Edited May 3, 2018 at 12:47 p.m.
All I know is if I'm John Tavares, I'm taking a good, hard look at Carolina when it comes to where I want to play. $27 million in cap space, a severe need for a 1C, a good, young blue line, and the opportunity to play with Skinner and Svechnikov on the wing. The only red flag is their goaltending. But for me, Carolina seems like an excellent fit for Tavares.
A top six containing any combination of Skinner, Svechnikov, Aho, Lindholm, Rask, Teravainen, Williams, Staal, and now Tavares would be deadly. Couple that with their blue line in Slavin, Pesce, Hanifin, Faulk, Fleury, and Van Riemsdyk.