expose mcdonagh and trade johnson

Gonna cost more than a 2nd to move almost 12 mil in cap

Tampa's not exposing a veteran top 4 defenceman and losing him for nothing when they're in win now mode still for at least a few years and have spent the last 2 deadlines looking for a top 4 defenceman. They're not gonna spend the next few deadlines looking for 2 top 4 defenceman. That's not how you win cups.

So what is your plan for losing 10M in cap? Because trading from the below list, given the protections they have, is going to cost a lot of other assets, and will overall cost more than just giving up McDonagh

Palat: 5.3M until 2023, 20 team trade list

Gourde: 5.167M until 2025, full NTC until 2022

Johnson: 5M until 2024, 20 team trade list

Killorn: 4.45M until 2023, 16 team no trade list

In addition to trading these guys, they're also going to lose someone good to Seattle. So is your plan to lose Cernak or Foote to Seattle, gain 3M in cap space, and then still have to trade two of Palat, Killorn, Johnson, all of whom can really limit the destinations? Having to attach a 1st to lose Johnson, since teams see how over the cap Tampa is.

if they can get seattle to bite Mac is gone

Eh make it a 1st or two 2nds or whatever, then, it doesn't matter too much; the general concept is the same.