Use That Cap Space

Calgary takes that and runs

We could get a 2nd from Calgary for taking Lucic’s contract

I would be surprised if Henrique fetches a 1st maybe a 2nd and a good prospect but no more

A 1st for Henrique? That’s an interesting choice. A 1st for an aging center, which we don’t need. I’ll keep Kampf and Holmberg thanks.

I like all of these to one extent or another. Here are my thoughts:

I think that if we get a first for Klingberg, we'd have to give something back, like maybe a fourth. But Edmonton has the #1 power play in the league, and that's Klingberg's primary value now, so I doubt that they'd be interested in him. A contender under 20% on the PP would probably be a more likely destination for him.

I like the Ottawa deal just fine.

I think that we get at least a third for Kulikov, if not in the 2023 draft, then the 2024 edition.

With 3 seconds in the 2023 draft already, I'd actually rather have the Dallas pick in 2024, and since they gave away their 2023 first for Nils Lundkvist, the Stars probably would, too.

As with Klingberg, if we get a first for Henrique, I think we'd probably have to give something back. But I don't see Toronto needing a veteran center/LW, especially since they have a team faceoff-win percentage of 53.3. Colorado, with their hideous injury problems, seems to me to be a better place for a versatile veteran center than Toronto.

I really doubt that we'd have to pay to take Milan Lucic off Calgary's hands.

All in all, some really good ideas and values here. Welcome back from your hiatus, by the way.