They are going to need to find another Dman somewhere. Kakko, who there is no way that they can pay this summer unless Igor leaves, is probably their best tool to do that. It’s simply asset management
I’ve been saying trade Igor for 3 years but here we are. Still think Igor deal gets done, but then other guys are going to get sacrificed. It’s inevitable, and we have no internal solutions on defense to replace Lindgren and Trouba who are both gone; and they might need to lose Jones too if they can’t bridge him. The NEED to find a Dman that isn’t breaking the bank in 2025-26