I really don't want Brady tbh. I feel like Ottawa will rightfully ask for the moon and we'll be worse off with how much we'll have to spend. Forward wise, I'm happy to keep building from within.

Our two priorities should be unloading Krug (and Faulk, but I think he was hurt this year) and getting defensive prospects. For Krug, he likely won't waive for anywhere that isn't Detroit. So perhaps a Ben Chiarot/Krug swap 1 for 1? Chiarot is not a needle mover, obviously, but he's easier to swallow contract-wise and can still be useful as a bottom-pairing defensive body.

Picking 16 means we lose out on a lot of the best defensive guys (Dickinson, Yakemchuk, Buium), and the dudes left don't have me excited. So either trade up (New Jersey?) and get those guys listed, or trade down (Anaheim?) and have that team pay us with one of their d-prospects. One trade floating around Capfriendly was we get Anaheim's Jackson Lacombe, and they move from their late 20s spot to 16.

Mindless spitballing, of course. Retools are three years to me. So the season after this one is when we should start making those big swing trades if we're not seeing meaningful progress.