Outside of their ridiculous amount of capspace why does everyone assume Utah will be picking up cap dumps? With the new owner and a clean sheet don't you think they would want to make some moves towards progression? They have at on of early draft picks and a large prospect pool...so I suppose the thought is to get some veteran presence to usher in the new crop. I just have seen it over and over again. I'm all for it, I just don't know that I would be doing it if I were in their position.
With that being said:
I definitely want to jettison (in this order) :
1) Holl: Worst contract by far, didn't even play half the games. I truly believe he was signed because he's right handed.
2) Copp: I get why he was signed but both the cost and term were too high. Cost almost being 2x what it should have been. If he could put up Compher numbers I would be more happy with it but it's still too much. He is talked about how good he is defensively, I just don't see it unless he was surround by Rasmussen and Fischer he was useless.
3) Husso: simply can't stay healthy and is probably about $1 million overpaid given his numbers when healthy. If he can come back healthy and split the net with Lyon this wouldn't be so bad.
4) Fabbri: Again this just comes down to numbers. Can't pay someone who is on the 4th line that much and although he played most of the season last year, he's an injury waiting to happen. I actually like him but again, we have to clear some space for the youngblood at sometime.
5) Maatta: Purely making room for younger crop. I think he's a good defensive defenseman who can at times step up offensively. I wish he was right handed and provided what he does.
-Kane: I'd love to re-sign Kane but I'm concerned by his presser. I think he's either chasing money or another shot at being in a winning window. The stories about him already having cups and having won everything is kind of laughable. Additionally, even if he's not chasing a cup I'm sure he's chasing numbers. There is no doubt he would be able to put up more points if he's surround by more talent (FLA). I wouldn't doubt if some of the US Born scoring records are something he's actually worried about. Most of these guys are competitive to their core and want to win. Couple that with I don't care if you have $100 mill in the bank, you're not going to want to take 4 when your worth is 6...or whatever.
-Ghost: Another cap casualty, can't afford to pay him what he will be able to get, unless we juice it with term which I would not do. He's a defensive liability and we eventually have to make room for the young guys regardless of what Yzerman says.
-Perron: I'm down to re-sign him at no longer than 2 years x 2.-2.5 with the caveat that he's stapled to the 3rd line or lower (preferably 4th line) and PP specialist.