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A ton of posts, including me making crazy trades getting us Mckinnon, Jones etc etc from trading lou swapping picks, Edler etc.

I decided to put together a realistic team, ignoring what picks/prospects we get but there needs to be trades but again all realistic.

1. Trade Lou - to where who knows, so that's an easy gimme, I have not made any lineup changes based on what we get back, just that we free up cap space. Hopefully a first round pick is involved.

2. Trade Ballard and Higgins to the Islanders for Matt Martin and a 2nd. Isles need vet dmen, they need vet wingers. They are getting ready to take the next step. A package with Lou would be great but who knows. Higgins is from NY and would be going HOME so he'd waive his limited for sure and they get a hometown boy.

3. Booth is traded once healthy for a pick.

4. Hardest part is Edler and the signings. But Eddy and our pick to Philly for Coutourier and their pick #11.

5. Schoeder hopefully packaged with a pick to move higher in the draft.

6. Sign Clarkson for 4.5

7. Sign Horton for 5.2

8. Sign Fistric for 2.2, Tanev for 2, and Alberts as depth for 1.42

9. Within this, we can likely get a top 10 pick in the draft and moving up with a trade of that pick and a player like Schroeder and a 2nd next year may move us into the top 5. So we can likely get another young center or great winger in our pool.

slightly over cap and we need Guance to make it. But he's likely ready. He has the size and smarts so if its the third line he can do it.

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CAPGEEK.COM USER GENERATED ROSTER

My Custom Lineup

FORWARDS

Daniel Sedin ($6.100m) / Henrik Sedin ($6.100m) / David Clarkson ($4.500m)

Alexandre Burrows ($4.500m) / Ryan Kesler ($5.000m) / Nathan Horton ($5.200m)

Brendan Gaunce ($1.057m) / Sean Couturier ($1.375m) / Zack Kassian ($0.870m)

Matt Martin ($1.000m) / Maxim Lapierre ($1.575m) / Jannik Hansen ($1.350m)

Tom Sestito ($0.750m) / Nicklas Jensen ($0.863m) /

DEFENSEMEN

Dan Hamhuis ($4.500m) / Mark Fistric ($2.175m)

Jason Garrison ($4.600m) / Chris Tanev ($2.000m)

Kevin Bieksa ($4.600m) / Frank Corrado ($0.599m)

Andrew Alberts ($1.425m) /

GOALTENDERS

Cory Schneider ($4.000m)

Eddie Lack ($0.750m)

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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)

(these totals are compiled with the bonus cushion)

SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $64,889,444; BONUSES: $612,500

CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $23,056

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I don't think we will be able to sign both Horton and Clarkson, I think someone will offer Clarkson more.

Also, that NYI trade isn't good, I would rather Higgins than martin.

And finally. That defense doesn't look too good, Fistric isn't an adequate replacement for Edler, and we were already having problem defensively.

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I don't think we will be able to sign both Horton and Clarkson, I think someone will offer Clarkson more.

Also, that NYI trade isn't good, I would rather Higgins than martin.

And finally. That defense doesn't look too good, Fistric isn't an adequate replacement for Edler, and we were already having problem defensively.

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Disagree

1. Our problem isn't our defenseman its our schemes, coaches will change that

2. Need to give up edler to get the high pick and couturier

3. Perhaps we can't get both...agreed, as i said the signings are the hard part

4. Matt Martin has led the NHL in hits for the past 3 seasons. He hits 3-4 x a night is big, fights and is fast. He is what we have been lacking on this team since the cup run.

5. Fistric would be in the bottom pairing. It was just how it was set up in capgeek.

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1. I do somewhat agree, but still. I just don't think its a good idea to trade Edler and downgrade our defense that much. Cause it can be a real strength to our team with the players we have.

2. Nah, I would rather trade Bieksa, yeah he may not return a high pick and Couturier but he would still bring home a very nice return, and we have our own players to give an opportunity too (Gaunce/Schroeder, yes they aren't Couturier but they are still good players with promising upside and we gotta give them a chance to get there)

3. Yeah exactly, I think someone will go nuts on both guys and they will both walk away from free agency with nice deals that will pay them more than they are worth.

4. Still not at the price of Higgins, Higgins is a valuable 7th forward who fits our team like a glove.

5. Yeah I kinda thought that was the case. But still even:

Hamhuis - Bieksa

Garrison - Tanev

Fistric - Corrado

Isn't something I am crazy about. I would rather deal Bieksa and go:

Hamhuis - Garrison

Edler - Tanev

???? - Corrado

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so would I but he's got a ntc...Edler's doesn't kick in until July? I know its a big issue bc he took the discount to stay and we'll never sign a player to a discount again short term....but long term people forget, they get its a business. And if he's sent to a decent spot people will ignore it. I love edler and think he will turn into a great dman, but have to give something to get something.

Otherwise our best asset is Schnieds and maybe he's the one to move. But Lou would have to get his head around staying.

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so would I but he's got a ntc...Edler's doesn't kick in until July? I know its a big issue bc he took the discount to stay and we'll never sign a player to a discount again short term....but long term people forget, they get its a business. And if he's sent to a decent spot people will ignore it. I love edler and think he will turn into a great dman, but have to give something to get something.

Otherwise our best asset is Schnieds and maybe he's the one to move. But Lou would have to get his head around staying.

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ID Look at Jeff skinner ... and try and get Ryan johansen and Daivd Savard from columbus

Sedin Sedin Kassian

Burrows Kesler Skinner

Higgins Johansen Hansen

Weise Gaunce Lain

Edler Savard

Hamhuis Bieksa

Tanev Corrado ( FA ; Joe Corvo .. Adam McQuaid ?)

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