Norris out 2024 25 assumption post

Team: 2024-25 Ottawa Senators

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 12, 2024

Published: Mar. 14, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

This assumed Norris is LTIRetired or at least out for a significant amount of time. Need to keep some cap space in the event he does have a mid to late season return, but hoping that with him out (and honestly, Chabot will get injured too at some point) we accumulate enough LTIR cap space to offset a potential return.

Parekh is unlikely to remain on the 2nd pair, but starting him there to see how it goes. If it goes poorly through pre-season, change the lines to:

Sanderson - Zub
Chabot - Tanev
Kleven - Branny

And send Parekh to CHL for another year.

If Henrique wants more or dislikes OTT, then lets all cheer for DAL to win the cup and then try to convince Duchene to come back to OTT instead. Offer the same or a similar contract.

Greig - Pinto - Duchene
OR
Joseph - Pageau - Duchene

Pageau w/ retention is close to a 2nd and a 3rd value, hence Chychrun for retained Pageau and a mid 1st. Get a seemingly middle-6 player with that pick for when Henrique's contract ends / he retires.

BOS might want more for Ullmark, especially with other teams also looking for goaltending. OTT's 2nd rounder is similar to a late 1st and JBD has improved significantly since the pre-season. Hoping that is enough for 1 year of Ullmark w/out retention, especially since BOSneeds to make room for Bussi. OTT made 3 1st round picks so they could move their 2nd rounder. Would move Bos 1st rounder back to them instead if that's what it would take. Ullmark may say no and veto the trade, but let's assume otherwise just for fun-ski.

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