Pears

Schmidt we can move out if the reports on interest around him are to be believed. Jake and Holtby can be bought out.

So yeah, this is entirely do-able, particularly if Carolina wants Nate, then its a swap for a Dougie sign and trade. 

How much would we save with a Holtby buyout?  
 

if I’m doing my math right, we would get about 2.4 million in cap savings? (So, a buyout would entail a 1.9 million cap hit).

Not bad I guess.  Holtby and Virtanen buyouts would give us a combined 4.9 million in cap.  Maybe that 4.9 million could be used on a guy like David Savard or *insert defensive defenseman*

3.8 mil for this season, with 500k cap hit left over 

1.9 mill cap hit next year

For Jake, its a 50,000 cap hit this season with 2.5 mil savings, 500k next season

So:

2021/22: 5.7 mil savings

2022/23: 2.4 mil cap hit

The second year cap hit sucks, but if we want to make a big move for next season its there to make.