No side deals isn't that big a deal. They have cap space to make a lot of deals before free agency.
They can go after Landeskog, Schwartz, Dougie, Martinez, and whomever else.
Having space for an Andrew Ladd becomes 2 2nds and a 3rd. Tampa needs to dump players. Philly wants to shed JVR/Voracek. I'm sure there are lots of other fat contracts they can accept for compensation.
They can build a contender, or take on bad contracts and build for the future. Seattle will be ok.
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