overpaying nuge by a mil doesn't take this team from zero to hero. neither does giving four valuable assets for a year of jones

I agree Melnyk needs to go, but this isn't the way Ottawa will succeed

that's why you resign him....American players on Ottawa will show him the area and he will want to stay once he sees the city

100%. And Tierney doesn't shed Zaitsev.

As much as I absolutely hate Melnyk, what Dorion has done has been fairly admirable.

Signing a former 1st overall pick as a free agent and bringing in 2 top RHD to play with the younger guys? I'm pretty sure this is the way to go. with all of the draft picks and prospects you can only develop them for so long and you only have so many roster spots. capitalize on the chance to acquire under 30 RHD that are still in their primes now especially if you want to start a winning culture. why do you think teams like edmonton and buffalo now have to go into yet another rebuild? they got these top draft picks and didn't realize they didn't have complete teams. Ottawa's finish to the year and the confidence within the room should be reason to bring in that top notch player to continue a wining culture and keep the confidence in the room

move a pick along with them but gotta shed a couple guys. I agree Dorion has done an admirable job but IMO got lucky especially with that Karlsson trade there was so much not to like until the emergence of Norris and then the unexpected drafting position with the first rounder. But at some point especially in the near future the prospects that the team has acquired are going to have to turn into a higher pedigree player. A prospect is just that a prospect not all of em pan out so let that be someone elses issue and not this teams. Jarventie and Thompson had good years but they could pan out to be a 25 point forward and a bottom pairing RHD. I for one would trade them for a better player any day of the week even if i had to trade the 10th overall and second with it.

It's just Jarventie is Finland's answer to Kyle Connor

That alone >>> 1 guaranteed year of seth Jones

And about a 10% chance he re signs

Yes to the new owner

No to basically everything you've done here

The only good things were the Gustavsson and the Mete signings

CHI Decline, we aren't in the market for 3rd line wingers, we have someone similar to Dadanov in Connolly anyway who will likely play bottom 6 role