Koskinen will not sign for that. He is not a true #1 but he’s at least a decent backup. His save % is decent. It’s his GAA that’s rotten. He will get at least $2.5 to 3 m somewhere.

No, it's not that simple. Why does Dallas do that trade? Even questionable if Arizona does either. So what's that 4.5m in additional cap not traded away

No one is gonna give a backup that much money unless they are contending, and if any team was looking to pay that kind of money for a backup, they could probably do a better.

Is Puljujarvi really worth $5M a year, I like him but Idk, guess it's a better investor than Hyman considering their ages.

Dallas needs forward/offense upgrades and is tight on cap. They have only one RD signed and to a value contract, Hakanpaa. They aren't trading him.

If the oil sign Koski it means one of Koski or Skinner will have to be sent down and likely lost on waivers (you would loose Koski with this contract). So I doubt we sign Koski, it's going to be Skinner/Smith unless Smith fails badly in the playoffs.

Kane is going to cost more, maybe more than we can afford, he was amazing yesterday.

You are over the cap

Also unrealistic trades and contracts

I think early season JP was trending towards 5M+ player but his lack of finishing has likely dropped his value. He still has good fancy stats though.

If he costs more than 4.5 he can walk

If he had 0 goals I’d still pay him 4~ long term, betting on his finishing improving even slightly over 7 years is one you’re bound to win