if were in playoff position come february

This is not the year to go for it! Leave things as they are, don’t waste assets and let’s see how this all plays out.

The only move(s) I would entertain is moving a player for an equivalent player of different position/handed ness Roslovic for Bode Wilde or Harkins for Honka for examples. Same age(s), comparable ELCs, fit the core etc etc.
And in fact, if we are out by the TDL I would look at moving some guys like Frenchie or Buff to help restock the cupboards.

Way too much to give up for both guys and there's no way it makes sense to part with a 1st for a rental.

I totally agree but trading Roslovic is a terrible idea but dealing Lowry for a dman with a similar value contract is what they should be doing whether they're in a playoff spot or not.

Yeah, wouldn’t be a fan of trading Roslo now. He’s looked good this year but I was just using that as an example of a lateral move to fill a need.
I like what Lowry brings and is one of the few that we have that can go toe to toe physically seeing as Buff is gone. I would hate to trade him
Hopefully we can lure a good Dman from FA

There's no player I want gone more then Lowry, as long as he's a Jet this team will never improve.
Don't care one bit about his fight with Reaves, he's on pace for 9 points, can pay someone else far less then $2.9M to get in a few fights a season and contribute very little offense.