I like to see him tried at wing in the top 6 first . He is a smart player and may be able to read McDavid . We also Have Holloway who is a C/winger
I’d be looking at something like this for next year.
ufa-McDavid-Pulju
RNH-Drai-Yam
Holloway/McLeod-McLeod/Holloway-kassian
Shore-Khaira-Archibald
Neal/Chiasson
nurse-barrie(dream is Hamilton)
Trade/Klefbom-Larson
Lagesson-Bouchard
Krussel/whoever
xxx
Smith
Trade chips:
Picks
Bear
Benson
Marody
I don’t know if we’ll have to buy koskinen out or attach a sweetener to get him out of here if he’ll waive the NMC, but I think this is the year to look for that long term goalie. Can have smith try to teach the new guy some of his pick movement skills which I think are critical for this team.
Another option I haven’t looked at from a salary cap POV:
edm:
2021 first
2023 first
2022 second
Benson
ana:
Rakell
Gibson
i also like the debrusk for bear possibility
Debrusk-McDavid-Pulju
RNH-Drai-Rakell
Holloway/McLeod-McLeod/Holloway-yam
Shore-Khaira-Archibald
Neal/Chiasson
nurse-barrie
Kulikov-Larson
Lagesson-Bouchard
Krussel/whoever
gibson
Smith
lose Jones in expansion here and trade kassian to nyr