IN: 2020 1st Rnd Pick, 2020 4th Rnd Pick, 2022 6th Rnd Pick, David Backes, Axel Andersson, Danton Heinen, Sonny Milano, Matt Irwin, Kyle Criscuolo and Joel Persson.
Grade: C-
On a pivotal day for the franchise realizing it needed to go into full rebuilding mode instead of a simple retool, General Manager Bob Murray made a flurry of trades that don’t appear to commit to a clear and defined direction. Getting a 1st round pick for Kase was much needed, a 4th and an AHLer for Grant was good value, and the fact that he convinced David Poile to give up any asset at all for Korbinian Holzer were the good parts.