More to the point, every GM goes into every trade thinking that particular deal is a positive-sum game for the teams involved. If you don't think it will improve your team in the time frame that you're most concerned about, you don't make the trade.
The Flames traded Markstrom because they didn't need him as much as they needed a big body on D and a first-round pick. The Devils traded Bahl and the first because they didn't need those assets as much as they needed a starting goalie. Wolf filled the hole on the Flames, and other players in the Devils' system filled their hole on D.
Every voluntary trade is made by people who believe it makes them better off, on both sides.
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