Maybe if you add Henrique and a second +++ they may consider

Bjorkstrand is almost untouchable

Tyler Toffoli stays in Vancouver for 4x3.6 Try more like 5x5.5 to sign him.

A few things:

-There's just about no shot there's going to be a CBO this year
-Why so much for Sonny Milano? Apart from a good 9 games with the Ducks, his .37 points per game doesn't really justify it. Is he a potential breakout candidate? Sure. But I'd say he'd be a lot closer to $1.5/1 or 2, than $2.56/3. Are you using comparables?
-Shatty probably gets more. He just put up a season that brought him back a lot closer to his career averages than the one that got him bought out. Whoever signs it may regret paying more, but I think it's a given that he hauls in at least $3.5-4

Edit: Bjorkstrand just scored 21 goals in 49 games. He's worth a whole heck of a lot more than a fringy prospect in Morand, and a 3rd.

Why would we buy Erik Gudbranson out? He's fine for a third-pairing defenseman, we only have to pay him $3 million and, as your construction shows, we don't have anyone who can replace him conveniently.

Columbus 100% declines that trade. Bjorkstrand is untouchable. He was our best forward this season....