Why would you want howard for crow for only 700k less when howard has done nothing in the playoffs? As if detroit would take mcneill for him or that crawford would waive his nmc.

Very very little of this makes sense. Kruger doesn't take a 1 year deal let alone at 2 mil. You will get a much better return for Crawford. Bickell doesn't move without a sweetener. Detroit doesn't trade howard for McNeil and the hawks don't give up another 1st rounder. You don't receive a better return for Morin than you do for Versteeg.

And the Jets don't take Crawford without making the Hawks take Pavelec back.

You also need to take on another bad contract if you wish to trade Bickell. No-one is going to just absorb his cap hit like that.