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You are correct this is a good team, solid all four lines and solid defense.
My one and half cents worth of comments.
Hutton had a bad stretch (the coaching staff had to know that) IMO he will be better than Johansson. But this is your team.
Tampa would not take Ristolainen for Cirelli as the Bolts would not have the cap space, an offer sheet is probably the correct value.
IMO, Ristolainen will get more than that in return.
You are also correct that it may cost more than that to get rid of Okposo. It cost the Leafs a first to move Marleau and he only had one year remaining on his contract.
The Ranger may very well make that trade exactly as written.
IMO Tuch or Montour is about correct, but it really does not impact your team to trade away Thompson. I just have a high opinion of his future.
He was dominant in the playoffs last year, prospect challenge and AHL this year.
While Tuch has looked really good in this years round robin games, he did not do very well in the regular season.
Thompson may very well produce as much as Tuck and we get to keep Montour who had the best +/- among all Sabre skaters.
While I may disagree with your moves, the results are very good, Excellent work.