I would love to target Dougie Hamilton in UFA, but I'm not sure we can afford him. Everything depends on the Petey and Huggy deals, so it's hard to say.
Looks like the buyout window will run past the expansion draft, so I'd be buying out Holtby if the Krackheads don't steal him (), Jake as well. Try to move Roussel. Hope mutual termination for Loui. I'm sure he can't be enjoying the pressbox every night.
Kick the tires on RNH, see if he'll take a hometown discount?
Ideally, with how many LD we have, we'd move Schmidt to Ottawa, who don't have much for that position, for a pick(s) to free up cap.
Then target Cernak from T-bay to address our right side weakness and play with Hughes. T-bay can then use the 7/3/1 protection list to keep the bulk of their forward group intact, plus Hedman, Sergachev, and Foote on the D, instead of the 8/1 they would need to protect Cernak as well.
Re-sign Hamonic for the 3rd pairing RD, Edler as well, if he comes cheap enough.
Hughes - Cernak
Rathbone - Myers
Edler - Hamonic
Juolevi
But I bet Schmidt has Ottawa near the top of his 10 team no-trade list...