Speculation: Armchair GM Thread 2021-22 VII (Eichel? Never Heard of Him)

[Bounces R Way]

Circling way back, but what about Laine? Treliving loves that RFA stuff.
How much more do we have to add to something like: Monahan + 1st + Mangiapane?

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Laine
OR
Tkachuk - Backlund - Laine

Both seem like a good line on paper, but no extra leadership stuffs from Laine. Boeser and PLD are also RFA. But more likely to re-sign than someone like Laine who still has rumors quietly swirling.

Gaudreau - Lindholm - Laine
Tkachuk - Backlund - Coleman

Looks solid for a top 6.

In theory, doesn't doing this unlock enough cap space to allow us to technically sign Gaudreau/Tkachuk and Laine to 10 mil AAV deals each with a wee bit of cap left over? I think we still need to consummate an additional deal for that extra middle 6 RHS RW, but it's doable I think... right?

EDIT: It seems that Boeser might shake free. If we could Seattle Lucic and re-sign all our guys, I wonder if we have enough to chase that extra RW and go all in for another 2-4 seasons.

I'm a bigger Laine fan than most so I'd be down. We have zero threats to score from the perimeter and it's painful to watch the team have to try to score everything from within 15ft. He's been going through a lot in his personal life so I think there's a good chance a coach like Sutter could help him rebuild his game.

Boeser sucks imo. He sounds like what we're looking for but I think a trade for him goes really wrong. Would much rather Miller.