Fair

fair must be describing something else in this ACGM because it’s certainly not describing the trade

i dunno about this one chief
once giroux's contract expires (assuming he retires), formenton's gonna be the missing piece in the top six.

Tkachuk - Norris - Batherson
Formenton - Stutzle - DeBrincat

(pinto wont play wing)

and pens also get control on a future top six winger for a while, and they give two expiring players

Stutzle could play wing.
They traded Brown for a 2nd round pick. Why wouldn’t they want an upgrade on defense for a guy that’s too good for 4th line duty but log jammed for top 9?
I’d assume Ottawa is looking at the now considering their recent trades and signings.

I'm with Zuki here for 2 reasons.

1. Assuming Formenton is innocent of SA, we'll need him to either replace Giroux fully or be trade bait for a 2nd line winger seeing as Pinto is a purebred center.
2. We have so many defensive prospects coming up in Lassi Thompson, Bernard-Docker, Sanderson and possibly Tomas Hamara in a few years as well, we don't need to trade for defense. If we're contending for a playoff spot come deadline time then maybe i can see it happening but otherwise nah.

Disagree, but feel free to explain how a middle 6 winger for a top 4 d & bottom 6 F isn’t fair. I’d assume judging by Ottawa’s recent trades and signings that they are looking to take that next step forward. Why wouldn’t they trade from a position of strength to upgrade a position of weakness?