You'd have to retain 1-2 mil on Letang for a deal like that to work for Edmonton which I don't see the Pittsburgh doing

Petry is old and past his usefulness, even at 3M he's a liability and would take incentive. You can keep him otherwise

I hate the idea of petry but cheap and retained Detroit takes him. It's the exact kind of cheap vet to plug holes tactic yzerman has done since he got here.

You'll get a lot better returns on Letang and Malkin with retention, a lot of the league is still cap strapped. Might give Boston a call, they have almost no centers next season. Malkin at 3 mil will be VERY enticing for them, but there's not much in the way of assets left to give up for it. Same Story with a lot of the teams with closing windows, most of their draft capital went out the window this year.

Petry is cooked, even at 3m I don't want him

That's an extremely low pay for Malkin.. I'm trying to think of a way to say no.. but I can't

Malkin, Letang, Guentzel, and Pettersson are all worth considerably more than that.

Your definitely off-base on the Minnesota trade.

1) Minnesota isn't moving on from Fleury or trying to get rid of his contract. Guerin is literally on record to the media within the past week stating he's extremely content with his current goalie tandem and wants Fleury back next year.

So explain to me why they're looking to *get rid of his contract* despite saying the direct opposite?

2) Minnesota is taking on MORE cap here than what their moving out. Which doesn't help them and defeats the entire purpose you state they would do it for.

What do you think they'd get in return? I think Petterson could potentially get a 1st, but the others I'm not sure

Canucks are looking for players 26 and under who fit their window, Malkin would be of no interest to them. However, they probably take that just to turn around a trade Malkin for a better return. Malkin is still a PPG player and definitely has more value than that.