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Pulock is basically immovable at this point in time. There's just nothing in the pipeline behind the NHL guys at RHD - they have Grant Hutton (28 years old, 16 NHL GP), Paul Ladue(31, 70), and Aidan Fulp (23, UDFA) under contract, and 2020 7th rounder Tomas Machu's rights. Sure, TJ Brodie could come in and do a decent imitation of Pulock for 2023-24, but that leaves you with the decision of extending a 34 year old guy next summer, or hoping you can get a decent option in UFA.
As said above, it's basically getting a pair of rentals at the cost of 7 years of Pulock and 3 years of JGP. It's filling one of your holes (top line winger) by creating another big one at RD1. And that's before you get to the cost of whatever a Nylander extension looks like - because he sure as hell better be sticking around if Pulock gets traded for him. As much as I dislike this value for the Isles in general, it's a borderline inexcusable trade if Nylander comes without an extension already in place.