The only ridiculous part about this is Kovalchuck. And he will also not get 3 years, he will only get 1 or 2.
Chevy said he is not buying out Mason so move him or Kulikov. If moving Kulikov, add a guy like Thomas Hickey in FA for a year
Play Kovalchuck on LW and Vesa on RW. Bump Perreault down to 4 line w/ lowry and copp.
You could get a 3rd for Chiarot and take Petan out of Myers trade, its fair without him.
Great Job. This is great.
BTW, Who would you draft at 10 OA. Assuming that Noah Dobson, jesperi kotkaniemi, and Ty smith are available.
I would draft jesperi kotkaniemi because center is our are of need and he is a playmaker who would work great with Ehlers and Laine on the 2nd line in the future. Don't really need defencemen.
Though I do like Jet woo (very similar to Buff) who will probably go late in 1st round. Would take a run at getting him.

I think you take Dobson or Kotkaniemi more likely Dobson as the Jets need some more solid D prospects who can be ready when Buff moves on in 3 years. I agree you probably can take out Petan from the EDM deal but maybe not so it's the safe bet to ensure EDM fans aren't crying and WPG fans could care less about Petan for the most part as he's never cracking that roster.
You can't trade Mason and likely have to either buy him out or like you said Move Kulikov but his value is low right now too so doubt anyone bites on that. Reason you can't move Mason is because I think there will be better starters made available this off-season. You could concievably see Rinne dealt, one of Holtby or Grubauer, stupid as it may sound Bobrovsky could be available (he's going to want Cary Price money and if CBJ were smart they'd move him and get a monster return) and these are just due to contract reasons/Cap implications.

If chevy can make a run at a pick in the late 1st round (Woo) and get 10 OA (kotkaniemi) that would be great. If he doesn't get a late 1st round pick, then we draft Dobson.

Mason is a good chance for someone like ARI to take. Late pick (6th or 7th) for mason. The only reason ARI wasn't in playoff contention was because Raanta got injured and they had no capable backup. Mason would be great for a team like ARI who need a capable backup and have space.

I agree with you on the Petan and EDM fans part. They undervalue Myers.