[Macindoc]

Probably overly optimistic on a number of points, but in an ideal world, I would:

- sign Tkachuk for 9.25M X 8
- sign Mangiapane for 5M X 5 (still gives him a chance for one more big paycheque at the end of the contract)
- sign Kylington for 2.25M X 1 (show me contract)
- sign Kadri for 7M X 7 (term a bit too long to keep cap hit down)

- trade Lucic to Anaheim with 2024 3rd for 2023 5th (throw in lower tier prospect if necessary)
- trade Anaheim's 2023 5th to Tampa Bay for Killorn (cap dump, final year of contract before UFA)

- bring Pelletier up
- bring Mackey up

- keep Monahan on LTIR until cap space available (precedent set by Las Vegas/Tampa Bay)

In this ideal world, you would have:

Tkachuk-Lindholm-Mangiapane
Killorn-Kadri-Toffoli
Dube-Backlund-Coleman
Pelletier-Ruzicka-Lewis

Hanifin-Andersson
Kylington-Tanev
Mackey-Zadorov

Markstrom
Vladar

Rooney sits the pine and can be plugged into any forward position when needed.

Bring a fully healed (for the first time in 5-6 years) Monahan back for the playoffs as a PP specialist.

Cap hit: $82,163,333
Net cost to organization (prospects/futures): 2024 3rd
Future issues this creates: Killorn could leave as UFA after 1 year, back end of Kadri contract will suck, Kylington will get a big raise in the off-season if all goes well.