they need an impact d man badly

I’m not the greatest on knowing defense players from other teams, who would you look out for in that years FA for a AAV around 5 million a year?

it looks like Hugo is going back to Sweden

unfortunately there's not a ton that are solid for around 5 mil, they might have to spend a bit more or just get one this offseason

Possibly trade perbix and jeannot to resign dumba?

I just dont think dumba really made a difference but id trade Jeannot yes

Yeah the way I look at it as a Tampa perspective, even if we can get 2 3rd round picks for perbix and jeannot, never know who we could get in a future draft. Cirelli (3rd). Colton (4th) Point (3rd). Palat (7th). Gourde and Johnson (undrafted). I’d rather trade to get mid round picks for this years draft and see if our scouts can come up with some gems. And I believe we can replace jeannot and perbix pretty easily, maybe not jeannot’s big hits and fights. But I do think their replaceable

Both Jeannot and Perbix need to be gone, but not so they can waste cap on Dumba, who is terrible. Tampa should be looking at a number of RD this summer if they make it to ufa. Any of Roy, DeMelo, Walker, Chatfield, maybe Carrier if they'll get over whatever bias they have on a dman under 6', and for older possible ufa's, Tanev perhaps on a shorter deal. If they look for more expensive it would be Pesce or Montour maybe, but they won't have that cap space available. DeMelo is the best target by far, as Tampa needs a good defensive RD. Roy and Chatfield would be the next top options(again maybe Tanev), that Tampa should also look at. They definitely need to add someone, but luckily, this summer is shaping up to be a good one for that position.