Great post, FeyWest.
Personally I wouldn't be against Brodeur, but he has to know he's got one year to backup Ramo and play a mentor role. That kind of experience could pay off for Ramo down the line.
I would love to pick up Niskanen too, but so will many other teams. He was a bright spot on the Penguins this year, and will be paid accordingly. I personally think we should get a decent shut-down defenseman such as Nick Schultz or Willie Mitchell, and they may come cheap.
I don't think we should be worried about meeting the floor either, I think that will just come mostly natural through resigning UFA's and RFA's. Then we just close the gap with another salary that doesn't take $6 million to do.
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