Keep: (in no particular order)
- Hudler - Recent UFA signee and playing well
- Wideman - Same as Hudler
- Brodie - Emerging top 4 dman
- Baertschi - Best prospect
- Backlund - Really needs to overcome the injuries and become a top 6 forward
- Horak - Needs to play 3rd line 2 way wing
- Cervenka - Good chemistry with Hudler
- Stajan - New captain
Dump:
- Giordano - Top 4 dman; return = Rattie + Cole from Blues
- Bow - Having his best season, sell high; return = Coutrier + 1st from Philly
- Iggy - Sell the captain, bring him back in the off-season; return = Saad + Beach + 1st from Hawks
- Cammy - Low value, some team looking for scoring; return = 2nd round pick from Kings
- Glencross - Decent 2-way player; return = McBain + 1st from Canes
- Tanguay - Small cap hit; return = Bishop from Sens
- Comeau - Minors
- Jackman - Ask if Sharks still want him; return = 5th round pick, otherwise waived
- Stempniak - return = 4th round pick
- Sarich - return = 4th round pick
- Babchuk/Begin/Butler/Comeau/Jackman/Smith - Waivers, 7th round picks, if not keep for salary floor
- Kipper - He can turn it around = Nino from Isles
New lineup with everyone healthy
Hudler-Stajan-Cerevenka
Saad-Backlund-Baertschi
Horak-Coutrier-Nino
Aliu-Rinehart-Nemisz
Wideman-Brodie
Cole-Butler
Smith-Babchuk
Bishop
Irving
Other assets added - Rattie, Beach, 1st (Phi), 1st (Chi), 1st (Car), 2nd (LA), multiple late picks
Our own pick shouldn't be any worse then what it is right now.
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