Does that help Dallas is Savard better than Hakanpaa? Marginally if at all. Faska and Evans again at best a push and swapping a 2 for a 1 not really seeing the benefit from the Dallas POV.

Stars don't get better with this trade while they're also getting the extra year of Savard's contract and trade down from the 1st round. They decline.

The point of moving Markstrom is tho make room for Wolf, at least for the rest of the season to see if he's ready. Flames decline.

You guys save 1,700,000$ this season for 2 guys signed for next season(so cap controlled) and upgrade the transition game. Evans wins faceoffs almost at the same pace or play pk, but has the offensive touch, hits more, check like a best, and has the hand that Faksa lacks. Savard is a top 10 block shots D-man in the league and plays with a large experienced career, he's also a true leader.

you shouldn't play Wolf this season in a long long agony.

Both Savard (at 50%) and Evans come at the same price as Faksa so you get 2 players at the price of one (assets management)

So yeah I ask a big fat late 1st you'd say, but these experienced guys for 2 years have a price.