Why are you giving up Nurse and Leon, two of your three bright spots. I dont understand this. Those are the guy that you build around

Your not wrong however, at the moment the team sucks and the cap is out of control with nothing in the farm. These trades bring in quality young players with cap relief. I think the team is better despite loosing two quality assets.

debatable, also no chance Panarin steps foot in EDM.

Yeah I know but they can try and the cap space gives them options. Also I wouldn’t underestimate the lure of playing with McDavid.

Also I wouldnt underestimate his GF wanting to go to a big fashion city. Doesnt happen. Panarin wont want to go to the dumpster fire that is Edmonton either

There are a number of things I want to say. First and foremost, Panarin wants to go to a big market (and a successful team at that!), and unfortunately I do not think Edmonton fits that bill at all whatsoever. Secondly, those Khaira, Pulj, Stolarz, Chiasson and Ferland deals are all atrocious, tbh. They all want more money than that if they are getting anywhere near that term. If you want to pay any of them that little, it would have to be for 1 or maybe 2 years. Ferland could get 3 or 4 million easily from far better teams in FA.

Now the trades. Draisaitl is great, but he is not worth a top 4 d-man, a top 6-9 20 year old C, an incredible prospect and a top 15 first round pick. Patrick has some potential and Ghost has room to improve, while Frost can be really good in only a year or two. Next, I do not understand the point of moving Nurse with Lucic. I do think we need to get rid of that hit, but I do not think it is worth it to move Nurse in the deal. Not to mention, Lucic has negative value so you just gave Nurse away for almost nothing. That deal does not make sense for either team imo.

I see that you are trying to show that Edmonton needs to change things up but I do not think that what you have shown here makes sense, both for the team and in terms of being realistic. Good thinking, but I just do not think others, let alone the NHL and general logic, will be able to make sense of this.