Would you trade Tkachuk for Dahlin or Quinn Hughes?
This is a tough one for me. In a vacuum I would take a top pairing defensemen over a first line winger every single time.
In reality though, we have 3 really good left handed Dman already with Chabot, Sanderson and Chychrun. This team also needs Tkachuk and he brings a lot more value around the franchise than either Hughes or Dahlin would in my opinion.
If I'm Andlauer I'm not considering trading Tkachuk at all. He's basically putting Ottawa on the map throughout the league and he's the Ottawa Senators brand at this point. You will sell a lot more Tkachuk jerseys league wide than either Hughes or Dahlin.
Tkachuk is a unique player and also a unique personality around the league. Legitimately a unicorn.