Getzlaf is not leaving ANA his family is to entrenched out there. Schwartz doesn’t play big and is often hurt. Good when not hurt no size. This team can’t rely upon Mccleod as the third line C as the option. JJ will be brought back as 4th line C and penalty kill. I really hope they don’t spend 6 on Hopkins but I fear your correct they will give him atleast the 6. Instead of spending it on two guys. Or maybe he surprises us and let’s Hopkins walk for the payday he thinks he should get. Buyer beware there at that dollar figure. Hopkins gets his money but on a bad team. Drieger and skinner not anywhere good enough tandem Holland is bringing Smith back for next season for sure he pretty much guaranteed it at the end of season presser.

We've seen like 10 guys like Getzlaf (played somewhere a decade plus and settled down there) sign somewhere else in recent years

It's quite common

Maybe he'd want to be on a winning team again

He'd just rent a condo in whatever city and visit fam

Or just bring his fam there temporarily

He is a multi millionaire

These logistics are peanuts 🥜

Driedge and Ss are likely a .910 duo at worst

For 3.8M$ that's fine tho they should keep Stalock

Very possible that Driedger is elite as well

Look, suppose Anaheim signs Getzlaf, but I'm sure that they give him a one-year contract, because not a single team, even his native Anaheim, will risk giving even their long-term leader a long-term contract. No one wants to relocate him from California to Edmonton, these are just the features of the hockey player's profession to play in a foreign city, especially since Getslaf, remaining a highly professional athlete, will most likely be looking for a team that is a contender for the cup in order to end his career on a high note. And since Anaheim is now in the stage of restructuring, the likelihood of Getzlaf moving to another city is very high. I think Getzlaf will play for another two or three years. And trust me every year these will be one-year agreements.
Then, about McLeod and Hyra, now Edmonton has limited free agents, such as our promising prospectuses Benson and Marody, contracts with them will be signed unilaterally for small amounts, but they will already go through a draft refusal in case of downgrading to the AHL, so in order to avoid I keep them in the main team, of course Haira is a more experienced hockey player, but Edmonton has to choose, perspective or experience, and therefore Hira is less of a loss.
The same is with Skinner, I consider him a promising goalkeeper at the NHL level, in terms of potential it may well become the first goalkeeper of the team, he needs to be given practice and time, I agree that another year as the main goalkeeper in the Condors would be useful for him, but Edmonton again you have to choose either the experienced Smith and the loss of Skinner through the refusal draft (I'm sure if he is dropped in the AHL, he will definitely be taken through the refusal draft), or a backup in the person of Skinner. Of course, Smith is definitely stronger at the moment, but Edmonton has to choose.

None of those guys are at risk through dispersal draft. Marody will be exposed before Benson, staticky and Mikko would get exposed before Skinner.Caleb Jones and Kris Russel would be and possibly Klefbom if they don’t believe he’s fully healthy. It would be an easy decision to not protect Oscar. Seattle wouldn’t likely grab him and it then becomes one less player to worry about for the expansion draft.Not sure Lagesson actually has enough games played either