Lets play if I was the GM

Created by: Xspyrit

Team: 2023-24 Ottawa Senators

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 11, 2023

Published: Jul. 11, 2023

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

I like Chychrun, he's much younger than EK and has Ottawa ties. He will probably want to extend. But he's LHD, like Chabot, Sanderson, Kleven and Brannstrom. But this is about bringing EK back to Ottawa

Sokolov and Thomson are not "throw ins", they're pretty decent prospects but can't see them having a proper opportunity in Ottawa. I think Sokolov would fit with what Grier is looking for

Term is what convinces Tatar to sign at this AAV. He's 32 and sees a real chance at a Cup with Ottawa

Pinto signs a short bridge and will look for a long term contract next season (as the cap rises)

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Mandolese, Kevin	2	$800,000
Sokolov, Egor	2	$800,000
Pinto, Shane	1	$1,500,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Tatar, Tomas		3	$3,200,000

Trades

OTT

Karlsson, Erik ($5,500,000 retained)
Zetterlund, Fabian

SJS

Buyouts

Bobby Ryan: $1,833,333
Colin White: $875,000
Michael Del Zotto: $750,000

Retained Salary Transactions

Matt Murray: $1,562,500 (25%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
22	$83,500,000	$81,567,380	$0	$1,850,000	$1,932,620

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Tkachuk, Brady $8,205,714$8,205,714 LW UFA - 5	Stützle, Tim $8,350,000$8,350,000 C UFA - 8	Giroux, Claude $6,500,000$6,500,000 RW, C NMC UFA - 2
Greig, Ridly $863,333$863,333 C, LW RFA - 2	Norris, Joshua $7,950,000$7,950,000 C UFA - 7	Batherson, Drake $4,975,000$4,975,000 RW, LW UFA - 4
Kubalik, Dominik $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Pinto, Shane $1,500,000$1,500,000 C RFA - 1	Tatar, Tomas $3,200,000$3,200,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Kelly, Parker $762,500$762,500 LW RFA - 1	Kastelic, Mark $835,000$835,000 C, RW RFA - 2	Zetterlund, Fabian $1,450,000$1,450,000 RW RFA - 2
MacEwen, Zack $775,000$775,000 RW, C UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Sanderson, Jake $925,000$925,000 ($1,850,000$2M) LD UFA - 1	Karlsson, Erik $4,500,000$4,500,000 RD NMC UFA - 4	Korpisalo, Joonas $4,000,000$4,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 5
Chabot, Thomas $8,000,000$8,000,000 LD UFA - 5	Bernard-Docker, Jacob $805,000$805,000 RD RFA - 2	Forsberg, Anton $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 2
Brännström, Erik $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD/RD, LW RFA - 1	Zub, Artem $4,600,000$4,600,000 RD M-NTC UFA - 4
	Hamonic, Travis $1,100,000$1,100,000 RD NMC UFA - 2

Top Comments

Jul. 11, 2023 at 2:15 p.m.

jfkst1

"Go sell ice cream!"

Joined: Jun. 2015

Posts: 3,011

Likes: 1,353

If you guys are so stacked at LD, then why did Dorion trade for Chychrun in the first place?

Jul. 11, 2023 at 2:23 p.m.

matthias893

Joined: Apr. 2023

Posts: 349

Likes: 135

Chychrun was traded for a 1st and (2) 2nds, so the value is here, but definitely without Zetterlund or Joseph included. $5.5m retention is likely a non starter, but two solid prospects and the equivalent of a 1st and (2) 2nds is probably not far off of what it would cost at that retention level.

Where it gets sticky is Chychrun. He's an excellent player for sure, but San Jose is also overloaded at LD. He would be our immediate #1 for sure, but LD is like our area of least need in the rebuild. Far less enticing though is that he's only under team control for two more years. That is well before San Jose's rebuild will be done and the risk that he walks in Free Agency OR that to keep him we have to overpay on a big money 8 year contract until he's 35 is too much.

Jul. 11, 2023 at 2:48 p.m.

PLDGEY

Joined: Oct. 2019

Posts: 3,543

Likes: 1,244

Quoting: matthias893

Chych was traded for 1st, THREE 2nds, and a 3rd.

OTT HAD to dump Zaitsev at the same time, and ARI wouldnt take him without increasing the price.

Jul. 11, 2023 at 2:51 p.m.

Tchuckycheese

Joined: Jul. 2019

Posts: 751

Likes: 240

Quoting: jfkst1

If you guys are so stacked at LD, then why did Dorion trade for Chychrun in the first place?

PD told Giroux he would get him dman lol

Jul. 11, 2023 at 2:54 p.m.

jfkst1

"Go sell ice cream!"

Joined: Jun. 2015

Posts: 3,011

Likes: 1,353

Quoting: Tchuckycheese

PD told Giroux he would get him dman lol

Dorion seems like a moron. He should have known if DeBrincat would extend in Ottawa before he ever traded for him.

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