Hopeful

I like it! I've been thinking forever that Z and Brown gotta go if we want to sign Jake and Willy, which I'd prefer 100%.

Don't mind the players, just see them as being the casualties to the cap as we tighten up until Marleau is done. Zaitsev has been better this year, making him tradable imo. Brown I've never been a huge fan of. Wonder what EDM would offer to reunite him with Mcdavid possibly.

I swear I've done an AGM with this exact same roster and contracts except Honka and I kept Leivo. But honestly this is very similar.

Don't you want max term with Marner and Matthews? Also give Kap and Johnsson 1 year show me deals. With Nylander in the lineup Kapanen will be moving down, he may see his scoring drop.

Matthews I meant 8 and Nylander 6, forgot to change. Marner I feel like you get a little cheaper for 7 and they can use the space for now plus they won't need to deal with them the same year again. Agree on Johnsson, except I can only see it going up. Kap I'm a huge fan of(I know he won't keep the numbers up), so I'd try to get as long as possible without giving him a lot.