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Really if they tank it in the 1st round, there will be a few changes. Im not talking about huge turnover, but losing 3 salaries. Heres what I'd do:
1. Mrazek gone, 3.8mil for a backup is too much, especially as Mrazek has always been unreliable (except CAR).
2. Re-sign Campbell for less than 5mil and get a cheap vet backup
3. Bring 2 of Robertson, Steeves, Abramov up
4. Stop the yo-yo with Sandin
5. Trade Marner and Liljegren to PHI for Koneckny and Sanheim and Morgan Frost (for example) (or SEA for Gourde and Soucy and Lauzon)
6. Trade Muzzin, return isn;t important, but its 5.6mil cap hit for a player who's getting old, and need a bit more speed and offense from blueline.
7. Sign a 2RD/3RD in UFA: Theres some good ones in the mid range like Manson, Miller, Subban, Butcher, Klingberg, Ristolinen, Zadorov/Strahlman, Gudbranson
8. Figure out if you can get a better two way 3C than Kerfoot
bunting-matthews-koneckny
robertson-tavares-nylander
engvall/frost-kerfoot/?-Kase
frost/steeves-Kampf-simmonds
Reilly-Brodie
Sanheim- UFA
Sandin-Holl
Kral/Dermott/MacDermid