No. They can't. What you posted above is the pipe-dream best case scenario for about half a dozen players.
First, we are somehow acquiring Miller at 50% without giving up anyone notable? Draft picks? Lundkvist? Othmann? What are we giving up to get our former castoff at 50% so that we can play him in a lesser role with lesser players than the ones he's been stapled to in Vancouver while magically expecting him to put up the same production?
Second, we are walking away from Blais after they intentionally targeted him less than a year ago? That was Drury's signature move in his first offseason as GM. I don't see him throwing it away after 14 games.
Third, Strome signed a 2-year "show me" deal at 4.5 million. In the almost 100 games since signing that contract, he's put up ~.84ppg, become more of a leader on the team, demonstrated that he's not just a product of Panarin, and cut way down on his tendency to commit lazy offensive zone penalties. This is also his first ever opportunity at UFA, AND his last likely chance at "the big contract." And you think he's going to settle for a $1.5m raise? After seeing Zibanejad just pick up more than double that increase?
Fourth, you pencil in a LOT of unproven young players into that lineup. What if any of Barron, Kravtsov, Scheider, or Jones can't make the cut long term next year?
Fifth, you include several players who are RFA this summer, including Kakko, Kravtsov, Hajek, and Huska.
Sixth, I notice you want to just "move" Chytil, Blais, and Gauthier. I assume we are also just "moving" Tinordi and Nemeth. In a flat cap world where half the league is up against it, exactly where are we moving all of these guys without taking ANY salary back?
Seventh, you assume that Kravtsov is not only willing to come back, but to sign for cheap AND play at the level of a top six RW (and this kid has proven able/willing to do exactly none of those things thus far).
But let's assume that ALL of those things happen. We pay almost nothing for Miller and Vancouver retains, Drury yeets his signature acquisition from the team, Strome out of the goodness of his heart leaves several million dollars at the door, all the young players prove ready, all the RFA's sign for the minimum QO, Kravtsov signs cheap and is suddenly a top six NHL RW, and the team is able to move five players without taking a dime back. In the bizarro world where ALL of that happens, here's our cap situation:
Kreider (6.5m) Mika (8.5m) Kakko (???)-- 15 million
Bread (11,642,857) Miller (2.6m) Kravtsov (??)--14,242,857
Laf (925k) Strome (6m) Goodrow (3,641,667)-- 10,566,667
Hunt (762,500) Barron (925k) Reaves (1,750,000) 3,437,500
No spare forward?
Lindgren (3m) Fox (9.5m)
Miller (925k Trouba (8m)
Jones (925k) Schneider (925k)
Hajek (???)
Igor
Huska (???)
Huska is RFA. Assume we get him, someone like him, or Kincaid at his current hit $825k
Dead cap: 3.43m
Forwards: 43.25m WITHOUT a spare forward, Kakko or krav
Defense: 23.28m WITHOUT Hajek
Goal: 6.5m
DC: 3.43m
Total: 76.46m
Cap: 82.5m
So assuming that every possible thing goes perfectly, we're still in a situation where we have just a sliver over $6m in cap space (6.04m), with Kakko, Kravtsov, a spare forward, and Hajek (or a 7th D) left to sign. Bear in mind that most teams prefer to carry a little bit of cap space as well, and we have potential bonuses to consider.
The math doesn't add up. Now, start thinking about what problems you would have if just one of your projected scenarios didn't go our way (say, Krav refuses to sign or worse, signs and then plays like crap--now we need to spend assets/cap space on a top six winger). Now add another one (say, Drury is in love with Blais, who is an RFA with arbitration rights, meaning a likely salary bump). Now add another (maybe we CAN move all five of those guys, but we need to take a couple million in salary back). Do you see how quickly it all falls apart?
And that's not even mentioning the issue the following summer, when we need to re-sign both K'Andre Miller AND Laf.
