Domingue wants to be traded to a team where he will have a chance to be the #1 G. It means CBJ.

I really thought Cal Foote would get his chance this year but the Shatty signing came out of nowhere

Lol no team wants to take the Condon contract, especially with a trade like that. He'll be buried at all teams and still have a cap hit of 1.325M. Why do you think Ottawa made a trade like that to get rid of Condon. Tampa will be stuck with him for the season

It's literally meaningless 1.3M dollars. Tons of team have enough to take that for just 1 year and would do so if they get a pick for that, imo. Which is what happens here. You act like this is Lucic's contract or so.
And if he stays, won't hurt TB too much either, we'll be fine, regardless of whether Condon and his contract stay or not.

Domingue has no saying in where he'll end up

The Condon contract is in a way similar to Lucic because of its salary structure (3M salary this year). He'll be the 3rd or 4th goalie on any team in the league. Rebuilding teams won't take the contract because of the salary and the relationship with the owner (edit: owners don't like it when you waste 3M of his money on a nobody). Teams who try to make the play offs won't take that extra 1.325M cap hit. 1.3M is never meaningless in a cap league. For example, your team wouldn't be cap compliant. Look at how many teams are in cap trouble right now. This 1.3M would also give you less flexibility at the TDL.

Nobody will take the Condon contract unless you really help them with either a solid prospect or a way higher draft pick than a 6th and 7th

Not every team has Melnyk as an owner. Esp if we move Condon more towards the deadline, there's isn't a ton of cash left to pay. And this wouldn't be the problem anyways.

And let me repeat once again: there is no need at all for TB to trade Condon. If they do, fine. If they don't, they have easily enough cap room as well.

Comparing it to Lucic is really comical. Lucic has like 4x6 left. Condon is at 1x1.3 if buried in minors. Not. Even. Close.

I didn't bring up the Lucic contract. Lucic is the worst contract in the league. But you're way too much focussed on just cap hit. That contract for Lucic who is a 3rd line player in the best scenario is truly awful. But paying a backup in the NHL 3M in salary is terrible too. Which owner is like: sure I'll pay 3M for a AHL backup because you wanted a 7th round draft pick which will not help the team in any way. It's not about an owner being cheap but about a GM who has to be kinda responsible with the money of the owners, which is not throwing away 3M for absolutely nothing

Idk what team you're a fan of, but I know that Vinik, the Lightnings owner, would not hesitate a second to pay what's nothing for him in order to help the team in any way.
Datsyuk was a 7th rounder, no? So was Palat. Just two off the top of my head.
If you're so fixated on that 7th rounder, make it a 5th or 6th, who cares. All those picks are super close in value anyways.
And something else you willfully ignored: if he's traded around the deadline, it wouldn't even be those 3M but less than 1M.