Quoting: theleano1
teams that have the picks to do so are Ana, Air, Car, Chi, CBJ, DET, EDM. LA, MTL, NSH, NJ, OTT, PHI, SJ, SET, VAN. So you can match the fit from there i don't think it's to crazy to assume a team would try and offer him an 8,402,974 x 5 which would give up a unprotected first in the deepest draft since McDavid, it also would leave the isles 4mill to find a scoring winger i also don't think lou will be to happy to spend 16,302,975 on just RHD, like i said at the end of the day i think the Isles match but i wouldn't say it's unreasonable to think why people might think they won't
When you figure in cap space , fit, and how GMs operate - CBJ is only somewhat realistic option and even that’s highly unlikely because Jarmo has his own business to take care of with Laine and trades with his other forwards.
Your argument to find a scoring winger makes no sense because Dobson is better than any scoring winger who’s available. He is a star #1 RHD - the isles offense runs through him. The isles don’t need to trade for a scoring winger, they just need to give Wahlstrom an increased role.
16 mill on 2 elite #1 RHD under 30 YO is actually a bargain, I don’t how you’re coming up with this. I don’t even like Lou but you’re grasping at straws here to try to justify the isles potentially not matching.