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Unfortunately lots of these moves triggered the domino effect, and that started with the Jensen trade/signing. That forced Niskanen to have to go. Keep in mind further that Niskanen's cap could have triggered more moves next year though.
Its hard to know on July 1st who will work and who wont. At the time Panik looked like a good signing. He clearly hasn't worked, but I dont think that makes it a "stupid signing" overall. He just hasn't lived up to what he should have been. Hopefully they can move him this offseason.
As for Kovalchuk... it's still early, and even if his fit doesn't make the most sense, he still immediately makes the team better. Looking at your roster here, though the back end might look a fair bit stronger, the bottom six is miserable. Even in your version here, somebody like Kovalchuk is needed at such an insignificant cap hit.