Horton contract maybe???

Yeah???

But the thing is that he's on LTIR, so I don't think the leafs mind paying him. As long as he doesn't affect the cap!

Flyers decline

Why?

Macdonalds contract is done next season, no need to trade him. Cici isn’t the player the flyers want in the top 4. I can see them going after Spurgeon or Trouba.

I agree with mostly everything you said! id maybe say trade Condon to a team that will be looking to buy out a bigger contract ( like the Flyers and Macdonald) for a cheaper buyout for them and maybe get a 5th or 6th for that. Trading Ceci is a must, and get picks in return not another hoffman trade. I think they look at getting a LTIR contract maybe Horton or Hossa. I think they should either keep none of those 3 UFAs but agree Paajarvi would be the one I would keep if I had to keep one. Agreed with White and Wolanin. something like 6x$5mill for White would be good and Maybe a 5x$4mill for Wolanin should get both done. Paul Needs to play in Ottawa this year and give him more than 8 mins a game so he can actually do something. They need to sign Norris and Nurmi would be more effective on the smaller ice in NA then the larger in Europe. JBD will be back at North Dakota and they should look at drafting RHD this year early not many good options in the system outside of JBD.

Yup! I agree. That's a good point with Condon.

But the one problem with having all these draft picks is that you end up with a massive reserve of players with limited roster spots (Both in the NHL and AHL). I think they might have to trade away some picks for solidified prospects or pending RFAs.

And the Hoffman trade sucked... but had to be done...

Fair enough.

I was more floating the Idea of trading Ceci and the 32nd overall pick for a pick in the top 20.

And then I thought maybe if OTT picked up a bad contract, they could get a pick somewhere around the 15th OA pick. hence why I picked the flyers. But if you think they can land Spurgeon or Trouba, by all means, do that instead

Or......don't sign Duclair.

Addition by subtraction.

You're not a fan?

Agreed. I just like acquiring picks because it gives you options to trade up in the draft for a player you covet but is out of reach where you currently are slotted and with limited draft capital it makes it tougher to justify the trade up. but yes that hoffman trade was just terrible just wish we took a couple picks over boedker. but PD was backed in a corner with that one haha

I watched him play a bunch on columbus. He sucks. He's the only player I have ever seen a coach rail on in front of tv cameras. Torts whaled on him.

He got benched for being flat out lazy. Period. I wouldn't want him on any team I was making.

I heard the stories but never really saw him play until he got to Ottawa and was absolutely shocked by how much talent that guy has. So much potential... And maybe signing the league minimum and then getting traded to Ottawa as a throw-in was a wake-up call for him!

yeah how many times has he been traded now? He's a bum. He has no business on any team. He'll end right back up being benched again. No sense even wasting time. Go give the slot to a prospect.

hahahahaha he's definitely fooling me! Seems like he's changed.

You wouldn't even bring him back 715k? Just to see?

Worst case, you flip him out or bury him

he thinks he's the goal scoring hero, plays no defense and when he doesn't get the puck he just doesn't care what happens. You'll see. I think he was sent to ottawa for cap reasons, not because anyone though he was a good player.

I like a lot of what you did, good job... and I don't think it's at all far fetched...

However, I think you added an extra 0 to the Norris and Nurmi deals

Oh yeah, he was definitely a throw-in in the dzingle deal as a warm body to even out the contracts.

But I think it's much harder to score in the NHL than to defend. And there is absolutely no risk taking him on. He kinda reminds me off Drouin playing style (definitely not as good obviously but also not as expansive)

Not sure giving Stone and Duchene's money to Norris and Nurmi would go very well with Ottawa fans.

I like your ideas. I think Ottawa needs to grow a little more but I don't think giving massive amounts of money to guys coming off their ELC (specially defensemen) is wise. While I really like Wololo, because he made Ceci look half decent, I'd say give him a bridge deal to see if he can play full time in the NHL. I also wouldn't be opposed to giving Ceci one more trial run. But, if teams are willing to pay high for him, I'd say trade him immediately. I don't think Philly would make that trade with McDonald, but maybe Pittsburgh with Gudbranson or Calgary with Neal? Moving down in the draft and taking a youngish RHD in return for a cap dump and a 1st would make certain GM's happy.

I'm torn with Duclair. While I think he does have massive amounts of skill, his drive is lacking. He's also taking some scrutiny for off-ice issues which was something Ottawa wants (and really needs) to avoid. Something about harassing women online? Fake accounts or some such? Whatever it is, Ottawa doesn't need it. I'd say, give his place to Balcers, Formenton, Paul or Abramov. Or maybe grab a veteran guy for cheap or get a teams cap dump for locker room experience. Either way, Duclair is too much of a risk.

The other thing is... coaching. Who's the frick coach next year? What kind of style is he? Is he a yes man for Dorion and Melnyk? Is he going to play the young guys? Is he going off an internship? Is it Martin, Yeo or Crawford, again?

Another thing... who is president of hockey ops? We know who it should be (rhymes with Schmaniel Ralfredsson), but he was already driven out by Melnyk, twice... and the other guy died (RIP Murray). They need someone in between Dorion and Melnyk to say, "Hey wait a minute, this is a bad idea. Maybe you should shut up and let the people who know hockey, talk hockey..."

I honestly do like what I see here and what the Sens can become in a couple of years time. I like our prospects, I like our young guys. But, when I see what Duchene, Stone, Karlsson, Lehner and company are doing in the playoffs (despite some issues here and there), I just see more future guys in different uniforms come time to pay them. Ottawa has a lot to prove that they aren't just the NHL's farm team...

Point is, lots of things need to happen off the ice before things start happening on the ice. Maybe a nice uniform change, too...

I tend to agree with being careful with who you sign long term contracts too. That's how teams get into cap issues with bad contracts. But Wolanin is a little different since he's coming off his entry-level contract at 24 years old. I think he's perfect for the new NHL (Puck moving/good skating defencemen).

Maybe this is me being naive, but I'd be willing to give Duclair one more shot, especially on a 1 year deal. He's cheap and can be easily disposed of if he ends up being the guy everyone thought he was.

Also, I really don't like Melnyk, but I do think he offered reasonable and competitive contracts offer to all UFAs who left (And TBH, those contracts would have probably hurt us the long term). I think everyone left because of the culture and desire to win. NOW we have an amazing young core who'll grow together and want to play for each other. So, I have no doubt things will be different when it'll come to signing this core. The first on that list is Chabot (8 years)

Anyways a lot of questions going forward!! It's going to be a very busy summer. Existed too see what happens.