Quoting: MNBassman
I realize I’m overpaying here a bit, but I consider cap space and cost certainty as assets in the trades here. Regardless of points, Anderson is a much better player than Greenway and brings elements that Greenway never will: speed and toughness! As I stated above, the Wild finally have stars worth protecting and Greenway simply does not have it in him to be a policeman!
Greenway is plenty tough, he rag dolls people all the time. As an added plus Greenway knows where the d-zone is on the ice. Anderson isn't a Wilson by any stretch and he's injured a lot.
You're pay $500k less for Anderson than Zucc, and Zucc is by far the better player.
You're paying Kassian more than Greenway should get in his next deal. Greenway is younger, better, and not out injured all the time.
With the retention you've got the a slightly bigger cap hit and worse players in the Anderson+Kassian for Zucc+Greenway lineup swap. Dumba is traded for a pair of 2nds (probably accurate value for him).
Don't make the trades. Don't re-sign Goli and Sturm (Freddy G will play over him anyways) and you've almost accounted for all of Dumba's cap hit. Give Kahk a $1.5m bridge deal. Then give him Talbot's money if he earns it next year.
Anderson's contract gives the the Zucker buyers remorse vibes. He even has the Zucker all goal no assist vibe to him. More physical than Zucker by far, but that doesn't make him not even getting 50p once in his career.