Overall this team has to make some moves if they really want to make a playoff run and I believe they truly only need to make a few additions of players in the $1m-$4m range in terms of cap hit.
one move I’d be in favor of is acquiring Nico Sturm & Jan Ruuta from San Jose.
We’d likely be able to acquire both for a prospect like Poltapov & a 3rd, or Krebs & a 4th, or Jokhiharju & a 4th?
Sturm is a solid 4th liner, nice size, solid defensive play and strong on face offs.
Ruuta could be a really solid bottom pair addition. His acquisition would allow the team some flexibility with their pairings and potentially keep a guy like Ryan Johnson in Rochester to start the season and not force him into a job he hasn’t earned
