He sees promise after another 6th place in the atlantic finish?

I wouldn't be against taking Korpisalo with the retention, but such a deal should include several other useful pieces for both sides and mainly Chychrun

I wouldn’t be opposed to a larger deal that includes Chychrun with other pieces coming back to Ottawa. Ottawa’s priorities going forward is rebuilding its right side defence, and solidifying the bottom 9 with solid vets. They also need to restock a near-empty prospect pool. Our GM has a lot of work ahead of him.

why would he resign in ottawa if he wants to win a cup?

A deal including Korpisalo with the above mentioned retention, Chychrun with a 30 % retention should be the pieces from OTT.
I think the Kings can be a matching trade partner. Lizotte can be a piece that might fit to that, if the deal happens shortly maybe the UFA rights to Matt Roy, and we can help out with restocking your prospect pool (maybe somebody like Andre Lee, Martin Chromiak etc can be interesting)