Of course, but I still think Chevy should explore trade options for one or the other if those 2 end up eating more than 15 millions of cap, and he should look for a decent D. That defense is going to be so bad it is not even funny. I read somewhere that Beaulieu will have to play on the first pair with Buff? It is just horrible. You can't call yourself a contender with that kind of line-up.
Not many teams have top 4 D to spare... Buffalo would be the logic trade partner. That right side is stacked, with Ristolainen, Montour, Miller, Jokiharju... Ristolainen would look good on a second pairing and on the PP, and he is signed at a decent price for 3 more years. The ideal would be a LD, but at least it would push back Pionk on the 3rd pair.
Maybe one of the LD of te NYI? Leddy, Aho? A major add would be of course necessary.
Its a bit late for that kind of trade, should have been done in June.