Strome and Kravtsov

Didn't even offer them a senators 2nd rounder



Why would NYR sell that low on the Kravmeister

I think we’d rather take the chance we could salvage things before doing this, just my opinion.

We could fix our bottom 6 with pieces we already have in Belleville and by punting guys like Logan Shaw and Sanford to the AHL.
BUT OUT DEFENCE, outside of the Chabot-Zub pairing, is a total garbage fire.
I get that Sanderson will be here soon but we'll be miles out of playoff spot by then.
Not sure why OTT didn't claim Cholowski and immediately put MDZ on waivers. ZERO RISK MOVE.
Either way, two games in, it's our D that needs fixing more than anything.

The solution is not in Belleville rn. Outside of Brannstrom who is very clearly an NHL player everyone in Belleville NEEDS more AHL time. For starters I don't think they have a C to call up who is better than Shaw right now. Maybe Agozzino is better idk, but I don't think Kastelic is ready yet. As far as wingers, I liked Reinhardt's camp, but I'm not sure he's ready, and you probably don't want two raw rookies like Kelly and Reinhardt on your 4th line, and Sharkolov is just not ready yet.

I agree about the D. Specifically the non Zub RHD is gonna sink this team. Zaitsev is off to the worst start in his tenure in Ottawa, and J.Brown is really dragging Holden down. They need Brannstrom up, so they can push J.Brown out and Zaitsev down.

I wasn't thinking of vast changes in the bottom 6 because that's not where the bleeding is coming from. I'd be happy with:
Formenton - Paul - Parker
Ennis - Tierney - Aberg or Reinhardt (until Watson returns)
I'd rather play a guy who might not be ready and see how it goes than continue to dress what isn't working.

And I agree, Holden is a decent D man who needs a more mobile, puck moving D man. That sure as hell ain't Josh Brown. But DJ Smith will never scratch Zaitsev so the bleeding in our own end likely continues this season until Sanderson arrives. Oh well... another great draft pick coming right up!