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Brendan Smith might cost more than that to move. Buying him out is almost the same cost. 2020 is the year to be worried about, a bit of money on the buyout the year after is not as big a deal. But if you're moving him, don't retain.
Not sure Fast, Strome and Deangelo take those deals, all probably want a bit more. Honestly, the Rangers just need to weather the storm for this year in regards to salary cap and they should be doing much better the year after. In 2021-2022 they will have probably over 50 million in cap space, with losing the hits of Smith, Staal, and Lundqvist. They have a chance in a few years, but probably need to add a centre or two and maybe another forward. D group is pretty strong although trading Skjei opens up a hole on the left side.