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5, Labanc for a 2nd, is probably the least likely. I think he'll get marketed as a "needs a change of scenery" type player, and so maybe some kind of deal where we take a cap dump coming back our way with a pick or other reclamation project attached. Basically a cap neutral deal for the other team where we don't have to use up a retention slot. Something like Anthony Mantha + a pick. WSH gets a better player and 1m in cap space, Sharks get a little sweetener and no ones on the hook for anything long term.
If we trade EK65 we'll be down to 1 retention slot for a while and this year using it with Barabanov or maybe a 1 year FA we pick up as a reclamation project is probably going to bear more fruit than Labanc.