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Boy would I love Cirelli in Colorado but the Avs already have approx $72m on the cap next season. That would give them $12.5-16m to sign Newhook and Byram and then either sign or replace Compher, ERod, EJ, Helm, and Cogliano.
Losing LOC frees up just over $1m, adding Cirelli's $6.25m extension means they would have approx $7.25-10.75m to sign Newhook and Byram and fill out thier bottom six and add a 6th defenseman. Even with some internal replacements and EJ taking a hometown discount, that just isn't feasible for Colorado.
Also, no way Tampa makes this trade.