Here are some thoughts on my own team:
-Haters can hate, I have no problem with that. But in today's NHL you can go from terrible to playoff contender in just one year. So just because the HABS are terrible this year doesn't mean Tavares won't come here. But just because he's friends with Price and Weber doesn't mean he will come. It's probably a long shot, but here's hoping lol.
-I still like Patches and think he can still bring a lot. Give him a true #1 C like Tavares and he becomes a 40 goal scorer. If you want to take the C away from him, fine, but you'll never get what he's worth in a trade.
-The only way you get a 2nd C like Stastny or maybe a cheaper Bozak (and Tavares obviously) is by trading Shaw. I like Shaw and the type of player he is but not at $3.9. However I'm not sure if you can trade him without taking money back. I just randomly made that trade, open to suggestions on it. Also not sure if Stastny signs for $6 mil, not worth $7 mil in my opinion, but wouldn't be surprised if someone gave it to him.
-Obviously the first D pairing only happens if we win the draft lottery, if we don't, we are still gonna add a good player that could play for us next year (I really like Tkachuk). Even if we do get Dahlin, our D is still probably gonna be shaky and really young, so hopefully Price is back to his old form lol
Those are my thoughts, let me know what you think, open to suggestions.