The fact they moved Bernier for nothing shows that they're beginning to make room cap wise. I think we've taken on enough bad contracts and retention wise for awhile.
I think they just traded Bernier because Babcock isn't a fan of goalie tandems.
Why do they need cap space? Spending during free agency seems really unwise and they don't have to pay their rookies and Gardiner for 2 to 3 more seasons.