Draft

Islanders say no
And very far off for Lundell

Lee is a lot better than Anderson

-This trade is tough. Guenther has had NHL success but Hutson feels like a higher ceiling guy. I think Montreal would blink on this one and keep the higher upside play.

-I don't think Allen gets back a haul, but I think someone will bite this summer. Sharks feel unlikely because they will still be in rebuild mode, but there are teams out there looking for a solid 1B and Allen can pull that off reasonably well.

-I think Calgary would take a swing at one of your excess D over Ylonen - they have a ton of UFAs and a guy like Jayden Struble is probably more valuable than another bottom-6 forward. I don't think this is a bad trade, but it feels like one of those trades that fans of both teams are mildly annoyed by.

-The easiest no here. Both players are overpaid against their production, but Lee is actually still a somewhat useful NHL player. Add in the fact that Lee's overpaid deal only has 2 years left after this while Anderson's has 3. Oh, and Lee is the captain of the team and has a full NTC that turns into a 15-team over the summer.

-Florida would be selling low on Lundell if they moved him right now. He's still young enough that I wouldn't want to trade him right now. This package is nothing to sneeze at, but I still think the Panthers keep Lundell and hope he can look more like his rookie year self again.

Habs absolutely pass, without even a second thought

Apparently Anders Lee can skate well enough to record points at the rate of 0.4 per game compared to Anderson's 0.28 despite getting 50 seconds less time on ice per game.