PIT might want a C.

Murray vs Brown and a pick would be fair IMO

I think that is an overpay for arvidsson. He is good but isn't having the greatest year

switch to Tierney then

Tkachuk is going to get a LOT more on an extension that has him giving up multiple UFA years.

I don't even see him getting $8.5 million, I am thinking something closer to $7 million, and that is for him giving up multiple UFA years. He has been good but not $8.5 million good.

I agree. I'm not sure why people have given up on Logan Brown. He's been good in the AHL and in the NHL each time he's been up. Only problem with him is his injuries and peripheral play, but hopefully with more time he'll be better than Arvidsson. Not to mention Gustavsson, who is still really young, being added to the trade. Ottawa has traded goalies before too early and got burned in those trades, they shouldn't be moving him yet. Maybe the 1st and another player like Connor Brown or someone else for Arvidsson. But again no need, Ottawa has the players or will have them in its system soon to fill those spots. I think of when Ottawa traded Silfverberg, Noesen, and a first for Bobby Ryan, when Silfverberg just needed more time with the team.

where do u see him fitting in this lineup tho

Well, he's really close with Norris, White, and Tkachuk. I think he can be moved to the left-wing or Colin White moved to the right-wing for L. Brown to take the centre position.

Maybe:

Stützle - Byfield - Batherson
L. Brown - Norris - Tkachuk
Formenton - White - C. Brown

Maybe Duclair somewhere too if he's not traded

Inflation, buying years of UFA, multiple events that will significantly increase the cap, you are not getting him for that number now. I think this applies to other guys as well, like Makar, Hughes, Svechnikov. I think the premium RFA’s that have 4yrs + remaining in RFA are more than ever be looking for 3 yr bridge deals that allow for the cap to go up.

Chabot got $ 8 million on his 8 year contract. Chabot is worth more than Tkachuk and you said Tkachuk should get "a LOT more" than $8.5 million, which would make no sense. If Tkachuk gets $ 11 million or something like that, the Sens are doomed lol, they need space to sign lots of players to big deals in the next few years.

Seriously? Did you not read what I wrote? Chabot signed a nice long term deal early with a limited NMC. That doesn’t make him the marker by which you pay all the rest of your players does it? Do you just pretend that there is no inflation, no cap increases, no understanding that circumstances in the world are different now? Honestly I don’t care what Ottawa does I’m just giving my opinion. Oh and I wasn’t suggesting he get $11M, but $9-9.5M I could see. And $1M/yr is a lot of money.

Clearly I read what you said And it's ludicrous. Chabot was just signed last year, I think Tkachuk gets paid less than Chabot, and there hasn't been that much inflation in one year to send Tkachuk from 7 to $9.5 million. If anything, because of this pandemic, there might be the opposite of inflation. Feel free to give your opinion and accept the criticism that it earns instead of going all defensive