Swap Ellis for Ekholm and this would be really interesting

Swap Tyler Johnson for JT Miller and Tampa does this tomorrow.. well that part. 3 year bridge for Point is laughable and dont need to package a 2 to get rid of Callahans 1 year contract for 4.5M cash .
A buyout would be better. Throw in Sergachev for Subban and make it transformative. Tampa HAS to do something transformative.

Ellis wouldn’t fit this scenario with Karlsson as the 1RHD.

I think it would be better to just let Johnson go the next year to Seattle, but I guess you could do the same with Miller, just not sure he would have the same appeal to them. You see no regression for Point, at all? I would rather a larger sample and pay more down the line. I don’t see them slapping Kuch in the face after he bridged, but I could be wrong. Again before jumping the gun, would rather give Sergachev another year and see what’s there. Subban doesn’t make much since here in this scenario, and he’d be the buddy appeal for Stamkos to waive his NMC for Nashville.

Why would Stralman get more money after a down year?

Well, it’s a one year contract instead of multi, so the AAV would have to be higher to get the player to bite. The single year also gets money off the cap for all the RFA’s the next year, and allows them not to rush Foote. The Smith contract does the same thing in giving them money for RFA’s, since they can bring up one or two of Barre-Boulet, Raddysh, and Katchouk.