Brassard, Hagelin, Zuccarello, Del Zotto, and Byron Boy are all upcoming UFAs at a low or for a few of them, the lowest valleys of their careers, likely to sign for a smaller than current contract contract and for less years too. Callahan has 1 year left on his contract after this season and Tampa would pay a handsome pick to unload Callahan to make the cap work and beef up for a run this year/next year where they're easily the cup favorites. Melnyk probably doesn't like Gaborik eating up $4.6M cash while doing nothing on IR and if they keep Stone/Duchene, it'll be a mega deal that will get them to the floor. We can put the old band back together. Drury is already AGM, Richards can be a special adviser. Marty St.Louis has had what? 2-3 years now to be a hockey dad. About time he stepped back into the business. I'm predicting a major melt down in Columbus with Panarin and Bobrovsky both leaving, the Blue Jackets getting ousted in the first round, Torts getting fired due to three consecutive 1st round exits on a team that's not going to transform and reach new heights under him especially with Bobrovsky and Panarin both gone. Quinn loses out the rest of the season 8-30-1 with Chytil, Howden, Andersson, ADA, Pionk none the better than projected before and gets an untimely dismissal. We bring Torts back and Lindy Ruff can stay on as the grim reaper. Jeff, Jim, Glen all still in the house. Sam and Joe in the booth. Talbot gets traded at the deadline for a 3rd round pick, goes to UFA, we pick him up for $1.5M and trade Georgiev for a pair of mid round picks. Staple a picture of Stu Bickel in the locker room. This can work.
