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You want a 1st for a bust C and a goaltender? No. If you are willing to trade Keller we could have discussions but as for this trade…no.

That trade makes sense for a contender looking for a bounceback/breakout candidate with a high draft pedigree and a need for a new starter.

It does not, however, make sense for Columbus, a team with no less than 3 capable starters, no fewer than 10 bounceback candidates of our own, and an affinity for finishing dead last in the east.

Would rather have Sillinger in the middle 6 C position not him, and we have Greaves, Tarasov, Ivanov going forward unless presented with a bonafied starter

McBain and Utah's 2nd round pick this year for WPG's 26th OA this year and MTL's 5th round pick next year.
Take Dvorak's final year back and ill throw in and ill add Barron or Kovacevic and upgrade that 5th to a 2nd round pick

Utah swaps out 4th line Centers , get better faceoff wins if nothing else but loses physicality to do it
Have him play Dvorak's Wing with Doan and have Hayton learn then take over the Center role full time
Evans only got better as a Faceoff Center since Dvo arrived and its the one single solitary positive about him being on the ice.
55% Faceoff win rate and with the current roster only Duchene can say he's as high or higher.
He's still a cap dump in his final year but he's a good 4th line faceoff center option who might help 1/4 Utah Centers get a Win Rate above 50% this year
Utah can sell him at the trade deadline if they show he's a good 4th line Center for Bulk Faceoffs similar to how Matt Cullen finished his career taking 2nd most on the team with 4th line minutes

Come TDL you'll have Dvo to move and Hayton proving he can be a reliable faceoff guy so he can provide something others dont on another team then work his way up .
If Hayton can maintain a 52% win rate and hit 350-500 by the TDL then i could see teams willing to invest in the 6'1 207lb Center
A cap strapped team will see him as a good gamble if they are shown there is something to build on

Plus Utah's GM gets the chance to profit off Dvorak twice
Why McBain? Hughes was runner up to sign McBain who's the perfect Power Center for MTL to skate beside Slafkovsky and Dach
That said Slaf is on top line now but Dach could still use that boost and our team could use the Physicality he brings

I know a late 1st compared to a CBJ 1st isnt quite what you'd want
But its a deep draft and its still a good pick plus Utah can use it and its numerous 2nd rounders to trade up if thats their desire and get more immediate impact.
If you take Dvorak then you'll be getting a 1st and 2nd so if you trade up it will cover the majority of the cost while acquiring you a similar pick that you were shooting for.
If you get lucky with Dvorak and shop him at the TDL it could recover a decent chunk of the remaining cost to trade up while leaving Hayton still in play hopefully rebounding

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