Idk much about Kuhlman,
but i think that’s a deal that could get it done for Hall

I’d expect only a handful of teams will actually offer a 1st for him- so that offer would certainly be in the running imo

Hall will not get a 1st let alone a bench-warmer too.

"All three guys would have immediate positive impacts on the B's" Unlikely for Rakell. Hall if he bounces back. Hjalmarsson is a defensive D and ideally, he's on your second pair on the right side.

Cant have both.... Hall or Rakell both are worth 1sts in this scenario of retention or contract status. Also please keep your drafting mistakes. Soooooo tired of seeing east coast Sam Steel be thrown around as if he has that much value.

Rakell would be the only one i’d want and i’m not sure about that at this point after he got blasted the other day.

We won't be taking less than a second plus an NHL RW or RD or a first plus an NHL-ready RW or RD prospect for Rakell. We can just keep him unless we get a good offer.

Debrusk 23g per 82 games .566 ppg

Steel 11g per 82 .364 ppg.

Not exactly a valid comparison.

Rakell's 22 points would put him fourth on your team (Krejci has only 21, but has played 20% fewer games), and there are subtle indications that Boston is a better team than Anaheim.

Cant argue. I'm inferring they are both players in a limbo that were drafted ahead of much better selections. But, yes cant argue on the basis Jake Debrusk is a much better goal scorer and overall producing forward. But, adding him to a roster like Anaheim will not help his development at all. Nonetheless, I agree with what you say in the angle you took it. I was just having fun.

Not sure he would have those 22 pts in Boston. Not taking a shot at Rakell and he's a good player, it's more about the Bruins (ineffective offensive system). Most of the middle-six players struggle at some point in their Bruins' tenure because of that and Rakell is a middle-six player so I'm not sure he would produce as much or more in Boston, that's what I'm trying to say.

Buffalo says no thank you. The prospect you are trying to pass off is not even in your top ten prospects. You were hoping to slide this by without people looking up who the prospect was.

Rakell brings speed and strong play making. Hall also has speed and scoring. We need a shut down dman and a veteran presence and Hjalmarsson would be perfect there. He'd be much more effective with McAvoy, would allow him go play in an even more offensive role.

With how Hall has been playing, Buffalo would be lucky to get more than that.

We don't need a "shut down dman and a veteran presence" we need a two-way defenseman that can move the puck and help the transition. After Grzelcyk and McAvoy, nobody has even average puck-moving skills. Hjalmarsson isn't that.

Hall having any salary retained doesn't really matter since he's a UFA at the end of the year and I doubt Buffalo is going make any major changes in which they'd need that space. DeBrusk still has a high ceiling and potential, just needs a change of scenery, so he has lots of value.

DeBrusk can play RW, or take Zboril/Senyshyn instead.

There has been absolutely no consistency in the middle 6 lines this year with Covid and injuries. Rakell would finally give Krejci that elite playmaker that he's been lacking for years, and the #2 PP unit would be so much better. Rakell would probably have way more than 22 points.

I don't know what games you've been watching, but Lauzon and Zboril both have been really rough in the defensive zone, more Zboril. Hjalmarsson is an upgrade over both of them and would immediately help the back end. He'd allow for more of the younger guys to go and play more up and in the play.

"we need a two-way defenseman that can move the puck and help the transition" Is it too hard to read

I disagree. We need help on the back end, but what we dont need is someone that is going to join the play and leave one of our young dmen exposed. Getting Hjalmarsson would allow guys like Zboril and Lauzon to step up and make more plays, knowing that Hjalmarsson can cover defensively.

"Getting Hjalmarsson would allow guys like Zboril and Lauzon to step up and make more plays, knowing that Hjalmarsson can cover defensively"

Not really. You put Hjalmarsson with McAvoy. Zboril/Lauzon are on different pairings so Hjalmarsson can't cover defensively. As I said, we need a good two-way D that can help offensively and defensively.

Make the 1st for Hall a 2nd and maybe the Bruins do that. Kuhlman pushes play and given the right opportunity will be a good bottom 6RW. He’s likely the fill in for Wagner on the 4th line on the Bruins. He doesn’t finish well but does everything else really well. He’s also not had a ton of development time, which is why I’d say his ceiling Is likely 3RW. Bruins tried him elsewhere and the finish isn’t there. Can be developed probably. He would be good for Buffalo because he doesn’t play like an entitled B***ch.

Zboril wont even be playing. So Miller covers for Lauzon and he can join the play. Ta da. There also aren't a lot of TWD that are available, so Hjalmarsson really would be ideal.

I'm more than fine with giving up a 1st for Hall. If he can return to any sort of resemblance to his MVP form, its a win for the B's. Kuhlman is a great depth forward yes, but he is expendable and I'd move him in a heartbeat for Hall.

That was not the main issue. Only 2/6 defensemen are good puck-movers.