Yeah but like all backups, there were concerns about whether Raanta could handle a starter's workload, and those concerns have proven true as he's played only 92 games in three seasons.
If I'm trading a top-10 pick and a recent first-rounder, pieces like Raanta and Stepan aren't really what I'm looking for. But maybe that's a bit revisionist.
Otherwise... Schmaltz is great, Kessel should be better than he is, Hall is great, the Keller and Chychrun picks were both good, Garland has developed well.
For years, Arizona was being run like a formality. Chayka has run it like an organization.
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