This is my core (players we keep because we will be looking for the same player if we trade them away down the line)
1. Brady 2. Stutzle 3. Sanderson 4. Ullmark 5. Jensen
Trades I would try and make:
1. Norris - I always liked him but Dorion gave him too much $$$ and some teams around the league are desperate for center help. He has an injury history, but he has been relatively productive and has no signs of issues with his shoulder. I would look for a legit two-way winger to play in the top 6.
3. Shutdown 4-5 D—We need a big, strong shutdown RD. Tanev would have been perfect, but we need to find someone similar who can jump up and play the top four minutes. Zub is highly injury-prone, and we can't rely on Hamonic/Jensen to play that role.
3. Get Pinto help! I'm stunned to see his game drop off so much this year. We may need to acquire some actually good 3rd line forwards to play with him. Amadio is awful, Cousins is not the answer, Greig is still trying to learn how to play consistently & Perron is washed. Gregor to me is a 4th liner.
4. Trade Chabot in the offseason - I know he has been much better with Jensen, but he has 1 goal this season and unlike Sanderson who is much younger, you expect him to be in his prime earning that $8M paycheque by scoring more.