Personally, I would rather force an offer sheet...and four first rounders than the trade. Yep, there are two first rounder in that trade Smith and the pick and then one year of Hall, which might be worth about an offer sheet compensation. But certainly a good thought on the trade.

Hall would need to be extended first.

Or just didn’t think it thru that Hall will put you thru the same Marner hell again next year.

And I think there are better way to spend the 10m (or whatever) that Hall might demand and get as UFA.

You're neither. Just boring.

I think Hall and Marner are on the same level, so you shouldn’t have NJD add all those other assets.

Maybe. But Marner is 5 years younger and has 5 years of team control left