Realistic

What's your plan for Bennett, Tkachuk, and Ferland?

I just don't see why we would pay Riley Nash 3 million dollars to be our 4th line centre? Also I think Hornqvist would be great if he didn't have so many miles on his odometer, that would have every chance to be another Troy Brouwer contract, don't think it would be wise to bring in an older winger for 5 million bucks....

I think this team is set up pretty good right now and we need that 8 million for Bennett, Tkachuk, Ferland as the per the other poster ^, if we could add a guy like Ryan Hartman, Sam Reinhart, or Josh Anderson that compliment the roster thats an addition I'm on board with.

Cheers good thoughts though.

At the end of the year Smith with be gone, buyout Brouwer and trade Stone and potentially Brodie depending on the young guys coming up. With the cap going up hopefully should not be a problem.

Yeah I overpaid for Nash as I think he would be great 4th line center but might be better to wait for Dube. Hornquist makes me nervous too and probably won't happen as your right he might not have alot in the tank. I would rather somehow get Brady Tkachuk but that seems like a pipe dream.

Brady would be wicked but he is an unknown quantity at this point in time, yes all signs point he should be a NHL player, but for the cost it's too risky. Having said that IF Matthew Tkachuk is the future captain of this team, I wouldn't rule out Brady coming here at some point or another.... still I think I'm dreaming there.....

I like Nash, but let's wait for Dube or give someone like Hrivik the chance to run with it a bit. I would like to see us pursue someone whose on an expiring RFA deal that's controllable and shoots right, for example Ryan Hartman.