Quoting: OldNYIfan
You're wrong in isolation, and you're doubly wrong in the context of your having a surplus of quality LhDs on the roster and in the pipeline. Kent Hughes would push a peanut with his nose on his hands and knees down St. Catherine's Street in the dead of winter to make this trade, as your knowledgeable colleague BadaBing says.
I agree that Boldy is worth more than Guhle atm, but not to the extent you're suggesting and that's being suggested in this trade. If Kent Hughes was hell bent on getting Boldy and had to overpay, then this deal is fine.
Let's not undersell Guhle here, he's still very much
projecting to be a top pairing defensemen, and is trending to achieve that projection. The scouting report on this very website suggests it, multiple scouting reports and articles from other websites (the Athletic recently wrote about Guhle, etc.) suggest the same. All agree he won't be a superstar, but a steady reliable two-way top pairing guy.
Best comparable I can think of that Guhle is
projecting to become, is Jacob Slavin. Not a superstar, doesn't play the PP, but plays the most even strength and PK minutes and can put roughly between 30-40pts a season. Definitely a top pairing guy.