Marchand -- Bergeron -- Pasta
Hoffman -- Krejci -- Smith
DeBrusk -- Coyle -- Senyshyn
Kuraly-- Studnicka -- Wagner
Ex: Ritchie, Frederic
Hanafin -- McAvoy
Grz -- Carlo
Zboril -- Lauzon
Ex: Clifton, Miller
Rask
Halak
Out: Vaak, Moore, Bjork, Kase
In: Hoffman, Hanafin
Let's go!
Counter proposal
Marchand -- Bergeron -- Pasta
Laine -- Krejci -- Studnicka
Kase -- Coyle -- Smith
Ritchie -- Kuraly -- Bellemare
Ex: Frederic
Hanifin -- McAvoy
Grz -- Cernak
Zboril -- Lauzon
Ex: Miller
Grubauer
Halak
In: Grubauer, Laine, Hanifin, Cernak, Bellemare
Out: Rask, Carlo, DeBrusk, Bjork, Wagner, Clifton, Moore
It all starts with an offer sheet to Cernak @ $4.3M ( the cost is 2nd pick). Cernak saw Sergachev signed to $4.8M, so Tampa will try to lowball him and give him an offer somewher around $2.5M. Cernak would consider an offer sheet only from a cup contender. It would be a tough pill to swallow for Tampa to match Cernak @ $4.3M as a RFA player that has been offersheeted and matched cannot be traded for 12 months.
The domino effect
IF getting Cernak -> Carlo expendable
Carlo + Bjork + 1st pick for Laine -> DeBrusk expendable
DeBrusk + Vaak + Clifton + 3rd pick for Hanifin
Rask ($45k retained) for Grubauer + Bellemare + 3rd pick
Wagner for 5th pick
Moore + 3rd pick (Avs) to any taker to fit under the cap
Total cap hit $79.4M with $2.1M in the cap space to accomodate the bonuses if reached.
Exposed to an expansion draft: Ritchie, Grz, Zboril, Lauzon