First, fans should know that
1 There is a lot of teams now, 32 teams. UFAs will have an incredible easy way to chose good conyracts.
2 What leverage has Holland to attract great players to edmonton? Not that much. Fans cant demand the world.
3 In this new diluted league, there are more not NHLers ghan ever in the league. There is just a handful of geams that can fill a top6 with good enough players.
4 The 31 team league gas offered, to snag the best UFAs, redicolous comtracts and term, rssulting in almost always looking bad in just ssome years. Common to be buyout material in a 3 year span.
5 The league has become such a skating league, that plYers has their peak at 22 - 27 years old. Then declining! That is not healthy forthe sport. And makes signing right players very hard. You have to find the rough diamonds all thd time.
6 It also makes more plauers than ever gokng in and out of the league. Young players doesnt have any room to grow in to the league.
With that said;
I think the resign list is first Larsson. Then Yamamoto to a bridge. Yes 4K is good for depth, and may Kulikov on a 1 year deal as well. I wanted Barrie to walk, but Im getting very unsurw about Bear. Thw guy was known for his offense, but where is that? A bit snall to be a defender, I want him as a 3rd pairing at the highest. Resign Barrie instaed.
Redogn Nuge and trade him. Nuge is just no edge or breaking through abillity at all. He is right now a 3C (Hey! We found orselfs the right3C! Right in frong of ouf eyes..) For that he is to damn expensive. Centers have great tradevalue. Trafe flr a good LW:er.
Rd too, so trade Bear as well, for ex a second LWer.
Yam is the weak link on a 2nd line, or a great 3rd liner.
Keep kassian, resign Shore, resign Haas. Holland and tippet dont like Nygård, so let him walk then. Resign Kahun for 3rd line duty, or as a forechecker. I think he can make a good season. Bury Turris.
Buyout Neal, bury Koskinen. Get a backup -worth backup.
Sign Edler if he is affordable as a vet.
Find a volumeshooter as so.eone suggested.
Trade Khaira if tou can cet a player for him. Not picks.
Nurse Barrie
Edler/Lagesson Bouchard
Kulikov Larsson
4K
New shooting LW McDavid Pulj
New good LW Draisaitl Kassian
Shore MacLeod Yamamoto
Haas Glendining (we already know it will be) Archibald
Benson, Marody, Kahun.
We will not miss Nuge I thi k if two good wingérs is aquired instead.