If Severson is worth Nylander in your eyes, then how is Kane worth that?

What exactly are we going for? Connor Bedard?

Would be Bedard to Arizona if Toronto won the Lottery, so perhaps the goal is to get Matthews there + make the futures cupboard emptier.

Everybody not named Toronto rejects these trades.

Agreed. And if im Toronto, i might turn down that NJD trade as well.

So we give up Nylander, but get Kane, and improve our D. How is that bottoming out?

Did you miss the 1st round pick attached to that trade, which allows us to either get Kane or upgrade our D? We seem to think this team can improve without making difficult decisions. Either we sacrifice something, or we get back to drafting + developing talent, which means (Realistically) our window isn't right now.

A cap dump (from the Hawks perspective), a minor league player, and 2 late firsts for one of the greatest American players to ever play the game?

2 1sts a player to flip and a solid prospect. For a rental on Kane.