So it's looking like the Hawks trade Hagel for firsts, trade DeBrincat for a first+, don't sign Strome. Those players, along with Kane and Jones, formed their top 5 point producers last season.
If the Hawks start contending in 5 years or so off the back of Bedard and friends because they suck for the next season or two, people will bring up how they traded a 1st for Jones so they didn't tear it down. But they clearly are making a conscious choice to "tank" and rebuild.
Just like the Avalanche and Lightning did.
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