Does someone mind explaining how these trades were a landslide/fleecing for any involved team.
SJS got Hoffman, Donaghy, and a 5th ('20) for Boedker, Bergman, 6th ('20).
From what I understand, the Donaghy and Bergman are moot because they are both marginal assets at best. San Jose essentially turned Boedker into Hoffman and moved up a round in the middle of the '20 draft. Prior to all the drama, I would have said Hoffman was worth a mid to late first and a prospect. Obviously, the drama diminished his value and Ottawa had to get rid of him to save face so they weren't going to get great value for him anyways. Ottawa was bound to get an underwhelming return because of Hoffman's fiance, not necessarily because of a fleecing by another GM.
SJS then got a 2nd ('19), 4th ('18), and a 5th ('18) for Hoffman and a 7th ('18)
Hoffman got an underwhelming return again because of the drama. SJS essentially got a 2nd ('19), 4th ('18), 5th ('18), 5th ('20), and got Donaghy for Boedker, Bergman, 6th ('20), 7th('18). Personally, I think Boedker is still serviceable and isn't completely worthless. He may be overpaid but he will still be a solid middle 6 option. I wouldn't think its outlandish to say Boedker and Bergman are worth a 2nd and 4th. So they essentially got a 5th, Donaghy, and upgraded their '20 pick for free. Free assets are always nice, but it wasn't a haul or huge net. GMDW also freed up cap space which is nice for a tantalizing free agency (if no further news surfaces before the start) and to resign players. That also depends on the worthwhile free agents like Tavares actually choosing SJS over every other team who will be giving him pitches as well, and no one knows how likely Tavares is to actually sign with SJS.
Overall, SJS got 2 mid-round picks, a likely nobody, and cap space (probably the most valuable) for free which is nice and savvy, but certainly not a fleecing or bending over in itself. I think SJS should have kept Hoffman since that would have been a great addition, but if the locker room concerns were too much of a concern, they got a decent return.
Ottawa got screwed because of the drama surrounding Hoffman, but got something workable and saved face.
Florida got a really solid top 6 winger for relatively nothing.
The only part where I see SJS bending over Ottawa is when SJS turned around a flipped him back into the Atlantic Division where Ottawa has to deal with him more often than if he stayed with SJS. This was also after Ottawa decided not to trade within the division because the return on Hoffman was not worth the trouble. SJS and the Panthers definitely got good value, and Ottawa got poor value because of the drama and accusations but I definitely wouldn't say that any of the teams won or lost the trade in a landslide.
EDIT: Just saw now, but also SJS traded Hoffman back to the Atlantic Division when Ottawa was heavily trying to avoid him staying in the division regardless of the return as per the owner. Again, mostly seems like GMDW just screwed Ottawa more than fleecing them in a trade.
