Dumba has a 10 team no-trade list, either waives on the promise of more playing time or San Jose isn't on his list. San Jose flips him to a contender while retaining 50% either at the TDL, the offseason, or next year's trade deadline

Hertl has 3 team trade list, waives to get off the Sharks and onto a playoff contender.

Sharks could also possibly retain 50% for a mid round pick or an older prospect.

Expansion draft pick .

This could go many different ways as I see many different possibilities such as Balcers, Gambrell, Gregor, which I view as the most likely to happen.

Seattle could also take on Burns or Jones and get a hefty haul for doing so, but it is not as likely to happen. For the sake of realism, Seattle takes Simek, who I figured was going to Seattle as soon as he got extended

Nolan has disappointed in his first three years and a change of scenery would likely benefit him.

Konecny seems like a great buy low candidate, especially when Philly is desperate for defense. I could be underrating him here, as I didn't watch a lot of Flyers hockey this year.

Going to a team that is RD needy, Dumba could step in and be one of Philly's best dmen right away. The Sharks would sell high, while buying low on Konecny and hoping for a Nolan rebound.

With Eichel (hopefully) coming back, Mittelstadt, and Cozens down the center, Reinhart becomes expendable to Buffalo. They get much needed winger help in Meier, who would benefit from a change of scenery.

(This could be Mittlestadt instead, and in that scenario I would have Buffalo adding more. I'm still a bit higher on Mittlestadt then most, just because I think he can grow as he is only 22. I honestly have no clue what Buffalo's plan would be, but this makes some sense to me.)

After having a great run when the Sharks went to the WCF, Meier hasn't been as dominant and impactful as before. Failing to live up to the Shark's expectation of becoming a top line winger, Meier gets another shot in Buffalo.

(I thought about this trade for hours at work. I just couldn't think of a team that would take Meier. To me, Buffalo makes the most sense, but I could be completely off in my thought process. Please let me know if I am completely wrong.)

The Oilers get out from Neal's horrendous deal by adding a Second, and add some decent depth that has some upside. This is more about shedding Neal then acquiring Donato.

iirc, there was a report that the Sharks were likely not going to bring Donato back. He was great on the powerplay, but not amazing at even strength for the Sharks. They sign and trade him to the Oilers, who desperately need middle 6 depth.

Besides Svechnikov, the Canes don't have many great LW's. They pay a small price to improve their forward group, and Labanc likely outplays the deal with better company / coaching.

As with Meier, I'm not exactly sure who would take Labanc. However, I think Carolina would be a great fit, and Labanc would likely rebound with a change of scenery and less pressure on him to perform. He would slot in and make a great top 9.

Please save me from Doug Wilson and Bob Boughner. All I know is pain.

I meant to give Reinhart 3 years and not 1.

While it may seem like I'm doing a "NHL Franchise Mode" rebuild, I think this is really the only way they should go. As much as I would love to build around guys like Hertl, Labanc, and Meier, they are really the only assets that would be worth anything that I would be willing to trade (Ferraro would be worth something, but I don't think you trade him unless you get a great offer). I had fun making this, and I'm sure there is plenty of things that I got wrong. Feel free to comment your thoughts and opinions, I'll likely end up making a revised version in the future!