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Of those, I think the only deal worthwhile is Sergachev. He's only 21, so you aren't trading a first-round pick for some 30 year old. Plus, he would immediately solidify the left side of the D (I'd actually pair him with Hronek, who is actually older than Sergachev). The first-round pick could be pretty high, but the team would be significantly better with Sergachev in the lineup, so you could be losing the 10-14th pick OA for a long term piece. Well worth the price for a guy that could be a #2 guy.
Cernak doesn't excite me much. He's a pretty good defensive dman, but he's not Vladdie, he's more of a #4 dman than a #2 dman (for the RHD, he's not better than Seider or Hronek). I know in this scenario he doesn't cost DET anything, but I don't think he's worth the trouble.
Cirelli is interesting because he's probably a 2C, but was playing 2.5C minutes (I think this was matchup related, but his 18 minute average is between 2C and 3C minutes) and opponents, so he was able to take advantage of weaker competition. If he actually had to play 2C minutes and competition, would he still score at a .65PPG rate? His on-ice shooting % is 15%, which accounts for his jump in points (a statistical outlier, league average is around 11%). Also, he would definitely need to improve his FO % (47.5% isn't very good). It's tough to say if this is a trend for him, or an outlier because he's only done it for 1 season (he was better at FO last year, but didn't score as much). He would most likely get a bridge deal from TBL with a chance to make much more money if his stats continue.