Thy don't have the space...Give Dawson 6 and they have zero cushion for roster movement, trades or bonuses...any bonuses would have to be deferred to next season. That's just part one...
Part 2 is Luke's contract.
They only have 19.45M available for next season right now. If you were to give Dawson 6 and Luke 9. There is only 4 million in cap space remaining, not counting any potential carry over bonuses and with Cotter and Nemec needing new deals for 2026-27 as well as filling in extra pieces like potentially Haula and Bastian....it does work.
Call Luke's contract 8 and still doesn't work. It can't work.