What would be the price for Colton Dach ?

You'd have to ask Kyle Davidson to get the correct answer. But if I were him, I wouldn't be interested in moving Dach without a haul coming back.

Just for reference, In 2022, Pronman did a 2021 re-draft ranking and had Dach moving from there 62nd overall up to 38th. I think if Pronman did another "2021 re-draft" now, Dach would be going even earlier than that, somewhere in the mid to late 1st round.

I proposed Reichel vs Barron a couple days ago but Hawks fans wanted to bet on Reichel upside
What about a Colton Dach vs Justin Barron swap 1 for 1 ?

I would not do that. Barron is not worth what you seem to think he is. He is a borderline bust at this point and he will no longer be waiver exempt next season.

I'd probably do the Reichel for Barron deal before Dach for Barron. I like Barron more than Garak does, but I'm not sure I'd pull the trigger on either trade. I think ultimately Reichel and Dach end up competing for the same roster spot - 3rd line LW - and Dach wins out. Just my two cents.

Barron played top 4 minutes in the NHL but he yet called a 22 yo bust when Dach is 21 yo with zero NHL games under the belt (when we know defenseman takes longer to develop)
The reason Barron is in the AHL is because of MTL depth on the blueline. That depth won't be gone next year, so I think another defenseman will get dealt, I just think Barron has more value than a Jordan Harris / Jayden Struble so he could return a good prospect back

It really is a good looking group for the Icehogs next season. I see two of Seney, Gust, Philip or Bjork back as veteran forwards and a 3rd vet as the 7th D. Probably a couple of experienced guys on AHL deals for depth. Interested to see if Kyle goes after any undrafted free agents or if he just stands pat w/ his draft picks.

I'm not trying to argue with you about this or be mean, I'm just telling you what I think. And I said "borderline bust" not a straight up bust. He has had plenty of opportunity with both COL and MTL and hasn't shown enough to even hang onto a roster spot. Even if he takes more time, he probably ends up a 3rd pairing dman. He is a pending RFA and is losing his waiver exemption after this season. Dach has been playing VERY well in his first pro season, he plays a desirable style, and he has two more seasons on his contract with waiver exemption. If CHI does go after Barron it WILL NOT be with players like Dach or Reichel. Maybe a mid round pick for his rights if MTL is ready to move on and CHI likes him. But I highly doubt we are moving Dach or Reichel any time soon unless it is for an overpay.

It's just a dumb thinking a mid round pick but whatever
I see a lot of posts from Habs fans so I'm used too it
And again you are not listening, he doesn't need more time, he could be a regular if it wasn't for our depth
He was 20 yo when he played 2 games for the Avs, of course he wasn't going to be a regular ...
Anyway, you can say : I wouldn't be interested in a Barron vs Reichel or Dach swap, instead of 'I would do a mid round pick for Barron'

I could see Roos head back to Sweden next year. He was fairly good in the 17 games he featured in with Chicago last season, but he's been stuck in RFD and he doesn't really have much of a pathway up to the Hawks at this point. I wouldn't mind bringing him back since I've seen him play his off side alongside the likes of Allan & Phillips and that itself it useful, but he'll probably want a lot more $ to play in the minors.
Scott Powers in one of his recent articles says the Hawks likely won't sign Basse unless some drastic happens.
I think Dominic James heads back to uni since he only played two games this season after a major shoulder injury. Unless Rockford can give him ample ice time in their top 9, I'm fine with him going back to Minnesota for a senior year.
With Marcel Marcel idk if getting reps with Indy next season or just sending back to the Czech Republic would be better for his development. Either way his ceiling is probably a 13F anyways.

But yeah Rockford on paper looks really good, and Anders Sorensen is a solid coach. Now its just improving from being good to being great.

Well, it is an important distinction. I would give up a 3rd or maybe a late 2nd tops for Barron, but I would not sell Reichel or Dach for that little. Which means at an even swap, CHI would be leaving value on the table. Also, I am looking at MTL's depth, and if he is what you say he is, he shouldn't have a hard time keeping an NHL roster spot against Kovacevic, Struble, Xhekaj, Harris, or Guhle, imo. Also, I wouldn't call an average of 16:56 TOI "top 4 minutes".

Regardless, you glossed over the most important point I made. He is a pending RFA who will no longer be waiver exempt. That means MTL either has to re-sign him and chance losing him on waivers if he can't lock down a roster spot, or be forced to trade him. Why would CHI trade assets for him just to risk losing him on waivers? They would essentially be paying MTL to assume all the risk. That diminishes his value.

With Dach we have plenty of time before he will need waivers and he looks like he will be a much more important player at his ceiling than Barron. With Reichel we have no reason to move on from him and every reason to give him all the time he needs to put his game back together, unless someone is overpaying. Context and details are important in these discussions.

Well, as I said in the description, I don't expect all of these contracts to be signed or all of these players to be in Rockford next year. And I also guarantee some of the veteran AHLers will be back next season on AHL/ECHL contracts.

Also, I really don't care what Powers says. I like the guy, but most of what he does is speculative, and most of his speculation is pretty bad. Half the time it seems like he doesn't even watch the kids play, like he is just parroting other writers and scouts. I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't sign Basse, but I don't see why they wouldn't sign him, either. He is only required a one year deal. Let him and Stauber battle for the spot behind Commesso, and stash the other in Indy. It's not like they couldn't afford to see what they got. They have the roster space if you include the ECHL.

I'm pretty sure Wall Maz (Chicago Prospects on Twitter) and Tiribassi watch more prospects than Powers does.

OMG it's like talking to some habs fans who don't know puck
Justin Barron will get a contract and have a roster spot in the NHL next season IF he is not traded this offseason. There's no 'risking losing him on waivers', he will play if not dealt. That simple. I think MTL would like to move a defenseman this offseason, either Barron, Harris or Struble. Maybe they all come back and they keep doing the rotation on the backend until injuries, but stop saying he doesn't hold a lot of value because he lose waiver exemption next year lol

Uh huh... Sure, bud. Take care.