overpaying Dickinson

That is likely close to what he's getting. Somewhere around 2 mil.

Not sure why Carolina takes that trade.

Faksa is a legit player. Honka a former 1st rounder that is still in his early 20’s and has skill that needs a change of scenery, Tufte basically represents one of the Stars top prospects, whether it be him, Dellandria or Robertson. I could even see them substituting Gurianov in the Pesce deal if that got it done. The 2021 2nd round pick may very well have to be the 18th overall pick in 2019 for it to work but I think Nill would want a later round pick back in return, such as the 3rd or 4th. Getting both may not happen. I don’t know if Nill would add the 18th pick this year if he knows he’s giving up the 2020 1st rounder to resign Zucc. This roster shows the need for 2 top 6 forwards for the Stars to be true contenders. With the aging core, it’s time to go for it. With that being the case, there were only a few legit top 4 defenseman that had multiple years of team control and at a $4,000,000-$5.500,000 cap hit. Pesce fit the bill

I was going to put Dickinson in at $1,750,000 for a one year deal but I think Nill would prefer to pay the extra $500,000 a year to get Dickinson signed to a 3 year deal. To get Zucc down to $6,000,000 flat, the Stars May have to give him a 5th year.

In the end, this is my opinion of best case scenario. Collin Miller could be had for less then Pesce but he’s not nearly as good.

Honka, while yes he could still turn into something, has almost no value right now. He’s really only worth a 4th-5th Round Pick. He has good advanced numbers, but his inability to consistently stick in the lineup has torpedoed his value.

Tufte isn’t even in Dallas’ top-8 prospects. He’s a bottom-6 PWF projection.

Stars top-8:
Dellandrea
Robertson
Gurianov
Damiani
Oettinger
Mascherin
Eriksson
L’Esperance

All of these guys have higher projections than Tufte. His stock has dropped since his draft year.

This deal is a pretty quick “No” from Carolina. They need quality, not quantity.

Don’t mind the Dickinson contract, but Dallas can’t afford to pay $6M+ to two separate top-6 wingers. With Hintz, Gurianov, and Heiskanen all needing deals within 2 years, we don’t have the cap space to go long-term with multiple players this offseason. Keep one of Lee or Zucc and then sign Dzingel for $4.75M.