If we don’t match Broberg, I could see signing Barrie for cheap, giving Emberson a shot with Nurse and moving Kulak at the deadline for an upgrade (using assets like our next 1st rounder, the 2nd from Broberg, Savoie, or O’Reilly).
Ekholm-Bouchard
Nurse-Emberson
Kulak-Barrie
We are a good enough team that we can get away with taking a few gambles on the blueline as Ekholm, Bouchard, and Nurse will soak up a ton of minutes.
The downside of matching Broberg is it may really limit our ability to upgrade at the deadline if he’s not a legit top 4 guy.