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Interesting ideas... But
1) Chychrun + 5th OA is good start but I'd want another piece than Kruger who is not needed and overpaid. Or maybe a 2nd + 3rd round pick
2) I'm not doing that Duchene deal. No garantee how high the Chicago 1st will be in 2019, can't risk trading Duchene for a mid-to-low 1st round pick.
3) Yeah Smith is not worth a 2nd + 3rd pick that high, not anymore after the season he just had. Maybe the 3rd would do.
4) And yeah, Carolina doesn't give up Pesce in that scenario. I would do that in a heartbeat though. I would even swap Anderson for Darling who is younger and could rebound nicely.
5) I don't know if you tried to make a line-up but MacArthur will stay on the LTIR.
6) If you trade Karlsson and Duchene for futures, then yeah you have to swap the 1st round pick with Colorado.