I don’t know if you’d get a 2nd from Killorn,maybe a 4th and a 5th or something though.

TB would likely do it, but it'd probably fall on TJ not waiving.

Although considering OTT lost Stone for Brännström, one might assume that he's highly revered in their roster.

I'm a sens fan and I wouldnt do that trade lol but I'm curious if TBL fans would

IMO no Ottawa does not do this deal. Brannstrom will be better than Cernak. Plus your adding 4 years of Johnsson's contract which IMO will cost at least a 1st + one of Foote, Raddysh or Katchouk minimum. All this to say you are basically taking Johnsson's contract for 1st + 2nd while not getting full value on Brannstrom.

A 1st, 2nd, and Cernak to move Johnson? No thanks. Brannstrom does nothing for us either.

Is brannstrom right or left? I think he's a right which case he could be a good future top four on what's a bit of a weak side for Tampa

Hedman would be better off with Rutta since we're in win now mode.

Hmm, I think it's good for Tampa, but I doubt Ottawa parts with Brannstrom.

It's already been reported that Tyler Johnson will not waive for Ottawa, And yeah fat chance that Julien BriseBois would surrender a 2021 1st round pick and a 2022 2nd round pick plus Erik Cernak to move Tyler Johnson's contract this is a totally delusional trade and both Tampa and Johnson decline.

a lot of people here putting a lot of faith in Brännström.
It's not like we haven't seen him at the NHL level already. And it didn't go well.
Not nearly the value people want to put on him here. He has another outing like that at 21 and you can consider that value killed.

The NHL is bringing in defense men younger and younger. 18-22 is your window. If you ain't showing what you got by then, you probably ain't got it.
Brännström window is starting to close for this insane value people want to put on him. He struggles this year, that value is tanked.

I tagged a few posts here, not disagreeing per se, just comments





A lot of Sens fans don't understand what they have in Brannstrom. Think Torey Krug but with fewer goals and more assists.

At age 21, Krug was heading into the AHL for a full season, age 20 was in college
At age 21, Brannstrom needs about half a season in the AHL, age 20 was 50%/50% in the AHL/NHL





Brannstrom is very different than Cernak, like really really different. Brannstrom is more valuable in a trade, but both are necessary pieces of a good team.

Brannstrom is a 5'9" 180lbs offensive D and PP wizard
Cernak is a 6'3" 233lbs shutdown RD and PK mainstay





GM Dorion and coach Smith want left shot Brannstrom to enter the NHL as a LD, and in a year or two, if he wants to play the right side, it is an option.


As for the trade;

Cernak's ceiling is a 2nd pair shutdown RD
Foote's ceiling is a 2nd pair shutdown RD

I don't think Foote is the right add to this trade. Gabriel Fortier might work better, for both Ottawa and Tampa Bay, since they keep Foote.

TBL
Brännström, Erik
OTT
Cernak, Erik [RFA Rights]
Fortier, Gabriel
Johnson, Tyler
2021 1st round pick (TBL)
2022 2nd round pick (TBL)

I don't read the trade like that at all. I see it as the 1st and 2nd are to move Johnson, and it's Brannstrom for Cernak and the add. 21 year old Brannstrom is a 2nd year pro and exempt from the expansion draft. Brannstrom also immediately becomes the TBL number one prospect, ahead of Foote and ABB.

I think Cernak has been overhyped a lot this off season, but he's expected to sign for about $2MM. He's a good D, but he's never going to be a teams #1 or #2 D.

I don't think I'd do it if it was Max Lajoie. To my mind, the deal reads as a 1st + 2nd to move Johnson (they've supposedly already offered a 1st and had no takers) then what you're asking for a top 10 D prospect for a who is a 4/5 D who is capable of playing on any D pair. Cernak is definitely a nice piece, but he's not close to being worth a piece like Brannstrom especially with the cap crunch Tampa is under. I don't think Cernak's trade value is especially high.