While I'm all for transforming our D corps, I'd be very careful what we wish for. Jettisoning Schenn and Lauzon leaves Skjei as our heaviest (210) and tallest (6'3") dman. I don't necessarily want to keep the other two but they provide some size to the lineup, it would be great if it was a good use of it.
Go look at Vegas's d-corp - all 6'2" and only one under 200. While it's nice to have mobile d, it's also nice to have guys that will wear teams out during the playoffs. This has been a big reason for their success over the years. Florida last year had the size. If all our guys were mobile, great with the puck and never got hit while keeping the puck away from the other team, that would be great. We've got to have some sort of balance on the blue line.
As far as who to move on from, you move Nyquist, Sissons and ROR from your forward group before the TDL and get assets for the 2026 draft, unless you can find a team who owns a top 5ish pick this year from another team in a deal. The big problem with unloading all three is we've depleted the depth of our forwards this year and will end up playing a bunch of plugs the rest of the year up front with very little youth thrown in.
I'd even take a look at moving Saros if you can get an acceptable return and start the rebuild process full on. If the vets want out, good bye, it's probably a blessing in disguise. Maybe be bad for a few years, get those high picks and actually build a perennial winner who has a shot at the cup.
