Pulling a Detroit

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Created by: Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

Team: 2020-21 Ottawa Senators

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 5, 2020

Published: Aug. 5, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

Carter Hutton isn't the goalie he once was. If he improves he can be traded out for a pick. If he doesn't play well we keep playing him. That is the strategy Detroit used with Jimmy Howard in order to help them tank to the bottom of the league.

Okposo's contract is worse than Zaitsev's but in Ottawa's situation it might be okay to switch contracts because Zaitsev's contract lasts for 4 years whereas Okposo's contract lasts for 3 years; I don't see Ottawa going anywhere near the salary cap within the next 3 years.

Free Agent Signings

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Tierney, Chris	4	$3,500,000
Brown, Connor	4	$3,500,000
Duclair, Anthony	2	$2,500,000
Montour, Brandon	3	$3,800,000
Paul, Nicholas	3	$1,500,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Galchenyuk, Alex		2	$3,000,000

Trades

OTT

BUF

OTT

Eriksson, Loui
2021 1st round pick (VAN)

VAN

Anisimov, Artem ($2,275,000 retained)

OTT

Russell, Kris
2021 1st round pick (EDM)

EDM

Tierney, Chris

Buyouts

Dion Phaneuf: $1,354,167

Retained Salary Transactions

Artem Anisimov: $2,275,000 (50%)

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
20	$81,500,000	$57,089,999	$0	$4,662,500	$24,410,001

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	Brown, Connor $3,500,000$3,500,000 RW, LW UFA - 3
Duclair, Anthony $2,500,000$2,500,000 LW, RW UFA - 1	Galchenyuk, Alex $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, C, RW UFA - 1	Ryan, Bobby $1,000,000$1,000,000 RW, LW UFA - 1
Eriksson, Loui $6,000,000$6,000,000 LW, RW M-NTC UFA - 2	Brown, Logan $863,333$863,333 ($710,000$710K) C, LW RFA - 1	Batherson, Drake $736,666$736,666 ($20,000$20K) RW, LW UFA - 1
Formenton, Alex $747,500$747,500 ($132,500$132K) LW RFA - 2	Paul, Nicholas $1,500,000$1,500,000 C, LW UFA - 2	Okposo, Kyle $6,000,000$6,000,000 RW M-NTC UFA - 3

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Chabot, Thomas $8,000,000$8,000,000 LD UFA - 8	Montour, Brandon $3,800,000$3,800,000 RD UFA - 1	Hutton, Carter $2,750,000$2,750,000 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

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

Aug. 5, 2020 at 5:50 p.m.

Seider53

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I could see you getting more value if you keep Zaitsev and simply take on Okposo. A lot more, that contract is dreadful. Or is there a major question regarding whether Melnyk will allow taking on cap dumps?

Aug. 5, 2020 at 5:53 p.m.

Sabres923

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Okposo would waive he’s still a really good 4th liner, plus they don’t need anymore bad RHD. But a Hutton to Ottawa could make some sense.

Aug. 5, 2020 at 5:55 p.m.

Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

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Quoting: Seider53

Zaitsev's contract is pretty terrible as well. I was shocked when Ottawa took it. He's like Cody Ceci except signed to a lot more years.

Aug. 5, 2020 at 5:56 p.m.

Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

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Quoting: Sabres923

Okposo would waive he’s still a really good 4th liner, plus they don’t need anymore bad RHD. But a Hutton to Ottawa could make some sense.

Just to be clear. You guys are paying for a Hutton-Nilsson swap. Nilsson is a solid 1b goalie; Hutton sucks (which is why I get him in this ACGM).

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Aug. 5, 2020 at 5:57 p.m.

Sabres923

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Quoting: Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

Just to be clear. You guys are paying for a Hutton-Nilsson swap. Nilsson is a solid 1b goalie; Hutton sucks (which is why I get him in this ACGM).

Yeah I saw that, but Okposo wouldn’t waive his no trade clause.

Aug. 5, 2020 at 5:58 p.m.

Kotkaniemi15

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Not bad. I don’t think the Oilers do that trade, but the other 2 look good.

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

Tkachinla

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I like the Galchenyuk signing idea for OTT. Good risk/reward for all parties if he gets 18-20 minutes in the Top 6. Could find his game and be converted into a nice draft pick or two via a deadline trade in the next 2 years.

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Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:01 p.m.

Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

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Quoting: Sabres923

Yeah I saw that, but Okposo wouldn’t waive his no trade clause.

I can see him waiving. It's not like Buffalo's a cup contender. Plus he might play better in Ottawa and get more minutes considering their lack of stars (other than Chabot and Tkachuk).

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:02 p.m.

Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

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Quoting: Vanderm

He gets money and playing time. Ottawa gets a shot at him improving and becoming worth something plus he fills in a roster spot if they trade Tierney.

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Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:04 p.m.

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Sabres923

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Quoting: Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

I can see him waiving. It's not like Buffalo's a cup contender. Plus he might play better in Ottawa and get more minutes considering their lack of stars (other than Chabot and Tkachuk).

Quoting: Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

I can see him waiving. It's not like Buffalo's a cup contender. Plus he might play better in Ottawa and get more minutes considering their lack of stars (other than Chabot and Tkachuk).

Maybe, but he has a family and lives full time in Buffalo I doubt that happens.

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Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:16 p.m.

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Sabresforlife

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Hutton has an eye problem, one eye is moving slower than the other, he's doing things to correct the situation but if he can't I suspect he's out of hockey, if he can get his eyes 100% I'd rather keep him.

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:22 p.m.

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Quoting: Sabresforlife

What if his eye doesn't improve? He's still gonna play out his contract; he's still a mediocre backup goalie.

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:33 p.m.

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Sabresforlife

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Quoting: Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

What if his eye doesn't improve? He's still gonna play out his contract; he's still a mediocre backup goalie.

If the eye doesn't improve he's on long term IR

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:36 p.m.

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Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

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Quoting: Sabresforlife

If the eye doesn't improve he's on long term IR

No lol. He can play with the eye condition. He proved that this season.

Aug. 5, 2020 at 6:42 p.m.

#15

Sabresforlife

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Quoting: Leafs_and_Sens_Fan

No lol. He can play with the eye condition. He proved that this season.

people have played hockey with broken bones in the past, doesn't mean they can't go to IR, They found out Hutton had a medical condition and he can absolutely go to IR if not corrected.

Aug. 5, 2020 at 7:29 p.m.

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Skytown

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Would an Eriksson/Gaborik swap lessen the cost Vancouver would have to pay to move Eriksson? I know Gabo has 1 year compared to Erikssons 2, and is on LTIR. But for only $2 million and change more, Ottawa would get a player who can be a bottom 6 for the next 2 seasons.

Aug. 5, 2020 at 9:17 p.m.

#17

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Quoting: Skytown

No, Gaborik is being paid by insurance and costs nothing to the cap. There's absolutely no reason to move him.

The only guy I would want to move out on the Sens is Zaitsev because he has 4 years left.

Eriksson + Beagle + Roussel for Zaitsev?

Vancouver saves 7.5M for first 2 years but pays Zaitsev 4.5M for the last 2 years.

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