very unrealistic

I understand the financial commitment involved with both players but if I'm Chicago I accept. They both have 2 years left so it doesn't hurt post Bedard ELC and ownership/management has already shown their willingness to overpay for the right guys. Lee definitely falls into that category.

You nailed it! Totally unrealistic.

At least two of those 1st round picks you are proposing to use as part the RFA package for Pettersson will be needed to move Lee and Pageau and their combined $12m cap hit for the next two seasons, not to mention the almost $18m in actual $$ the acquiring team will be spending.

The 3rd round pick for Palmeiri retained MAY work but you have the pick going the wrong way, if you look back to last summer the Islanders paid a 2nd round pick to get rid of Bailey’s very similar contract situation.

And given Mayfield’s age, I don’t see any team jumping at the chance to acquire six more season at $3.5m… maybe since he is a RHD but I highly doubt it.

Face it Lou screwed your team for the foreseeable future.

We wouldn’t have to send a pick back for Palmeiri. He has played at a very high level under Roy and he is a far better player then what Bailey was when we traded him. Mayfield I doubt we could move. Lee could be a buyout option. We could retain on jgp with a 2nd to another team.

Also bedard playing with lee could be good leadership since lee has the c on with the islanders. A line of him hall and bedard wouldn’t be bad

I tend to agree w/ @JK74. I could see the Hawks having interest in both of those players. JK's assessment is spot on. I'm just not convinced that two 2nd's is quite enough. It very well might be. But I could definitely see the Hawks holding out for another 3rd or maybe a prospect they like. It's still a LOT of cap hit.