My rationale for this trade is as follows

NJD sign and trade Severson to Vancouver including a 6 year 5.5 AAV contract. For this service they would typically receive a late round pick 5-7, but instead get Chicagos 4th and Dallas 3rd in 23 because they include Sharangovich to Chicago.

Vancouver moved back from 11 to 19 but pick up a 2nd in 24 and clear 12 million dollars in cap of which they immediately spend 5.5 on the Severson contract. I feel like there are two ways to look at this trade… Vancouver is ready to compete now and it’s a good trade OR Vancouver is again misevaluating their position in the league and jumping the gun with another expensive contract that won’t push them over the edge.

Chicago moves a lot of draft capital but also gets experienced forwards to play with Bedard and become more competitive.

Devils decline. Yegor is going for a 2nd imo