always next year

Fox and Trouba deals look fair to me. Shatty, Smith, and Namestnikov are all overpays and the other team wouldn't do it. We'd be lucky if anyone would take Smith for a bag of pucks.

On 5 year deals, Buch and Tony D would need more money. I'd think the deals would be closer to 5x5M and 4x3.75M. I think Lemieux gets a bridge deal, something around 2x2M.

Finally, there's no need to bring Brassard back. His play won't translate well as a 4C. We can use Boo, one of our other AHLers, or a UFA and it'd be much cheaper.

This team really doesnt excite me.
Both the Forward and Defence depth is very questionable. You play a team that can shutdown that top line, i dont think you can get enough production from lines 2-4 to win a game (let alone a playoff series). I will agree its fun to imagine what this roster looks like with Panarin.

Shatty went home to the NYR and Trouba is going home to Detroit. And Trouba wont sign for anything less then $7.5 million per. You can guarantee on that.

Detroit doesn't want Smith back, they traded him for a reason.