We do this trade because we need some better defensemen, especially left shots. St.Louis does this so they don't have to pay Dunn, and save some of that money for Pietrangelo.

The Blues will literally get more if a team offersheets him. Try again

Actually it depends what they offer him for a contract that determine what they would get back. Dunn is the seventh man in St Louis so one would assume that they would be looking for a bridge deal here for the young defender. So somewhere in $1M to $2M range so compensation would only be a third round pick for the player. Then considering that Dunn is/was a second round pick this means he has improved his stock/worth to become a first round pick? He was also a late second round pick.

If this deal was offered to me as the General manager of St Louis I would heavily consider this offer; actually I think the deal is a bit much for Dunn. I would accept a 2nd & 3rd; which sadly the devils don't have. Would I take consider pushing the year(s)? Nope, I don't think so not in this draft class so Yeah a first seems fair but I still would like a third as well. We have the depth in St Louis with Walman, Jake & Pouliot, Derrick in the minors. Not to mention Andersson, Anton developing nicely in Sweden.

Just asking but around how much would Dunn ask for?

I'd think somewhere between 4-5mil per year. Maybe a 5-6 year contract. So let's say 6 years @ 4.5mil=27 mil.

So it would be smarter to trade for him instead of offersheeting

Yeah, i think our 1st rd pick that is the Arizona one, that should get it done.

Idk if St Louis would trade him tho.

I look at it this way. Nobody wants Faulk especially at his price tag, theres no way they trade Parayko, and i think they really want to keep Pietrangelo. So they dont pay Dunn and use that money on Pietrangelo.