Additions to get back in the playoffs

Not gonna lie, those trades are absolutely atrocious.

Not really. Stepans numbers are reflective of the not so good offensively team he plays on. He is a pretty good two way C. That pick is likely going to be last in the 1st round, swapping it isnt a terrible move. I think atrocious is a term i would apply to your most recent Burns trade where we retain a crap load and get nothing useful at all in return, that my boy, is atrocious.

ive always been a big fan of stepan but you can change that 1st to a 2nd forsure

A 2nd and a potential A-tier prospect is not nothing, but go off I guess? Ask anyone else on this site about Stepan. They'll tell you he has negative value at his full cap hit. Retaining 2 million negates that negative value, but he still not worth A 1st, a third, and a decent 3rd liner. Stepan at $3 million is an okay 3C at the very best. I watched Arizona a good amount this year, and Stepan is nothing special. I like him, but I'm not living in fantasy land. I have absolutely no clue how you get to a 1st and a 3rd for Stepan. Also Tampa has no reason to pay that much for True. He's not worth that much, they don't need him.

The saddest part is imo this team still misses the playoffs