When John Chayka is brought up in conversation, most choose to discuss decisions such as trading Dylan Strome to the Chicago Blackhawks or Max Domi to the Montreal Canadiens.
What isn't discussed as much, however, is the trade that landed Carl Soderberg from the Colorado Avalanche.
And it's a shame — because it might be one of the best moves to date that Chayka, the Coyotes' president of hockey operations and general manager, has pulled off.
Although there's certainly some competition.
Niklas Hjalmarsson for Connor Murphy and Laurent Dauphin; Jason Demers for Jamie McGinn; Darcy Kuemper for Tobias Rieder and Scott Wedgewood; Vinnie Hinostroza and Jordan Oesterle (and Marian Hossa's contract) for Marcus Kruger, Jordan Maletta, Andrew Campbell, MacKenzie Entwistle and a fifth-round pick; and Lawson Crouse (and Dave Bolland's contract) for two picks.