Sakic has been adamant about getting younger. I don't see him trading off: Makar, Timmins, Colorado 1st, Ottawa 1st (those both could be top 10 picks). Colorado barely made the playoffs and so many things had to go right last year for that to happen. I am in the minority that they take a step back and miss the playoffs.
If we want these soon to be free agents we can wait until Free Agency. But I think we will go after RFAs where clubs might be in trouble with cap. Colorado will have 35 million in cap room, with only Rants and Z that will cost over 4 million. The rest will more than likely be 1-3million. LIke i said they could be adding 2 top 10 picks, Makar, Timmins, Kaut. They will know which young guys they want to keep and who they can package. I think the next big-time player they trade off the team will be Barrie (2 years to UFA) or Johnson (5 years remaining with injuries)