I think they tried to trade him last year. No takers due to contract. Similar situation as Boeser IMO. Which leads me to think we'll be stuck with Boeser until he's in the final year of his contract.
So what is the final deal?
To NYR:
Tarasenko
Mikkola
To STL:
Blais
Skinner
1st
4th
?
There's the value of a UFA rental. We did very well with Bo if that's the case considering how high the NYI pick could be plus Raty (A tier prospect).
And they're still likely in cap trouble moving forward. Adding Hughes is just gonna make things worse unless one of their more major pieces is removed from the roster (ie. Bratt)
Yeah, taking Severson out weakens that 3rd pair considerably. Especially if Nemec is gone now too.
So in comes Hughes
Out goes Severson, Haula, Nemec, ...