In two years the RFA pool for the NYR is:
Chytil, Andersson, Shesty, Hajek & Howden
3 years:
Hughes, Kakko, Vesalainen, & Kravy
How to do it:
Starts with $33,200,000(?) in cap relief in next two seasons with Strome, Staal, Smith, Hank, Beleskey, Names retained salary, and Shatty's $$$ coming off the table.
Also, assume cap grows roughly $2.5 mil every year( kinda lowballing).
$33.2mil + $5mil = 38.2mil to sign RFAs after year two.
$40.2mil is its year three.
By this time K'andre, Nils, Ronning, amongst others with her NHL ready.
This means Skjei, Pionk(maybe), Buchnevich(maybe) could all be moved to open up $$$ and to keep replenishing the farm or filling holes.
It would take a lot of moving parts and pieces but the team could be held if done correctly and patiently.
Anyways I hope y'all had a good chuckle, imma head off to work now and quit dreaming.