Trading for Muzzin is a long way from getting McDonugh for free.

Nashville certainly has no reason to give up two picks for Kerfoot. Hawks can get a better offer. Muzzin doesn't waive to CBJ.

You might get Strome for $3M on a 1 year...maybe 2 year, but not 3 years. $3M was his last deal, his QO is $3.6M and arbitration would likely give him $4.5m to $5m

You really think arbitration will give him that much?

Yup, been widely talked about from the analysts that cover the hawks. His numbers support $4.5M to $5M based on comparables which is why the Hawks don't want to try to sign him and why teams aren't that interested to acquire his rights only to end up in arbitration. As a UFA, there is no arbitration but someone will pay him $3.5M is my guess.

If there was a reasonable chance of him repeating something like this past season, it might work just as a temporary second line wing upgrade while Tolvanen and/or Tomasino work to solidify that role (yes, Jeannot could move up, but breaking up the HERD line would be a crime).