I like this trade as another Preds fan. we need to pair Ekholm up with somebody better plain & simple, Benning doesnt have it. However, I don't think Montreal would accept when were giving them 2 3rd liners, a middling prospect, and a 3rd. I still like Afanasyev's potential but his ceiling is a burner that's physical on the outside for me. He needs to take the Jeannot route and he'd be great.

I think it's need Luke Evangelista or Zachary L'heureux as a base for Chariot. After that I see Hoffman as a value between a 3 round or a 2 round pick. So a prospect like Afanasyev could be a good idea and a pick could be add to the lot with conditions like for exemple if Nashville pass first round it's give MTL a second round, if Nashville goes in final it's give MTL a first round etc.