I get trying to move Eriksson out, but I don't like it. We're not contenders and this is too early to make a habit of moving first rounders. We've got some great young talent and the team is progressing but if it's to be sustainable we're going to need guys on ELC's to step in for cap reasons. Those guys are mostly acquired by drafting in the first few rounds.
If cap space is the concern I'd ignore the Eriksson contract for now and find a way to move Sutter and Rouss. Roussel's cap hit isn't nearly as large and Sutter will be playing out the final year on his contract next season so anyone taking him won't be stuck with that contract for long.
Sutter and Rouss can still be useful players, even if we retain a million of each contract we're getting 5/7.3.3m of cap space freed up.
Rouss at 2m and Sutter at 3.3m is way more appealing and easier to fit in, there's a good chance we wouldn't have to give up as much.
That's what I'm hoping, I'm fine with them winning the division if they help clear a path for us
Vegas has two games left against us, Calgary, Edmonton, and Arizona and it'd be great if they beat everyone but us