If he won't waive his NMC, buy him out. The buyout window starts before the expansion draft. His contract isn't front-loaded, so there won't be a recapture penalty.

"how to deal with Johnsons contract." C'mon Ottawa can spend 6m a lot better than having Johnson

EJ would NEVER approve a trade to OTT. Here’s the thing about EJ, is his contract awful, no is it the worst on the team yes, but he showed a desire to be here when no one else did, he bought in whenever the team needed it and didn’t ****, he helped break Girard in, and in a 3rd pairing role where his minutes are under 20 and he can concentrate on being good on the pk he can be just fine, and don’t underestimate the strength of his voice in the locker room. Guys listen to him. Trying to move him out in an obvious salary saving move would not be well received. It’s also why I think they loathe the idea of buying him out.

All Canadian teams would likely be on Johnson's no trade list. I don't think Johnson has positive value either, so it would be the Avs adding to Johnson as a sweetener, rather than the other team sending back picks.

That's the kind of insultingly low offer for Jenner that gets your number blocked.