I just think it’s crazy that we’re playing mental gymnastics on how to not play our best prospects/bury them in the minors/run out a lineup of garbage like Olivier and Gaunce, or play a man short, instead of just trying to trade Gus f’n Nyquist, but that’s just me.
Ideally we sign Laine at $8.5, Bemstrom at $1.25, trade Gus, send down Tarasov, Gaunce, Meyer, Olivier, Danforth. That leaves us with:
Forwards $50,225,000 (14): Gaudreau, Laine, Jenner, Voracek, KJ, Sillinger, Bjork, Robinson, Roslovic, Tex, Kuraly, Chin, Marchenko, Bemstrom
Dmen $22,929,166 (7): Z, Gav, Guds, Bean, Boq, Blanks, Peeke
Goalies $6,700,000 (2): Elvis, Korp.
Wennberg $441,667
Total cap $80,295,833 and were safe.