I'm okay with this. I don't like giving up first rounders, but that it's at least top-10 protected helps it a little. We still have a thin pipeline in some spots so having no 2nd and no 1st so often has hurt. That said, $6M for two above-average goalies should be a huge change. We still have Schmid, Daws, Poulter, Brennan, and Malek in the pipeline, so there's more room to do things. Bahl was never going to be more than a #6 or #7 here, and with Hatakkah, Vilen, (list goes on) there's less risk in dealing him.
We also didn't hurt our forward depth which likely someone like Ullmark or for sure Saros would have required. I'd have preferred someone a few years younger though.
It's done, we have it, what's next?
We also didn't hurt our forward depth which likely someone like Ullmark or for sure Saros would have required. I'd have preferred someone a few years younger though.
It's done, we have it, what's next?