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Seeing as how Palat has had a resurgence in his game this season, I don't see Tampa asking him to waive. Only real player I could see them asking is Gourde, and even then seems doubtful. Killorn will get moved, if it requires a small sweetener or if the Lightning don't get as much value as maybe they should, so be it. Serg is never getting 6 million on this contract, ~4.5 is what they'll eventually settle on for a bridge. He is not getting more than McAvoy or Werenski. It is going to be tricky, but by moving Killorn, plus the cap increasing maybe 2-3 million gives Tampa a chance to sign the 4 rfa's. The final decision will likely come down to between whether they keep Joseph or Paquette, as they may get squeezed there. I think Paquette gets moved before Joseph due to Tampa's C depth, but I could see Joseph as a nice trade chip at the tdl if that's JBB's plan.