Greener stays

We should be able to keep Dumba if you move Talbot for futures and don't re-sign Goligoski (personally I'd roll with Brodin, Spurgeon, Dumba, and Addison in the top 4, but I could see the argument for playing Addison on the 3rd pairing and Kulikov with Spurgeon).

Fiala probably gets about $1M more, but you'd be able to fit that in along with a cheap backup goalie.

I'd be REALLY surprised if Sturm signs a 1 year $900k deal. I'd think he'd get at least $1.5m if not more.

Wow, if Fiala is going for 7.5M would the team take him to arbitration for the last RFA year instead?

I like the idea of trading Talbot. I think he'd be easier to trade than Dumba anyway. Plus, if it works out we might be able to resign Dumba for less in 2023.

I suppose that's true. But Sturm hasn't shown much this year even when they tried moving him up. I think he's a bottom 6 guy ultimately.

The more I look at this team on paper, the more I'm convinced Talbot is the guy to trade. Kahkonen seems to play fine when given consistent starts and they may be able to sign him for an inexpensive 3 year deal to get him through the Parise/Suter buyouts and just pick up a cheap veteran backup to play behind him while they figure out what they have in Wallstedt, Jones, and Baribeau. The top 4 D is fine if Dumba extends at the same or less money, Merrill is fine in a 3rd pairing role and could probably play with Addison next year. Rossi can ease in a 3rd line role with quality linemates and if he clicks with them, the team has 3 legit lines that can score.