If I HAD to sign a FA I think at this point I'd be looking at a winger or a young(ish)top 2 dman (or a goalie?).
Stastny would be intriguing, but where does he slot in 4-5 years from now? He's not signing a 3 year deal, so look further down the road at the roster. Would you want a 7 million dollar (best guess) guy playing on the 3rd line? That ties up future space you're going to need to fill holes around Monahan and Bennett.
Vanek scares me. I get the feeling that he would disappear under Hartley.
This year (IMO) we should be hitting the floor (no more) without signing garbage long term deals. Start sniffing out FA's 2 years from now when our roster matures, and we start making runs in the playoffs. That's the time you load up the roster, not now.
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