We can still do that. OEL and bow's salary basically equals out. and gives us that 2nd #1 Dman we need. Especially if we can agree to an extension with him.
Berglund coming back, barbashev eventually being called back up will fix our 3rd line and maybe if we need to... we make a minor move for a rental veteran on the 3rd line like a stempniak or something.
We have a good top 6 but not a dominant top6. We're not like chicago or pitt's top 6 were. We need to have a dominant top 4 D if we really want to get over the hump IMO. Who better than a left handed #1 D in his prime?
We have 0 NHL ready RH shot forwards aside from Brodziak. I don't believe Sundqvist is NHL ready and I don't view Thorburn as an NHL player. Having a RH shot RW in our top 6 or to play on the 3rd line with offensive upside (.ie Versteeg/Vrbata) kills two birds with one stone. Helps our PP and helps our 3rd line scoring out.
On the other hand OEL will get a raise over what JBo is being paid and fairly soon. TO go on top of that we need to pay Edmundson. Dunn is a completely capable Top 4 ELC Dman right now... Not sure why you would want to trade him although OEL is a significant upgrade. We also need to pay Fabbri this offseason although I'm fairly certain he will be stuck on a few 1 year deals due to injury concerns.
"We have a good top 6 but not a dominant top6. We're not like chicago or pitt's top 6 were." - Well these two teams have more than one thing in common and it's Stanley Cup Victor
ies. If our top 6 is good but not good enough, our 3rd line is the equivalent of a top 6 AHL line and our 4th line is a 4th line why exactly are we going out and getting help on the blueline? (An area that has played extremely well this year)