Are you even able to retain in an expansion draft

overall downgrade tbh

Goligoski>Montour
Cole is better at defense than Risto
Ghost could very well benefit from a fresh start
Locking up Hall long term solidifies their offensive core
Reimer is MUCH better than Hutton
Saad, for that price is better than Skinner at his

montour is younger and is better
Ristos offence is good enouf to overturn his defencive warts
agreed about ghost but hes the same about defence
reimer is better agreed
skinner is a very good can score 35-40 goals, while overpayed.

Montour has no consistency. MAYBE, just MAYBE, when he's on his game but Goligoski is way more steady and brings experience
Risto's offence has been average, that isn't good enough
Ghost here is a buy low candidate. If he works, great. If he doesn't no big deal they only gave up a 4th for him. I could drop the pick to a fifth tho

but the team is still worse. Ristos offence is elite

Except it isn't hahaha

Give McDonagh for risto

this makes our team so much worse

Dahlin getting double that. Joker is getting close to double that (4-5) and Reinhart will get more, since we will need to buy UFA years with his next contract, plus they have him back with Eichel. Hall will want 8 years, and if he still with Eichel, he is going to get 9 plus.

Skinner has NMC so he would have to wave, and I doubt he waves.