Granted not players like Tarasenko, but I would consider a backup goalie getting $4mil overpaid. Is that worth a 1st, probably not. But honestly I think unless you have already traded 1 of Steen or Bozak teams will take advantage of the fact that if you don't make a move Pietrangelo walks. (I am assuming that the pick is very late in the first round, after #25) which considering that was what Barclay Goodrow fetched as a rental, it would not surprise me.

Blues aren't in as much of a cap crunch as Toronto was, and Eriksson isn't nearly as bad as Marleau was.

you cant take advantage of that because at the end of the day you lose out on any marketing value when someone else gets him for cheap. You are paying for what you get Allen isn't a backup in Detroit. He had 2nd best save percentage. We aren't paying to get rid of him if he moves people are paying for him. Same for Bozak. Mid round pick, now Steen you can probably gain a second. Because it's only 1 year if it was 2 years then it would probably be a first. You aren't really taking advantage of anything you are actually putting yourself behind the 8 ball because other teams could jump the gun and get some market out of it.

That’s true. I also wouldn’t be surprised to see cap dumps cost extra this offseason with the flat cap and not many teams in a position to take on salary.

He is 18 or 19 years old and the Isles are flush on d-men. Trotz doesn't play young kids very much either. The only reason he stayed in the NHL is because Dobson was ineligible for the AHL. Would have gone back to Juniors and Lou thought he would develop more here. His GP and minutes are pretty meaningless given his situation