You could also go the route, Staal and Girardi are way behind because of their surgeries. Maybe they were much tougher to come back from than people thought.
I think Staal would probably agree to go to Carolina this year, so maybe something can be done there.
If they can ever get Staal to accept a trade, it should simply be a salary dumb for one good 4th line role player, and picks. Then immediately trade or cut Glass and rid this team of his useless play.