one of the worst D in the league to one of the best...just can't see that happening even with the expense of Hall and Eberle

Hmm don't know where to start here.
I think the Lucic contract is a mistake as ypu will regret the amount and term in 2 years. The Lindholm contract is +2mil over payment per year. I think the team is better with Hall instead. That NYI trade makes the Oilers worse IMO

I'm not a big fan of this D core at all especially for the 16-17 season. IF MAYBE in 2-3 years Reinhart and Nurse become proven top 4 guys (doubtful both are) and your D is Lindholm-Hamonic Nurse-Reinhart Demers-Sekera then yes, top 4 or 5 D cores

I like the Islanders trade but Hall+ is an awful lot to give up for Lindholm

I really like this team but you overpayed in the Hamonic trade a lot! Klefbom and Eberle should get you Hamonic and something else that's good. Hall + a second should get you more than just Lindholm, Anaheim would have to add to this deal

You're at about 10.5-11M in bonuses and only 3.25M in cap space, meaning you may be over by $7-8M, which is more than the allowable overage (you can go 5% over cap in bonuses, but that comes off the next year's cap - I think).