Ottawa declines. We're not taking on that contract for 10 points in 24 games.

Ottawa really doesn't need to add a left winger, especially an expensive one who is underproducing

The pens will not expose MP and protect Matheson. I repeat, the pens will NOT expose MP and protect Matheson. Here are the reasons...Matheson’s contract is already protecting Matheson, MP is better, MP is younger, MP is on a better contract. If Seattle wants to select Matheson, by all means the pens would be happy to let it happen. They are in no way going to let their most valuable tradable roster asset to be taken for absolutely nothing. That’s absolutely terrible asset management and pens fans need to stop with this nonsense because they need a whipping boy and MP seems to be it. No offense but I mean the goal is to be realistic and it’s in no way realistic to thing the pens (who only have 3 defensemen worth protecting) are going to leave 1 exposed for Seattle and protect an absolute cap dump or a depth defensemen instead. If POJ is ready to make the jump next year, the pens will protect MP and trade him at the draft to get assets and make the team better.

that zucker trade is awful, his play is fine. There is no way they are moving him for scraps.

I don't know, someone floated the idea to me that Carter will be going to Seattle, who will be looking for C help.