tampa really shouldnt be spending this much on a rental but if they do they should be sending out howard over thompson

Wild have no interest trading Hartman

hartman signed an extension and had a nmc added to his current deal, he is not going anywhere

The funniest part would be how would they deal with his $4M extension and NMC next year?

I'm not sure what you're trying to say, do you think it will be a problem for the Wild? They won't be able to make a splash at free agency (thank god), but they're actually in better shape next year than they were this year so they'll be fine. Faber and Rossi being productive roster players has really helped. Assuming they either go with Wallstedt as their backup or a cheap veteran, having around $4.5m in goaltending will help compared to the ~$7m they have this year, as well as the projected cap increase.

How Tampa, who would be trying to utilize LTIR space, would afford Hartman's extension next season.

Oh gotcha, makes sense.