Let me provide a post from two years in the future. Feel free to save it for posterity:
"The O'Reilly trade on its own really sucked but the net result was positive."
On the bubble: trading O'Reilly to plug guys like Johansson in behind Eichel on the depth chart.
If this Johansson thing works the O'Reilly trade suddenly becomes a great move.
I'm not sure my timeline for him is that long. I think he's fundamentally more sound.
I'm also not worried about his hip surgeries. So many goalies get this work done now.
Hutton will be the same old Hutton. But a lot rides on Ullmark's development getting back on track. The new goalie coach has work to do because last season was a total loss.