I'd do a 1st for Laughton easy (@50% Retained).
We just gotta find someone to take Kerfoot still.
CapFriendly.com Armchair-GM User-Generated Roster
FORWARDS (12)
Right wing: Mitchell Marner ($10,903,000) - William Nylander ($6,962,366) - Wayne Simmonds ($1,500,000) - Pierre Engvall ($1,250,000)
Centre: Auston Matthews ($11,640,250) - John Tavares ($11,000,000) - Alexander Kerfoot ($3,500,000) - Jason Spezza ($700,000)
Left wing: Zach Hyman ($2,250,000) - Alex Galchenyuk ($1,050,000) - Scott Laughton ($1,150,000) - Ilya Mikheyev ($1,645,000)
DEFENSE (6)
Right: TJ Brodie ($5,000,000) - Justin Holl ($2,000,000) - Zach Bogosian ($1,000,000)
Left: Jake Muzzin ($5,625,000) - Morgan Rielly ($5,000,000) - Travis Dermott ($874,125)
GOALTENDER (2)
Frederik Andersen ($5,000,000) - Jack Campbell ($1,650,000)
BUYOUTS (1)
Mikhail Grabovski ($0)
RETAINED SALARY TRANSACTIONS (1)
Phil Kessel ($1,200,000)
DETAILS
Roster Size: 20
Salary Cap: $81,500,000
Cap Hit: $80,899,741
Cap Space: $600,259
traded a 2021 1st for Laughton@50%