Palat won’t be seen as a positive asset when Tampa all but HAS to move him. Blackwell’s contract makes him worth more

Agree it obvious Johnson and Palat are easiest to move.. the 2/3 we get for Palat will be lost with Johnson .. but clears nearly $11M and really solves the $5M gap .. however look for Gourde to go to Seattle or Stamkos to Vegas .. frankly I would do all 4 moves and solve this Cap crap once and for all ...

Still way over the cap here. Killorn won't be on the shelf that long.

They will have to detonate this group quite a bit but, it will still be a contender after doing so. Just goes to show how stacked it really was to begin with.

Victor Hedman will have off season hip surgery, And probably miss the first 3 months of the season. So he will go on LTIR and Tampa will be fine until he gets back.

No they wont because Victor Hedman will require off season hip surgery. he'll be out for the first 3 months of the season at the very least.

Reality is Tampa only $3Mish over Cap .. Palat ( who is valuable top 6 winger ) and Johnson ( who still cost us a pick but he is MUCH more tradeable now with playoff performance and only 3 years left on contract and can be moved after 1 year) will make us $7M UNDER for "cheaper pieces" .. again I would move Gourde and Stamkos now if possible.. would free up another $45M or so .. Point needs new contract in 2022 and will get $10M AAV

Rangers decline. Even though Palat is a good player, Rangers don't need wingers at the moment.