Option 1)
One year is the max term Jets could manage to fit Stastny under the cap. Any more would require serious roster surgery - in the order of trading Trouba or Wheeler. No, I'm not kidding - or exaggerating.
Option 2)
I'm skeptical of all the Roslovic at 2C love. He hasn't shown as good as Little in any way yet. Option 2a) might have a chance. That is Roslo at 3C.
Option 3)
If option 3 is the last one, why do you have an option 4?
Assuming Trouba is retained we have to move on from Myers within a year anyway so it is not that great a loss. We have the depth to cover 3RD with him gone.
Unfortunately Myers + Perreault do not get us a good, young, proven centre.
We can't afford Tyler Johnson or RNH any more than we can afford Stastny. We would need cap hit going back the other way. That does not include Myers or Perreault since both need to be moved even if we acquire
no one. They need to go so that we can sign Wheeler and Laine.
Option 4)
This one has merit. But I think the reality of Wheeler at C was not as good as most here perceived it to be. But with easier matchups it could work.
Option 5)
Certainly the easiest to implement - and probably the best, Little at 2C with either Wheeler on his RW or Connor on his LW. Take your pick.
Despite the perception that he was a bust there he still had decent production for a 2C. He had an off year. Every player has an occasional off year. He may have been playing through an injury at least part of the time. It is not unlikely that he rebounds next year, especially with a change to his wingers. If not, he is still good enough.
The angst over Little at 2C is getting to the point of hilarity.