These salary projections/limitations, etc. seem irrelevant. imo if you don't want to pay Dobson between 10-11 over 8 years, you don't want to pay Dobson at all. And the same thing goes for any other team. Sounds to me like y'all don't want Dobson at all. Even though Dobson has his warts, other than the Makars and Heiskenens of the league, there aren't many defenders who don't have warts. Have you all watched Dahlin?
I also don't see the draft as a deadline for dealing Dobson. More likely than not, teams who really want to acquire him will not offer top-8 picks, and most people here connect dealing Dobson with dealing for the opportunity to pick Hagens. I don't think that will happen. However if Dobson isn't dealt by July 4th, I feel pretty confident they'll intend to sign him.
I really like Peterka, but I also think that 23 year old break out wingers are exactly the kind of player that a team that is looking to jump from rebuilding to being competitive OR a contender would want. With players like Dobson, Robertson, Peterka, etc. on the market, imo there is real potential for 3 team deals, but they'll be impossible to predict.