not going to derail the thread, but I think most of the bigger trades were fine. Even the Tkachuk trade in isolation was fantastic. Sure, the last season has skewed that, but at the time, Tre was rightly hailed for getting Huberdeau, Weegar, Schwindt and a 1st for a forward who made it clear he wasn't going to re-sign. We can debate everything that followed, but the trade haul itself was impressive and I also think that Huberdeau will rebound. Weegar will be a cornerstone for years.
The Hamonic trade was terrible and I hated the Monahan trade to sign Kadri from the minute it happened. Also blew too many picks on deadline acquisitions, so the more I think about it, I wouldn't actually put "trades" in the win column. RFA contracts were super strong though. I keep laughing at those Lindholm and Hanifin deals.
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