They have to re-sign Johnny, no matter the cost. Letting him leave sets the franchise back at least 5 years, likely closer to 10.
Get whatever you can on the trade market for Chucky. Too much ego and too little return in the playoffs. That's a $9M luxury this team can't afford.
See if you can sign Mangi in the $6 to 6.5 range, trade Hanafin for the 3 P package (player, pick, prospect) and see if you can incentivize someone to take on either Looch or Monahan. Try and re-up Zadorov for lower cap, longer term, let Gudbranson walk, and bring up Mackey into a full time role.
I think the Dube question may solve itself....
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