Put me in the camp that doesn't see Barzal moving. Lou seems willing to move Beauvillier, and I think in a Hanafin trade it is the Isle who is adding. They have a very good bottom pairing RD in Mayfield, basically a Gudbranson replacement. They also block Aatu Raty for years at centre if they sign Kadri.
Hanifin for Beauvillier, Mayfield and Raty makes all of the money work for everybody.
Raty is second in scoring at the WJC, plays in a men's league in Finland and is a natural replacement for Monahan or Backlund in a year. Mayfield is a big hitting defensive defensman. Beauvillier plays both wings in the top nine.
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