Summer Remodel

Bokk seems to be done in Carolina, but was an Armstrong pick in St. Louis. Taking on Gardiner and giving up a late pick and giving Book an opportunity.

Could be a pick instead, but I love the way Wisdom plays.

Taking Sea room's LTIR contract for a second in 2024 and a raw prospect like Groshev. Carcone is cheap organizational depth and evens out the contract slot.

New Jersey get Chychrun and a second. Arizona gets Cooley, Zacha, and a fourth. Is this crazy? Not sure. LA seems like a more likely destination and has the right pieces, but it's that time of year as the draft rolls around. Fitz suggested the pick could be moved for immediate help. Devils are deep at C, and Chych is a good defenseman with a great contract.

Schmaltz is at his best as a winger, imo, but he continues to get used at center and is comfortable there. 59 points in 63 games this year for the league's worst offense. Columbus gets Laine a center by trading back later in the first round (either Carolina's or Colorado's first depending on where they end up).
Arizona only does this if they are high on someone at 6. I think Gauthier checks those boxes for Armstrong.
Columbus only does this if they don't love who is available at six and prefer immediate help knowing they pick again at 12.
This could also work with #12 if AZ's target is still there at 12. I think 5-20 is going to be wide open with teams picking all over the board.

Arizona roster gets worse, but get Cutter Gauthier (imo) and Foudy for Schmaltz, a late first, and their early third. Columbus gets immediate help and still has two firsts.

I've seen variations of this a few times. Faksa is an anchor, but Gurianov is an intriguing roll of the dice for AZ, imo. Faksa can fill in the bottom six like they used Beagle and Eriksson. Keeps some of the younger centers in Tucson away from the mess.