Buffalo declines

BUF declines which means immediately the cap no longer works.
Engvall has arbitration rights and there's no way he agrees to a $500 raise.

But even if all it happened just as you laid it out, this would not be a playoff team.

Erob and Kampf are practically the same player. Same age, can both play wing, playstyle, production, and both make about the same next year. If both players are fine where they are no need to trade. No need for columbus to add another depth center when erob played with Kuraly at C

You’d have to pay the Sabres to take Mrazek
Otherwise, zero interest
And it’s gonna have to be significant too, he was horrible last year & we shelled him multiple times when we played
At least a 3rd- at least
Probably take a 2nd though, bc like i said, we’d have no interest & would just be burying him in the AHL

Not a playoff team?!?!

I'm assuming that is either a joke/sarcasm, or suggesting this isn't a playoff style team, because this team would be a lock to qualify for the playoffs.

Bryan Rust, 3 years x $4.125 million

He needs a new agent

Two hottest name from younger goalies available in UFA are not signing lowball offer from same team.

No Nylander, no Kerfoot, no Kase, no Kampf. That's 184 points from this season - gone.
No way Robertson will last more than 10 games in your top 6.
Your bottom 6 is SIGNIFICANTLY worse and will have a horrifying goal for/goals against ratio.
Lose 10 or 15 games to injury from either of Marner or Matthews... that lack of depth will turn the team into an absolute car wreck.

This team is defintely less deep, but the defense and goaltending are also better.

This is not a well constructed team and has a lot of holes, and I didn't realize how bad it was until I took a second look, but I still have a hard time seeing it not make the playoffs.

Take out the 2nd and Devils would do it

Neither jackets or leafs do that deal. We don’t need kampf and the leafs definitely need kampf.

Robinson for holl and a second. We eat a bad contract and you get a solid bottom 6 speedy forward.

If Rust signed for that deal the Pens would have already extended him more than likely.

why on earth would Vegas do this? Trade the best contract in hockey to take on more cap? Hard passsssss