TBL 20-21 v12

One possible route Tampa could take if they wanted to trade Cirelli and Cernak. Jarnkrok and Donato help replace some of the offensive losses. I don't think Tampa will move Cirelli but they may consider it for the right deal.

Only problem is we'd still have the same problem we have now: we'd be forced to give up a defenseman that we don't want to lose in the expansion draft. Seems like a high price as well. Dumba and maybe a small add like Donato is fair for Cirelli, but then we're retaining on Dumba, retaining on Donato, giving up the 9th overall pick, and the WHL player of the year in Beckman for... Cernak Johnson and a 3rd? No thanks.

Maybe the 1st is too much, but Tampa likely doesn't move Cirelli unless a team really gives them an offer they can't resist.

Minnesota could also protect 4 dmen in this scenario(Suter, Brodin, Spurgeon and Cernak), or likely cut a deal with Seattle not to take the 4th dman if the Wild choose the 7-3 route.

But then we're forced to expose Ek, who I'd rather not expose since we need more young centers, not less. I'd also rather not cut a deal, we're seeing why that's a bad idea with Tuch lighting up the playoffs... All of this can be solved by not trading for Cernak and using Addison to eventually replace Dumba in the top 4.



I mean they have around $5M in cap space and have to sign Cirelli, Sergachev, and Cernak. They aren't really in a position to hold out for an offer they can't refuse. If this is the price, I'd rather we look elsewhere.