I'm in this 31 team fantasy league and I manage the Coyotes, with their current players and prospects.
In doing some research on that team, this is what I think about the players involved:
Kevin Bahl reminds me of Wotherspoon. Not commenting on how he will pan out in the NHL, just in terms of style of play. Solid defensive defenseman, good positioning, decent skater, tough to play against. Upside is maybe like a Hjalmarsson.
Schnarr reminds me of Gawdin. Bit of a late bloomer, smart player, decent size. I think he tops out as a responsible 3rd or 4th line guy.
Merkley has always reminded me a bit of Shinkaruk. Smaller guy, decent skill, has a bit of a mean streak when he's on but is mostly seen as a bit of a floater. Boom or bust type of a guy. Also older than the other guys.
The 1st and (likely) 3rd are probably the most valuable pieces NJ got back.
I think it's a fair deal for a few months of Hall. I can't really say who won or lost - I think it's pretty even.
My guess is the Flames didn't want to part with the 1st without any conditions on it, and probably wanted to get a sense of whether Hall was going to re-sign. This is purely my speculation based on what I've read.
I think it would have been nice to get Hall at that price, but I don't think it was necessarily a great deal that we missed out on. Hopefully we can add another top 6 piece later in the season.
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