LMAO no and it's not close either; Chicago wouldn't even sit down at the negotiating table with that bad an offer

Please expand on where the inequity is. I genuinely would like to know. Both teams would be unloading 2 unwanted contracts. Chicago would be giving up the better prospect goalie as of now, but Konovalov is no slouch. He was one of the top KHL goalies for a few years at a very young age before coming over, drafted 85th overall, which is pretty high for a goalie. Chicago gets a 2nd pick for a 3rd to make up for the prospect difference. Connolly isn't even in the NHL this season and has a cap hit of $3.5M. Barrie may have high cap hit, but he is a PP specialist and he led the entire NHL D in points just last season. Murphy is a UFA so you lose him for very little at the deadline anyway. His Cap hit is too high for many Cup contenders to trade for him at the deadline as a rental. That was my logic, anyway.

Murphy is an unwanted contract? That's news to us Hawks fans, and considering that the Hawks signed Murphy to an extension (and thus he isn't a UFA), it's probably news to them too. The Hawks need a top 4 defensive RHD way more than they need a D like Barrie.

Ah crap... I really thought he was on an expiring contract for some reason... yeah, that's definitely a bad trade then. My bad. Back to the drawing board.

Throw out all the rest and what would it take to get Soderblom out of Chicago?

Honestly no idea. The future is uncertain in net for Chicago. If the organization thinks he could be the future in net they probably won’t part with him. But as of now he hasn’t shown anything, so I can’t imagine his value would be terribly high. It’s a tough situation to get a read on.

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, it's a tough read. He's been lights out for a while, but he's still young. Probably too young to be a regular NHLer at this stage. Most goalies don't have an NHL impact until about 26 years old. That said, he's probably a bit too young for what Edmonton needs, anyway. They need someone who is on the verge of making it.

Yeah, as far as Chicago goalies go, I’d actually be interested to see if the Oilers would make a run at Lankinen this off-season if the Hawks don’t bring him back. He’s been up and down in front of a horrific team, but there’s definitely talent there. Might not be the worst idea for the Oilers to go after a couple of cheaper guys in net who have some talent and see if one of them can break through.