To the
Brian Dumoulin, $0.7m (2015-2018-EL)
Erik Johnson, $6.3m (2014-2018)
To the
Round 1 - 2017
Round 3 - 2017
Martin Marincin, $0.7m (2016-2018)
Joffrey Lupul, $4.6m (2015-2018)
Halo to confirm.
Pens need to improve our blueline. We like Johnson's points-per-game, even on a bad Colorado team, and we're counting on him staying healthy this season. If he gets traded, even better. Or maybe Sakic can turn around the Avalanche.
We also like the depth Dumoulin brings still on his EL contract. Both contracts work within our cap structure and will help us not be stupid (or at least as stupid) during free agency.
The 1st rounder is steep, but we're still in win now mode. The Canes are quickly building and hopefully these pieces help them on their journey. They also take our bad Lupul contract (speaking of stupid fa signings), but they can easily ditch that this summer if they so choose.
Thanks Halo and best of luck!