I know Pens fans will not like trading away O'Connor. He's been really good and I know the goals will come, but we don't have the luxury of time right now.
Any team willing to retain, but to me CBJ makes sense. Tons of space and unlikely to be trading any players that require retention - but again, any team that will take $1.5M for just this season
I’d rather just keep DOC and his cheap deal than give up picks for a smaller player that is an expiring UFA. Not only is DOC locked in at 925k, he is the more disruptive player on the forecheck and has decent size. That’s the identity we want in the bottom 6, not small players that bring a small upgrade in skill while lacking disruptive intangibles.