposal.
First off if I was part of Chicago’s management team, Taylor Hall would definitely be brought back to play with Bedard and re-establish his value after a lost season rather then trading him now with 50% retention. If I was to trade him now it would be for an overpay, meaning a 1st round pick.
Secondly, I am on record as saying that Connor Murphy is overvalued by the majority of Hawks fans however, due to the young age and inexperience of the Chicago D core he probably has more value to them then most teams. As a result I wouldn’t be willing to move him for less than a high 2nd round pick.
So when I look at the proposal, the 1st round pick is there but that is it. Murashov seem to be a prospect of some interest but Poulin has entered the suspect category and Puustinen is just a guy… a small guy at that. Chicago has enough of them, neither holds value to the Hawks. Rakell at 30 years old, declining productivity and four more seasons after this one at $5m per is a significant risk that most teams wouldn’t want to touch as you know which is why he is included him in the first place. You would need to add a 1st round pick and prospect just to get rid of him.