Really want to kill your depth for Pesce??

I dont think that deal gets you Miller, let alone Miller and the retention.

And its a quantity over quality to CAR for Pesce. (Not to say that Kerfoot or Dermott don;t have value, but CAR is taking too much salary back and Ritchie and Mikheyev add a large negative factor) For a certainly playoff bound CAR, no way do they move Pesce unless they're wow'ed. The picks are good, but I think they'd need a Pesce replacement (Holl) and instead of those 4 players: a quality prospect.

You aren't getting to the finals with Pierre Engvall in your top six, and a third line with Clifford and Simmonds. Having Bunting and Kase on the fourth line should be considered treasonous, and you aren't winning any games with Hutch as your backup. Mrazek will be back by then. Also your extra skaters are someone who is committed to the KHL this year and an AHL defenseman, so when someone inevitably gets injured, you're done for

Canes don’t want your garbage rejects for a top tier defenseman. You can keep your garbage and lose in the first round again

Try Nylander as a starting point for Pesce. Otherwise, get lost.