Flames decline

Hawks decline. Schmidt has negative value with that contract. Stanley plays LD which is where the Hawks are stacked with NHL-ready prospects.

Thanks for the insight to the Hawks. I wasn't sure what they had in their system for defensemen prospects. I thought Stanley would give them a young big defensemen that has played enough NHL games to get them to next year. Stanley is on a 1 year deal.

I very much agree about the Schmidt contract. I also figured the Hawks could be able to take on his full contract and also give veteran leadership to whatever prospects they have on defense. Kind of like what Perry and Foligno provide to the forwards.

Take Raddysh and Stanley out of the deal and add the '25 2nd and the Hawks might consider it.

Right idea, but on the left side they have prospects Korchinski, Vlassic, Kaiser. With several other LD prospects that could play this season or next.

As far as veteran leadership. They have Seth Jones and Connor Murphy to cover that. With Tinordi and Zaitsev filling out the rest of the NHL team. I don't see the Hawks using assets to pay for "veteran leadership" this season or next. Especially not on someone like Schmidt would be cost assets AND money. If there are roster holes they are better filled in free agency where it only costs them money.