Also, in response to McDrai UFA. You ride with them past the point of the wheels falling off, this whole thing goes until McDrai themselves take the wheels off. There is no scenario where trading Drai makes sense, if he walks you have a realistic conversation with Connor and perhaps look to trade him. Otherwise you walk Drai into UFA and do what you can to sign him because he's your bargaining chip with McDavid, fears about them leaving in UFA should not puppeteer you into dismantling the core.
Next three years are ride or die time. They make too much money for the Org and give you too good an opportunity to win, to simply pull the plug and watch the water drain.