With the assumption that Gaborik's contract is likely insured to some degree, I don't know why the Sens would do it. They've also got a ton of young guys that they'll be looking to cycle through the lineup.

If they were ready to compete, sure, this might make a bit of sense to bolster their pk, but overall, he just takes up a roster spot, without the Sens really getting any asset in exchange for freeing up cap space for the Nucks.

Sutter will be a great leader to teach youth and will be a 2nd or 3rd round pick at deadline

The whole "Great leader=Value" thing is certainly true in some respects, but it's not like the Sens are running out 20 children every night. They've got plenty of veterans on their team. Sutter is a cap dump, and should be valued as such.

Hoffman will never sign here, nor would Vancouver sign him for anything north of $3m