[Erick Estrada]

Good points. I'm of the belief it's time to move on from Smith. I don't expect him to be better another year older next season and I'm not certain Rittich is the answer so the team needs a 1A/B goaltender that is closer to league average stats than Smith's which were bottom of the league. Also there was talk on 960 that he wasn't overly thrilled about the communication with Peters so if the relationship isn't great then no point in revisiting that next season.

As for the defensemen there's lots of options and while Brodie is likely surely gone unless another defensemen is required as a piece in a big trade I would like to see another full season of Andersson and full season of Valimaki before moving out a guy like Hanafin who still may end up the best of the bunch.

In regards to the forwards, like Brodie I feel Frolik is on the way out and after that its kind of muddy as the upgrade options likely mean a core forward making $5+ million is going out the door. If a big move is made to bring in another center my money is on a trade to get Kadri or possibly signing Duchene and then shipping out either Monahan or Backlund (in the case of signing Duchene). Lots of options as a guy like Jankowski may be a good addition to any large trade as I have to imagine Ryan is going to be playing more minutes next season at his expense.

I don't think the team needs to be blow up but it's clear it's time to move on from a few players and would be fine with some tinkering or even something bigger if Treliving thinks he can improve some deficiencies.