If factor wanted to do a 2 year deal i'd take that but i wouldn't go trading away newhook then, i think he'd be a great mentor for him and he can step into that position in a year and move oreilly down to 3C if he's ready.
As for girard crouse swap i'm pretty impartial, i think we do need a physical presence with landy on the shelf, but with trading girard away you would have to make sure atleast 15 mil is available next year if landy comes back and to resign toews.

the habs deal is interesting. It fits for both teams.

Yea I agree, with the cap supposedly going up multiple millions 24-25 I could see that much room left while also leaving enough the following year for Mikko but honestly it sounds grim forLandy ever being what he was.

Yeah he won't be worth the 7 mil he's making if he comes back at all, major surgeries two years removed from hockey, not looking good. i think the ideal scenario is he waits till playoffs one year comes back when it doesn't effect the cap and then probily calls it a career when he knows he can't do it anymore. One more cup and call it before he has issues just walking in 10 years.