No thanks on the STL trade, don't need a LW and that's a big downgrade at RD, not made up for by adding an AHLer.

Also, I don't know why there are so many players involved in the other deals... Do these 12-13 asset transactions ever happen? I'd try to simplify the trades and fill needs on both teams. For example, EDM has high hopes for Nurse and they don't really need to upgrade to better puck moving LD when they already have Klefbom eating up top minutes, especially at the cost of their top rookie RW, a position they are trying to improve at.

2018 draft 2 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third. 2019 draft 1first, 2 seconds, 2 thirds. 2020 draft 1 first, 2 seconds, 2 thirds.
top 5 f prospects: puljujarvi, crouse, kapanen, grundstrom, brooks. top 5 d prospects: juolevi, liljegren, dermott, wood, nielson.
tanev and pietrangelo 28 and 27 yrs old signed for combined 11 aav till 31 and 30 yrs old. two elite rhd anchoring r side. resign nurse to 4-5 aav long term in offseason (bozak, komarov, schenn ufas). then nurse and rielly 22 and 23 yrs old signed long term combined ~10 aav anchoring left side of top 4. top 4 d grows with growth of nurse and rielly, becoming elite skating and size, offensive and defensive, reliable and steady. for ~ 20 aav for next 3 years. juolevi, liljegren, dermott, wood, all ready to take jump in 1-3 years too.
up front offense won't be an issue with matthews, marner, brown, marleau, kadri, kapanen. as bozak walks in offseason sutter takes spot on 3rd line, 4th line center sign ufa if brooks isn't ready. komarov walks ufa and replaced by crouse in role. puljujarvi may be ready to make jump or grundstrom. pipeline keeps getting restocked with boatload of top 3 round picks in 2018, 2019, 2020 drafts.
2018 offseason. with bozak, komarov, schenn, gleason, cowen off books, 22.2 million to spend. after 4-5 on nurse, left with ~17.5. sign matthews long term something along lines of 10 years 10 aav.
2019 offseason. with hainsey and mcelhenney off books, 15 million to spend. spend .85aav on backup goalie. and sign marner to draisaitl like deal. 8 year 8aav. sign crouse and kapanen to bridges.

Lance you got a lot of time on your hands LOL