All is good, but you aren't getting Rinne for a 1st rounder.... Conversation would start with Barzal and a 1st

C'mon now. Look Rinne is good. I'll even say he's on the lower end of the "elite" tier, but there are ways to get him away from Nashville other than giving up Barzal. It would cost a lot, but any GM worth anything in this league knows that Barzal is currently untouchable. The conversation would likely have to start at both of their 1st round picks and prospect Kieffer Bellows. Still a lot to give up, but there are other solid deals for Rinne that don't include Barzal.

Sabres fan here, so i have no bias as far as this goes

There is ABSOLUTELY ZERO CHANCE they’d get a player like Barzal back for Rinne

You’re outta your mind dude

Rinne is 35, & under contract for only 1 more season

Frankly, you’d be lucky to the get 1st

I’m not saying anything about anything... but I think that you would do better trading for Crawford. Rhinne plays behind a stacked NSH defense, Crow proved he can stand on his head when he is healthy this year. Beisdes, Crow is younger and on a more affordable/ longer contract with a small raise coming soon.

@leemos27 Your take is ludicrous. Barzal, a player who just scored 85 points in 82 games on the first year of his ELC, might be the most valuable contract in the league right now. Please, I'll wait, find me a contract where the player's production for the next two years will be comparable to a top six center producing at a point per game clip but making under 1M.....Didn't find any? So Barzal's contract is the most valuable one in the league at the moment. Perhaps Dahlin will overtake him after the first 10 games, but we have yet to see him play an NHL game yet. Seems premature.

Rinne is a 35 year old goalie who just had an embarrassing meltdown in the playoffs, and is under contract for only one more year. The Preds also will have to give Saros a new contract this offseason which will indicate how they view the position going forward. They would be lucky to get a top 15 pick in this draft for Peks, all things considered.

Now let's address the other moves, or lack thereof. Given that this is practically the exact same team as last year, plus Kovy, Kief, and JHS, I really don't think that Lou is "saving" anyone here. If anything, it is lazy. You did nothing to address what was an awful defensive core last season except hope that a healthy de Haan will somehow transform the D group (Spoiler alert: it won't). You also failed to re-sign or trade the rights of Brock Nelson to a team with a need for a middle six C (MTL, CAR, ANA if Kesler is out, BUF if they move ROR, etc etc etc). My point is there will be suitors. Nelson, MVS, and a 2nd rounder might be enough to get Carolina to give up one of their young defensemen. That trade would upgrade this roster. Please do your RFA homework next time before posting.