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NSH doesn't make the TOR deal. Too expensive and too much going on. Evangelista does not get dealt for anything other than a top line center, which Marner is not. Evangelista is NSH's best young piece (IMO, yes better than Askarov). Asking NSH to move Evangelista is like asking TOR to move Knies.
If you want a simpler deal, assuming Saros and Trotz can't agree on a contract, a deal looks like Saros, Schenn, and the two 2nds you have for Marner and Liljgeren.
The WPG deal is interesting if NSH could make that happen. Although I'd rather simplify it to something like Fabbro and a the TBL 1st for Ehlers. I think if Glass can stay healthy and build his confidence he will find a level that puts him on the 3rd line.
NSH also doesn't do the SJS deal. Sissons is the heartbeat of the bottom 6 and can play 2nd line minutes in a pinch. He is one of NSH's best penalty killers. Not getting rid of him period, let alone for only a 5th.
Also, for NSH, Zadorov will fit better than Pesce, and Statsney gets paid more than that.