The Noise: Grading the 4 GMs who swung deals Sunday

theScore's new series, "The Noise," is published every Monday. It kicks off each week with a quick look at teams or players making headlines, good or bad.

John Chayka, Arizona Coyotes

Most of the reaction to Sunday night's pair of trades involved questioning the general managers, but the loot garnered by Chayka in the Martin Hanzal deal can't be criticized.

The Arizona Coyotes general manager didn't get what he originally wanted - first reportedly seeking a young NHL-caliber center and later asking the Montreal Canadiens for prospect Michael McCarron and two picks - but he still made out very well.

The Coyotes got a first-round pick this year, a second-rounder next year, and a conditional 2019 fourth-round selection for Hanzal, forward Ryan White, and a fourth-rounder in June.

It came less than a week after Chayka flipped another pending unrestricted free agent, Michael Stone, to the Calgary Flames for a pair of picks, and the Hanzal haul is more than enough for a rental who, despite a well-timed offensive surge, hasn't been able to stay healthy or produce consistently for years.

Grade: A

Chuck Fletcher, Minnesota Wild

Fletcher believes he got "the top rental forward on the market," and while that may be true, it doesn't justify the price he paid.

The Wild GM gave up two high picks and another that could become a high pick because the 2019 conditional fourth-rounder gets upgraded one round for each playoff series Minnesota wins this spring (maxing out after two).

Hanzal certainly brings some stability to the Wild down the middle. He's a dependable two-way player and his cap hit is more than affordable while he's on Minnesota's books, but his future beyond this season is up in the air.

The Wild are going for it, as they should, and they didn't have to part with a top prospect. But that doesn't mean it was a good idea to surrender three picks, including a first-rounder, for a streaky third-liner they might only have for a couple of months.

Grade: C-

Dean Lombardi, Los Angeles Kings

The prevailing sentiment following the Ben Bishop trade was, "What is Dean Lombardi doing?"

The GM answered that collective thought by insisting the deal was not merely "an insurance policy" for Jonathan Quick, who returned Sunday for his first action since he aggravated a groin injury in the season opener.

Los Angeles didn't give up a whole lot - veteran goaltender Peter Budaj, defensive prospect Erik Cernak, a seventh-round pick, and a conditional selection for Bishop and a fifth-rounder - and nor should they have, considering the former Lightning netminder is a pending UFA.

While the move was unconventional and puzzling on the surface, it does make some sense when you consider the concern over Quick's tender groin and the relatively low cost paid to secure Bishop's services.

Lombardi certainly solidified the Kings' goaltending with the move, but whether Bishop will be amenable to serving as a "1B" to Quick's "1A" remains to be seen.

Grade: C+

Steve Yzerman, Tampa Bay Lightning

It's hard not to be sympathetic toward Yzerman, who had several things working against him as he tried to maximize his return for Bishop.

You're never going to get full value for a rental player (unless you're Chayka, apparently), and every NHL GM knew the Lightning were trying to steer clear of a major cap crunch.

Given those factors, Yzerman did fairly well for himself, getting Cernak, a 19-year-old OHLer who was a 2015 second-round pick, while giving himself some much needed flexibility to afford the raises he'll need to dole out in the very near future.

Grade: B-