My question to you is why would the Hawks make this trade... ever?

It's simple math. Hawks keep Moore, the 1st and then have about 12m to sign UFAs instead of taking on Mikheyev, and the newly signed Hronek.

Hronek is good. Like really good and he fits a need in Chicago. The thing is that Mikheyev is a cap dump so it takes draft capital or prospects to move him. Oliver Moore was a dream come true for Chicago when he was still on the board with Tampa's pick last draft. He's going nowhere. Tampa's pick this year is another top 20 and will net another top prospect. I don't see the value here for Chicago considering where they're at right now. Yes, Hronek is worth a package like that from a team ready to win now but Chicago's window is not wide open yet.

Hawks decline. Don't see them trading Moore for a RD who's probably getting $7m plus but doesn't really fit what the Hawks want on their blue line. Hronek is a good player. Not a fit for the Hawks though - especially at that price.

Yup I agree with all the Hawks fans above, keep Moore and the 1st round pick. I would also add that the Hawks should be all over Pesce if what is posted above is the price tag

Good luck getting Pesce to take that deal, even if he is coming off an injury

Honestly, Hronek is riding the coat tails of guys like Hughes, Petey, Miller, and Boeser. I like him, he is a good player, but he isn't THIS good. Also, I wouldn't exactly call him a need, either. Maybe a lot of people don't realize it, but hockey fans and scouts are gushing about Moore and teams are wishing they didn't pass on him right about now. If that draft were today, he would more than likely go in the top 10.

What CHI should do, if they are looking for a player like him, is wait until they have most of their pieces in place, then try to find a deal like VAN did when they traded for him, not wait for players like him to pop and then overpay for them. That is something perennial contenders do when they are sick of falling short in the playoffs in recent years. CHI would probably end up squandering most of his prime years, anyway.