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It might be realistic, but I would be annoyed if I were a stars fan if this happened.
1. Being a flyers fan, I can assure you Braun is not worth $4M (even on a one year contract) He should make less than his current contract. It is a stretch to give him top 4 minutes these days. Though he is a very good #5 guy.
2. Obviously the fourth line is very defensively structured. It's good, but that's a lot of money for guys that won't be scoring. I wouldn't want to give Faksa that much to play a defensive role.
3. The third line doesn't look improved. Ty may not be as immediately impactful as you hope. Then what? The fourth line isn't going to score, it would be bad if that one doesn't either.
I do like the top 6 though. The contracts are spot on, and Robertson could look great there. Hopefully Benn rebounds...
The stars need to do something more than sign old guys to expensive contracts. The defense doesn't look any better to me but more money has gone into it. I'd recommend signing Braun significantly cheaper and signing an additional bottom 6 piece.