It wouldnt be that bad though. Keith's cap recapture would be 5.5m this year and 2m in 2024. With DeBrincat on the books for this year, they'd have ~20 mil in cap space with 11F 4D 0G on the roster, per capfriendly. No need to give away DeBrincat like that.
I misread the room lol, I thought it was a cap situation looming. DeBrincat plays for Team USA though, he wasnt part of the Hockey Canada scandal.