I think you wouldn't want to piss off your top 2 players. Moving Sam to 2C might be worse for him and Jack. Florida was never going to trade Trocheck here since we're in the same division, and at the time we were competing with each other for a playoff spot.

I don't think we need a top tier 2C, just a guy that could hold the spot until Cozens is ready for it. Plenty of guys we could target in the off season. Whether it be a young guy like Strome or older guys like Stepan / Henrique.

The issue isn't anybody being scared of change. It's about making smart changes. Dumb changes is what got us into this mess.

I think Jack's a big boy. I think what's pissing off Jack the most is losing? They're still on the same team. It's not like their friendship evaporates because he gets bumbed down a line. Think he can understand carrying two wingers and leaving Skinner and Reinhart to work a combo because leaving Skinner to dry has worked really well.

And these are low risk. Samuelson, Thompson and a 2nd are your top assets being moved? If you think those are immoveable you've lost it.

And Florida traded him to the Hurricanes a team that's fighting for a wild card spot? There's not much difference. Other than you would need to overpay.

If you need to get somebody you're going to overpay unless the other GM is stupid.

I also think strome would do well but the rangers are in a weird spot where they're rebuilding and not rebuilding at the same. So I'm unsure if they're selling or buying

I don't think their friendship is going to evaporate lmao. It's more on the lines of don't fix what isn't broken. We know Eichel and Reinhart work well together. Why mess that up? I'm not entirely opposed to trying out Reinhart there for a little bit, but relying on him to become a 2C and not acquiring one doesn't seem smart to me.

No they're certainly not immovable, but those are the top prospects we have at our weak points. Samuelsson is our most promising defensive minded d-man (which we don't have enough of), Pekar & Thompson are promising wingers, and Davidsson at C. I'm fine moving one of them, but certainly not all of them.

Florida's only shot at making the playoffs is taking Toronto's spot, which we were gunning for too. And it's not only this year but next year too, since Trocheck has term. You're right we'd have to majorly overpay.

I was more thinking Strome from the Hawks but I like Strome from the Rangers too.

Prove it

Dude, I like your ideas about Gallant and Tulsky, that would be great. This is much better than hiring a GM idiot from the AHL and a football functionary as a coach.

U can’t just trade part of Okposo’s cap hit,
we could only trade him & keep some of the cap hit ourselves

And Ottawa is gonna want more to take on Okposo,
even at half the Cap Hit

The loophole is you trade him there for like a 7th and then have him traded back to take the cap. And probably

That’s never happened before
You’re reaching pretty hard there