Caps

Just what a rebuilding does, trade picks away. Hard pass.

Trade doesn't have to be with Chicago, although I would be interested in giving Samsonov a look. We don't have any goalies signed for next year after Soderblom, who isn't ready to start and ample cap space. Buying low on his potential could be a good play for a number of young, noncontending teams.

Wild need to shed cap, not add. Trading Kulikov for Eller makes no sense for that reason.

Isles get the more expensive player plus give a pick? Hagelin has negative value. A 6th should cover paniks 250k dead cap if hes buried. That leaves hagelin going to the isles for... nothing? Isles decline.

Hagelin hasn’t scored much this year but he’s proven to be a solid defender and is a straight line player. I think he’d be a solid addition to the third line and — like you said — Isles would be getting him for nothing. They don’t have a cap issue this year