Next Season Potential Roster

Panik is a cap dump so I think we'd have to pay a 3rd/4th for someone to grab him. Also, that contract for Vrana will make him expire a UFA so I say a big NO on that one. You gotta sign him up longer term than that. Other than that not bad.

Panik is still quite a decent player and I wouldn’t say a cap dump, he just doesn’t fit my line scheme, the Vrana deal has him still expiring an RFA, I figured he gets a bridge deal to make sure this season wasn’t just a one time thing and that he can consistently produce points at this rate

Are you sure I am pretty sure if Vrana signs a 1 year deal that expires as a UFA. I could be wrong here, and also normally I wouldn't say Panik is a cap dump but in this flat cap era I think he's considered a minor cap dump around the league.
EDIT: Figured it out you're right a 1 year bridge deal would still keep him as an RFA.

Yeah I can understand why you’d classify him as a minor cap dump, but maybe a team with a lot of space like New Jersey could use a guy like him, Arizona was the first to come to mind but he is a solid top 9 2 way winger

At the time Yzerman acquired Vrana it was already mentioned that he has 2 RFA years left. But still i don't see Yzerman giving him only a one year deal. he'll give him similar to Mantha 4-5 years @ $5,700,000 more or less.