Dumping Kulak just to replace him with Desharnais is a terrible idea.

Kulak is arguably the perfect bottom pair d-man and Desharnais is not an nhl player.

Hawks probably accept.

depending on what the considerations are . . . they took a 2nd for 2 years of Dickinson at around the same cap hit. An EDM first would presumably fall pretty close to the second . . . Davidson would probably accept a 2026 first -- he likes stacking up the picks, and hey! maybe the bottom falls out in EDM and TOR in the next couple years and those picks wind up being lottery.

There are no picks in this trade. F/C just means Hawks take him for free. Kulak is a solid NHL D man who can play on either side. He's a big upgrade to Zaitsev on the right side, and could play with Jones or Murphy on the left side if Hawks decide not to use 3 rookies on the left side next season. And if Hawks retain on him next summer or at the '25 trade deadline, he's easily moved for a 2nd or 3rd.