NSH declines. They don't have spots for any of those players.

What on gods earth is going on here

Yes cause you're David Poile

Interesting concept...

I doubt Nashville has any interest in trading for 11 million in salary when they need to sign Forsberg+.

Seattle would definitely need a draft pick or two to take that deal, and 13 million off our books.

Be cool if they could swing these deals.

And if you were Ron Hextall, you'd know better than to bother David with this proposal.

Whether they have the cap space available or not, no GM is going to take on that much salary in role players without sending some back. Even if they have use for those players. NSH does not.

NSH doesn't need any more LD. They already have Josi, Ekholm, Borowiecki, and Lauzon at the NHL level, and a lot of prospects in MIL that will be pushing for a spot in NSH (Farrance, Davies, DelGaizo, Stastney, Wilsby). They just don't have anywhere to slot Dumoulin or Pettersson in.

Even if PIT was going to trade Carter right after re-signing him, NSH isn't a good landing spot either. He's not bumping Granlund or Johansen out of the top six, and Sissons already has great chemistry on the 3rd line centering Trenin and Jeannot. Sticking him on the 4th line would just be bad cap management on NSH's part. If they aren't happy with Novak or McCarron as their 4C, they could get a number of vet centers for a fraction of what Carter makes.

Aside from top six wingers, PIT doesn't have anyone on their roster that fits what NSH needs to improve their roster. Since neither Guentzel or Rust are likely to be on the trade block, the Pens and Preds aren't great trading partners right now.