Originally Posted by JoshLind

OK, here is my new proposal, modified to slot Kovalev on the RW:

After looking into it, I gotta' give props to AK27 who pointed out before me that a very sensible deal would be acquiring Andrew Brunette and Chuck Kobasew from Minnesota. I'm willing to overpay to do this, here's a proposal that fits our cap and those of the teams involved - and keep in mind, I see this as primarily a Playoff lineup:

First we trade Cheechoo, Lee, and San Jose's 2nd to Minnesota for Brunette and Kobasew. Then we trade Kuba, Shannon, and our 2nd to Florida for Bryan McCabe, who is a left-shot scoring defenseman who can mentor Karlsson and convert his passes.

Brunette - Spezza - Alfredsson
Michalek - Fisher - Kovalev
Foligno - Kelly - Kobasew
Ruutu - Regin - Neil

McCabe - Karlsson
Phillips - Volchenkov
Picard - Carkner