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Both are severe underpays but I don't think either of them are necessarily guys that Boston would want to target, so I think everyone declines?
Toews is playing at a 50 point pace and is a solid middle-6 C. I would assume that Chicago would want a 2nd & a prospect back with full retention (and I think the Hawks could potentially sacrifice a 4th on their end to get a 3rd team in to retain him down to $2.625M.) Keyser is a goalie who's spent his entire career bouncing between the ECHL & AHL so far, so I can't put a ton of value on him; Steen is 24 and hasn't stuck in the NHL yet. Not enough value here for Chicago - but Toews is a center and only a center, so why are you shopping near the top of the market when Toews is a guy who wouldn't necessarily kick Bergeron or Krejci out of their top 6 spots? I think this is the type of value is what Boston should aim to pay for a bottom-6 forward upgrade; Toews just isn't the guy to target.
Mayfield's a 20+ minute, physical RHD. His profile is extremely comparable to Josh Manson's, in terms of performance, with the caveat that Mayfield has much more playoff experience than Manson did at the time of his trade, and Mayfield's full cap hit is less than what Manson's retained hit was last year. I'd argue that the 2nd & a prospect Manson got back is a good place to start, then - which is not here. Adding Craig Smith to the trade means the Isles are also giving you the cap space to make the other trade - so where's the sweetener for them helping you out? A pending UFA like Craig Smith has zero value to a selling team, so if you need his money off your cap, you gotta give something in return.