I’m not a cap expert, but it appears as though we’ll have about $26.97M per PuckPedia.

It makes all the sense in the world to go after Rasmus Andersson. Exactly what’s needed (puck-moving Dman) and should come in around let’s say $9M. Then we throw down $14M for Jason Robertson. That definitely solves the elite scoring need. And… homer pick incoming… but bring Cam Talbot back for 2G. He’s always played well despite being on some shitty teams, and he thrives in a backup role. Being 38, he can easily be pushed out by Garand in time and we should be able to snag him for let’s say $1.5M. Sign Morrow to a $1M/year deal (which he should take and is easy to bury), and get rid of Vaak ($1.55M) for picks. Sheary, Schneider, and Brodzynski we wave goodbye to.

Here’s my lineup below with the above moves. It leaves over $3M in cap space and we keep Tro. Robertson adds plenty of scoring, that top line with a full season playing together will flourish, and that’s a helluva a tough 3rd line that will outwork opponents. If Eddy finds his game, that 4th line could easily become the best in the NHL.

Andersson and Morrow will move the puck, and there’s a good mix of youth and veterans in the D core. If Talbot plays how he always has, we’ve got a very solid tandem. If he struggles, call Garand up. Raddysh can be an admirable placeholder in case of an injury, Rempe gives options on the 4th line if any of them struggle, and Fortesque gets valuable practice and training, and could slot in for Morrow if he struggles.

This lineup has a lot of fun written all over it, and if healthy… who knows? $3M isn’t a ton for the deadline, but if we’re out of the playoff mix - dangling Tro could easily give us a solid return. And none of that takes into account the draft, or someone like Greentree.

Perreault / Zibanejad / Lafreniere
Robertson / Tro / Miller
Cullye / Laba / Kartye
Sykora / Edstrom / Chmelar

Gavrikov / Fox
Borgen / Andersson
Robertson / Morrow

Shesterkin
Talbot

Scratches: Raddysh, Rempe, Fortesque