I wonder if BT would have the balls to move out two of the top 5 Dcore in one summer?
I guess it depends on how ready he thinks Andersson/Kylington/Valimaki are.
He may also believe he can snag a decent Dman in free agency too. Like for instance with the whole Hamonic/Tavares thing. Well De Haan and Hickey are both Islander UFA's this summer as well, and Hickey is from Calgary, and I read somewhere (sorry can't remember) that he and Tavares have joked about signing somewhere together.
Trade Stone for picks
Trade Brodie for a top 6 forward, or really good prospect forward, preferably right handed. (someone like Sprong maybe?)
Sign Tavares
Sign Hickey
Gaudreau - Tavares - Sprong
Tkachuk - Monahan - Foo
Ferland - Backlund - Frolik
Bennett - Jankowski - Shore
Lazar - Brouwer
Giordano - Hamilton
Hickey - Hamonic
Valimaki - Andersson
Kulak
Smith
Rittich/Gillies
Maybe you look to upgrade the back up spot by packaging a member of that 4th line (Bennett/Janko) for a Grubauer type young goalie to platoon/back up Smith as an insurance policy and potential long term starter after next season?
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