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He could take on our squad tbh

If Seattle takes Holtby, and we get buyouts for Loui and JV, there should be 7-8m with which to sign a shutdown defenseman + a 3C. Juolevi looks like hes going to develop into a defensive defenceman too. Should help make Giraffe more effective as he develops. Schmidt-Lindholm/Savard Giraffe-Juolevi Hughes-??? Makes me wonder where Rathbone fits into this picture. Maybe we deal Myers at the deadline to a contender in exchange for some picks, and Rathbone takes his place? Woo could be ready within the next couple of years as well to take on some stay at home responsibilities. Schmidt-Lindholm Rathbone-Woo Hughes-Juolevi Juolevi, Woo, and Rathbone all have a good chance of contributing more value than their salaries would suggest over the next 2 years. We're already locked into phenomenal $ value in our goaltending (a good 5-6m under value if you have Demko as the starter and DiPietro on an ELC as backup). Imagine how much $ we'll be able to spend on bolstering the top 9 after next year!!

I bet Guenther is gone by the time our pick rolls around. Im still choked we passed on Caufield, so getting Guenther would make me very happy.

Huh, I didn't realize Luke is 6'2". If he's another Quinn clone, I think we'll have too many offense-minded powerplay specialists, but if his game is more defensive, I love that plan. We could at some point have: Q Hughes, L Hughes, Rathbone, Schmidt, Myers all playing together. That's got to be one of the most talented offensive D-corps in the league.

I dont think itll be as bad as people think next year. Theres enough contracts falling off to easily make room for Petey & Hughes. Buyout virtanen + Louie gives us about 4m. If JB gets creative this offseason, finding a way to move Beagle or convincing Seattle to take Holtby, thats another 3-4m of space. We can get a decent shutdown defenseman and a 3c (or bring back sutter for less $ and spend more to get a true #1 defenseman). Practice time + everyone healthy + rookies taking the next step + improvements on D and 3C could mean a very different looking year. Demko at 5m + DiPietro at ELC for the next 3 years saves us 5-8m a year, compared to what other teams are paying for equivalent goaltending. Hogs, Podz, Boner at ELCs will give us incredibly good value for scoring punch. If JB can lock in good deals on Petey and Hughes bridge deals, we could be in the best position cap-wise in 2022 out of any team in the league.

14.5m coming off between Sutter, Edler, Vesey, Baer, Spooner. Enough for the Hughes/Petterson bridge deals If Seattle takes Holtby we could be in good shape. Add in JV and LE buyouts and that's 8m+ room to get a quality shutdown defenseman & a 3C. Pettersson back + Hoglander taking the next step should help Line 1/2 scoring. Better 3C (or Sutter coming back healthy for a lot less $) + Beagle returning from injury, combined with a top shutdown defenseman should help our goals against. Not to mention Demko taking the next step. I think we'll be pleasantly surprised by next year assuming the above happens. Another 10m+ opens up for 2022, at least 2 of which goes to BBs new contract. Bad contracts will be gone, great young players on ELCs, franchise players will still be on their bridge contracts. Thats when we mortgage the future and trade picks & prospects to contend.