Quoting: Orionus
Lol. As a Hawks fan, if they declined that ANA or NJD trade they’d be very wrong. Arguments could be made with EDM and value, but to say that Lindholm isn’t with a middle first, Beaudin and Suter as an RFA is insane.
I see your a Hawks fan but you don't seem to understand what a UFA is.
Lindholm is a 1 year rental. That means the Hawks get him for only 1 season and then he shops the free market. If you think that's worth the #11 pick, Suter, and Beaudin then I think you're insane. We aren't competing for a cup, that's giving up a lot for what?
Butcher is another 1 year rental; again, Hawks have zero rights to him after a season it's highest bidder at that point. He's also a 2nd liner and not much more, so what exactly are you accomplishing by trading Beaudin, Kalynuk after a good first season, Stillman a decent 3rd liner, and Vlassic in the wings? I'm all for trading Zadarov (an RFA not UFA), but bringing in another bottom 4 for what?
There's a reason why fans of the other teams aren't pushing back and even a couple saying Chicago is overpaying here.