Avs priority should be trying to use its depth to increase grit and size in the bottom 9 while trying to shed Compher, Donskoi, and Graves to create cap room for next season and the season after. Money saved can be used in free agency for this year or next for players willing to take short-term or bargain deals. Avs maximize 3 chances at the Cup before Mac and Byram's extension forces a mini-rebuild (e.g. trading Toews for youth/prospects).
Trade Compher and Graves for the best 3C upgrade available e.g. Lowry/Bonino and cap filler
Trade Donskoi, Kaut, B level prospect (e.g. Ranta, Kovalenko, Beaucage), 1st round pick for Crouse, Hjalmarsson
Calvert -- MacKinnon -- Rantanen
Crouse -- Kadri -- Burakovsky
Landeskog -- Lowry -- Saad
Jost -- Bellemare -- Nichushkin
O'Connor, Bowers, Sherwood
Byram -- Makar
Girard -- Johnson
Toews, Hjalmarsson
Timmins, Gilbert, Pateryn
Grubauer
Francouz