Nemeth is an afterthought. The team you propose looks similar to mine. Copp: $5.5M is a minimum. The longer he is out there, the more likely he will cost $6M. Copp at $6M is my outside limit. Kakko: $2.25M is more likely the offer to Kappo. Add $750K to your free cap space. It becomes a wash if Andrew costs $6M. Kravtsov and Jones: For me the verdict is not positive until they can show they can play D. If Kravtsov is a flop, you can move Blais to #3RW and bring Will Cuylle up for a look at #3LW. (Brennan Othmann is a possibility as well). If I'm NYR GM, I would have Lundqvist and Jones compete for the #3LD slot. Finally, take a kook at Charlie Lindgren as #2G. You should be able to sign him at $800K, perhaps a tad higher, creating some additional free CAP SPACE. If Charlie is anything like his younger brother, he should fit right into an already tight NYR locker room. We are more of less in the same place.

yeah it's pretty much the same. the "top 3" backups are all pretty much the same and i think they bring in some sort of vet dman while they wait for one of the young guys (as you mentioned jones or nils) is fully ready. i think the combo of copp and kakko will be 9-9.5mil at the max so year 500k more to one or the other, doesn't overly matter who. hopefully krav will be good for us. the only other move i could see is grabbing a bottom 6 forward but we seem to have a few options. i have a random feeling we could see motte back if we have some cap room as well. regardless, this is most likely what we will see opening night. unless something crazy or drastic happens.

We are talking about the same neighborhood!!!!