Lets Get Kraken
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Canes more than likely accept that. It would eliminate the 3rd party needed for retention and the Canes would be able to get the retention they would likely ask for.
How much would Washington be willing to pay to move Mantha? The Canes are very likely to bring back Patches for next year, I imagine they might look to take Mantha on as a reclamation/cap dump project.
Would something like this work:
To WSH: CAR 2023 1st, Conditional PHI 2024 2nd (via CAR, CAR transfers the lower of the 2024 2nds)
To ARI (or other 3rd team): Kuznetzov (via WSH), Conditional CAR 2024 2nd round pick (via CAR, CAR transfers pick not to sent to WSH), A. Heimosalmi
To CAR: Kuznetzov (2.8mil retained by ARI, via ARI), Mantha (2.85mil retained by WSH, via WSH), Condition WSH 2024 3rd (CAR receives best 2024 3rd owned by WSH)
Caps clear a bunch of cap space and gain a first in a deep draft as well as moving up a few spots in 2024 for Mantha. Arizona/3rd party gets extra assets for retention, and Canes get 2 players to help a cup push.