Max Domi can score, provides grit, and his advanced stats in the playoffs last year suggest that he wasn't a liability, although he seemingly played sheltered offensive minutes (10 min overall). He could play on our third line, and occasionally jump up with JT and Marner if that works out.

Murphy's name isn't on the trading block although the Blackhawks seem open to trading anybody who won't compromise their future, and will help them add to it. Murphy doesn't have great playoff experience but he is a steady, stay at home defender and should play a steady, stay at home type game. I'm hoping our d core can replicate Pittsburgh's from 2016-2017. I just want them to get the job done and get the puck up to the forwards.

I don't know what Chicago is looking for prospect-wise, nor the market for the players coming our way. It may take a first and a higher end prospect like Niemela.

Again, I think that double retention (i.e 1.2 mill by Montreal, 2 mill by Anaheim/San Jose/Arizona) only caveat would be that I'm not sure if these teams would be open to retaining for a 5 year contract. For Montreal, they're not ready to compete right now, and Anderson can help them get assets for when they're ready to compete. I think power forwards that play his style tend to run out of steam quicker (relative to other players), so it would seem that the Habs should use him as leverage for assets when they're ready to contend. They might like having him around to protect their younger players though - I'm not sure.

These players would go out to make the cap work, in some form.