1. Matt Duchene to Winnipeg for Laurent Brossoit + 2019 1st round pick + 2020 2nd round pick (becomes a 2020 1st round pick if Duchene re-signs with Winnipeg or if the Jets appear in the cup finals) + Mathieu Perreault (full cap - 4.125Mx3)
Connor - Scheifele - Wheeler
Ehlers - Duchene - Laine
Vesalainen - Little - Roslovic
Lemieux - Lowry - Tanev
Morrissey - Trouba
Chariot - Byfuglien
Kulikov - Myers
Hellebuyck
Comrie
The Jets get the best center to hit the TD market in quite a while to complement their impressive set of wingers and complete their forward core. They become a formidable cup contender with the addition of Duchene.
Ottawa gets a goaltender that has posted solid numbers at every level he’s played and has shown this year that he just might be ready to become an NHL starter. While having lost a step, Perreault can still be a decent top 9 player, though definitely overpaid at this stage. The draft picks are self-explanatory.
2. Mark Stone to Calgary for Rasmus Andersson + 2019 1st round pick + 2020 1st round pick + James Neal (full cap - 5.75Mx5)
Gaudreau - Monahan - Lindholm
Tkachuk - Backlund - Stone
Bennett - Jankowski - Frolik
Czarnik - Ryan - Hathaway
Giordano - Brodie
Hanifin - Hamonic
Valimaki/Kylington - Stone
Rittich
Smith
The Flames get rid of Neal’s massive contract while acquiring one of the league’s best two-way winger.
Ottawa gets a very good young defenseman with top 4 upside and a pair of late firsts for Stone + Neal’s putrid contract.
3. Ryan Dzingel (1.8Mx1) + JG Pageau (50% salary retained - 1.55Mx2) to Edmonton for 2019 1st round pick + 2020 2nd round pick + Ryan Spooner (Full cap - 3.1Mx2)
Dzingel - McDavid - Draisaitl
Khaira - RNH - Yamamoto
Chiasson - Pageau - Puljujarvi
Lucic - Brodziak - Kassian
Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - Russell
Jones - Bouchard
Koskinen
Talbot
Edmonton gets some much needed affordable quality up front to complement their high end talent.
Ottawa gets draft picks, retains on Pageau and takes on Spooner’s contract to make the cap work for Edmonton.
4. Cody Ceci to Minnesota for Charlie Coyle
Greenway - Staal - Kunin
Zucker - Koivu - Granlund
Parise - Rask - Aberg
Foligno - Eriksson EK - Brown
Suter - Spurgeon
Brodin - Dumba*
Seeler - Ceci
Dubnyk
Stalock
1 for 1 hockey deal. Change of scenery for two similarly inconsistent and maligned players. Ceci’s a RFA at the end of the season while Coyle has another year on his deal before becoming a UFA. Ceci replaces Dumba while the latter’s injured, provides an upgrade on Pateryn and perhaps trives alongside a steady Jonas Brodin. Coyle gets the chance to play top minutes and be an important piece up front for a rebuilding team.
OTTAWA
Tkachuk - White - Coyle
Neal - Tierney - Ryan
Perreault - Chlapik - Batherson
Boedker - Paul - xxx
Chabot - Demelo
Wolanin - Andersson
Lajoie - Jaros
Brossoit
Nilsson
BELLEVILLE
Balcers - Brown - Sturtz
Formenton - Norris - Rodewald
Klimchuk - Spooner - Luchuk
Tambellini - Kelly - Lindberg
Percy - Burgdoerfer
Falk - Elliott
Murray - Goloubef
Englund
Daccord
Gustafsson
Buyout/Release/Giveaway: Craig Anderson, Zack Smith, Mike Condon, Mark Borowiecki, Magnus Paajarvi, Ben Harpur, Patrick Sieloff, Julius Bergman, Max McCormick, Marcus Hogberg
2019: CGY 1st round pick, EDM 1st round pick, WPG 1st round pick, OTT 2nd round pick, SJS 2nd round pick
2020: OTT 1st round pick, CGY 1st round pick, SJS 1st round pick, OTT 2nd round pick, EDM 2nd round pick, WPG 2nd round pick*