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Created by: arafay

Team: 2020-21 Ottawa Senators

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 5, 2020

Published: Jul. 6, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

The sens have plenty of high end forward prospects. With reports of LA leaning towards stutzle, Byfeild fulfills the need of a true future 1C for the sens.
Now, Detroit takes perfetti at 4. Do you go for Raymond or drysdale? I say drysdale. Getting a true top pairing rd in the draft is hard. Even next year, it looks like Brandt Clarke is the only guy who is going to be near where the sens pick (top 5) next year. So I think Ottawa goes in a secured rd, since forwards should be available in coming years.
Finally, the 2nds are now redundant to the sens prospect pool. However, askarov would be the de facto #1 in future years. I think the sens move up for him. They could just as well stay and draft a future too 6 forward, but that isn’t the point if this team. Therefore, this is what I would do at the draft considering la takes stutzle and Detroit takes perfetti.
3 OA - Quinton Byfield
5 OA - Jamie Drysdale
14 OA - Yaroslav Askarov

I can make the edm trade chlapik or Paul, whichever edm fans prefer.

All of these moves either save melnyk money stay about the same. I really think baertschi can bounce back and return something at the tdl. Duclair is also likely gone at the tdl, though I see him staying if he gets some consistency in his game. Russel and Nilsson likely gone at tdl as well

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Puljujärvi, Jesse		2	$2,000,000

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Balcers, Rūdolfs	2	$800,000
Hawryluk, Jayce	1	$800,000
Duclair, Anthony	1	$4,500,000
Brown, Connor	6	$4,250,000
Montour, Brandon	4	$4,250,000
Chlapik, Filip	1	$800,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Borowiecki, Mark		2	$2,000,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Byfield, Quinton		3	$925,000

Trades

OTT

2020 1st round pick (FLA)
2020 3rd round pick (FLA)

Additional Details:

14 and a 3rd for 21, 46, 52

FLA

2020 1st round pick (NYI)
2020 2nd round pick (CBJ)
2020 2nd round pick (NYI)

OTT

Baertschi, Sven
Eriksson, Loui
2021 2nd round pick (VAN)

VAN

Anisimov, Artem ($1,500,000 retained)
Zaitsev, Nikita

OTT

Hutton, Carter
Montour, Brandon [RFA Rights]
2022 3rd round pick (BUF)

BUF

Jaros, Christian [RFA Rights]
Tierney, Chris [RFA Rights]

OTT

Puljujärvi, Jesse [Reserve List]
Russell, Kris

EDM

Paul, Nicholas [RFA Rights]
Reilly, Mike
2021 3rd round pick (OTT)

Buyouts

Dion Phaneuf: $1,354,167

Retained Salary Transactions

Artem Anisimov: $1,500,000 (32.97%)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2020
2021
2022

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
23	$81,500,000	$66,434,165	$0	$4,530,000	$15,065,835

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Tkachuk, Brady $925,000$925,000 ($2,500,000$2M) LW UFA - 1	White, Colin $4,750,000$4,750,000 C, RW UFA - 5	Ryan, Bobby $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Duclair, Anthony $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Byfield, Quinton $925,000$925,000	Batherson, Drake $736,666$736,666 ($20,000$20K) RW, LW UFA - 1
Brown, Connor $4,250,000$4,250,000 RW, LW UFA - 3	Brown, Logan $863,333$863,333 ($710,000$710K) C, LW RFA - 1	Puljujärvi, Jesse $2,000,000$2,000,000 RW UFA - 2
Baertschi, Sven $3,366,666$3,366,666 LW UFA - 1	Hawryluk, Jayce $800,000$800,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Balcers, Rūdolfs $800,000$800,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Eriksson, Loui $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Chlapik, Filip $800,000$800,000 C UFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Chabot, Thomas $8,000,000$8,000,000 LD UFA - 8	Montour, Brandon $4,250,000$4,250,000 RD UFA - 1	Nilsson, Anders $2,600,000$2,600,000 G UFA - 1
Brännström, Erik $863,333$863,333 ($450,000$450K) LD/RD, LW RFA - 2	Russell, Kris $4,000,000$4,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC, NMC UFA - 1	Högberg, Marcus $700,000$700,000 G UFA - 1
Wolanin, Christian $900,000$900,000 LD UFA - 1	Zub, Artem $925,000$925,000 ($850,000$850K) RD UFA - 1
Borowiecki, Mark $2,000,000$2,000,000 LD UFA - 2

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
	Gáborík, Marián $4,875,000$4,875,000 RW UFA - 1
	Hutton, Carter $2,750,000$2,750,000 G UFA - 1

Jul. 6, 2020 at 3:10 p.m.

chloewoj

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buff takes it

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Jul. 6, 2020 at 3:11 p.m.

csick

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This would be pretty good but id pass on Askarov and take a winger like Mercer/Quinn/Jarvis. I dont want to pay Askarov the Vasi contract if he pans out

Jul. 6, 2020 at 3:15 p.m.

DiehardRedWingsFan58

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Quinton Byfield is nowhere near NHL ready, He'll need at least 1-2 years more of juniors just because of his age.

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Jul. 6, 2020 at 3:52 p.m.

mhockey91

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Nailed the draft. Ottawa has the potential to draft a #1C, a #1D, and a #1 goalie in the same draft. That is franchise altering

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Jul. 6, 2020 at 5:31 p.m.

BeterChiarelli

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Make it Neal > Russell, Chlapik > Paul, and a 2020 3rd instead of 2021 and god willing, most Oilers fans would absolutely struggle to say no.

Jul. 6, 2020 at 5:46 p.m.

Dan10900

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Take Raymond or Rossi, (or Lundell) both>>Drysdale, and even if there aren't many RHD available next year, there are tons of Drysdale caliber (and better) LHD... imagine a 1-2 LHD of Hreschuk-Chabot or smth... I don't think it really matters who the RHD are with them, especially when you already have Thompson Zub JBD etc...

Jul. 6, 2020 at 6:47 p.m.

arafay

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Quoting: csick

This would be pretty good but id pass on Askarov and take a winger like Mercer/Quinn/Jarvis. I dont want to pay Askarov the Vasi contract if he pans out

If askarov gets to vasi level, this will be a top team in the nhl for years (and I have to think will have at least 1 cup in its fortunes). I take paying him that than potentially not having a starter and being the same mediocre sens of the karlsson era (save for that ecf run)

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Jul. 6, 2020 at 6:49 p.m.

arafay

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Quoting: BeterChiarelli

Make it Neal > Russell, Chlapik > Paul, and a 2020 3rd instead of 2021 and god willing, most Oilers fans would absolutely struggle to say no.

The reason I took Russel was that he is paid the same amount as Reilly after bonuses are paid (which is why it has to also be after the draft). Sure can be chlapik instead of Paul no problem.

Jp and Russel for chlapik, Reilly, and a 3rd (which will be very early) has to at least be considered no?

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Jul. 6, 2020 at 7:51 p.m.

BeterChiarelli

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Quoting: arafay

The problem I personally have with it is that I think Puljujarvi has a fair bit more value than Chlapik and a 3rd. Russell for Reilly is effectively a wash given the financials: one should argue that Ottawa is actually robbing Edmonton and benefitting substantially by hitting the cap floor and getting the better defenceman, despite Edmonton being the benefactor of immediate cap relief.

This trade involves selling low on Puljujarvi with the perception that his value is being used to offload Russell's deal.

This is why I suggested taking Neal instead of Russell: the additional term and higher hit (which neither genuinely affects the Senators for the remainder of Neal's deal) does bridge the gap in value. I think if the idea is to pursue Russell strictly for the financial aspect, I'd hope that both Chlapik and the 3rd round pick would both be upgraded to something akin to Abramov and the Stars' 2nd round pick.

Jul. 6, 2020 at 8:09 p.m.

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arafay

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Quoting: BeterChiarelli

The problem is that Russel is a cap dump unless you retain at least half. Reilly is worth at least a mid pick. I guess the 3rd could be upgraded to a later 2nd but the 3rd will already be very early.

I understand what you are saying, I just respectfully disagree

The most I would do is Russel and Jp for Reilly, chlapik, and the Columbus 2nd.

Again can’t be 2020 picks since bonuses are paid at FA

Jul. 6, 2020 at 9:41 p.m.

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BeterChiarelli

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Quoting: arafay

The bonuses were paid 5 days ago...

Jul. 6, 2020 at 11:55 p.m.

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arafay

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Quoting: BeterChiarelli

The bonuses were paid 5 days ago...

Nope they got extended to November 1, when FA starts. Their bonuses are tied to the start of each year of a contract, not July 1

Jul. 7, 2020 at 8:38 p.m.

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BeterChiarelli

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Quoting: arafay

Nope they got extended to November 1, when FA starts. Their bonuses are tied to the start of each year of a contract, not July 1

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/29391445/source-nhl-pay-300m-signing-bonuses-scheduled

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl-players-expected-to-receive-july-1-signing-bonuses-1.1491083

Wanna try that again?

Jul. 7, 2020 at 10:35 p.m.

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arafay

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Quoting: BeterChiarelli

https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/29391445/source-nhl-pay-300m-signing-bonuses-scheduled

https://www.tsn.ca/nhl-players-expected-to-receive-july-1-signing-bonuses-1.1491083

Wanna try that again?

Damn, I’m happy I’m wrong. Have at the 2020 3rd then (the Dallas 2nd will be too much imo)

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