I like a lot of what you did here.

My only thing is that Theadore trade, that is a lot to give up on specially JDB, we don't really know his ceiling yet, which could be as good as Theadore by this year.
Sanderson - Thompson
Branstrom - JDB

I am ok with getting in free top 6 forwards especially with the RW, However, I am still confident that Pinto ends up the 2 C, so maybe Giroux is a the answer as a RW, could even have the top 6
Brady - Norris - Giroux
Stu - Pinto - Batherson

the bottom six has some great potential there for secondary scoring, but I would likely switch Formenton and Greig.
Formenton and Sokolov are more speed and puck skills, while Greig and Boucher are both more Physical and Power forward types, so they match better together.

I really don't think those cap dumps are at all reasonable to the other teams. While I agree with you maybe Ottawa isn't a preferred location for some players, but so what? So many teams are near that cap or even need to shed cap, there should be UFAs who want to sign almost anywhere to cash out of maybe their last contract.

Detroit is all set at RD with Hronek, Seider and Lindstrom. If Zaitev played on the left side then I'd take this trade.

First off, the team will not give assets to dump players they still need, so your ideas are based on fan wants, and not reality.

Roby Järventie is headed to his second WJC. He has 3g 6a for 9 points in 19 games, as a 19 year old in the AHL, playing against men. Trading him, with a 1st, and JBD, for Theodore is crazy.

You've traded Chabot's best friend, 24 year old Colin White, who was on an 18 goal pace last season while playing 3rd line minutes with Nick Paul, for a 3rd round pick. Bad player and asset management.

The coach loves Zaitsev, the GM loves Zaitsev, they aren't "dumping" him as long as he continues to be hard to play against, and could possibly get assets for him at the TDL from a team in need of a "hard to play against" defenceman for the playoffs, if they wanted to trade him.

The team has needed White, Murray, and Zaitsev to make the cap floor, and if Giroux decides against Ottawa...Holy crap, I just noticed you gave Gustavsson $4.5MM. Binnington got $4.4MM after a 32 game season with a 1.89 GAA and .927 save% season, and winning the Stanley Cup. Gustavsson is 8-8-3 in 20 career games, has a 3.09 GAA and a .909 save%.

Nevermind, this is a great ACGM

If you are wanting to acquire Turbo, it will cost more than what you are currently giving up. Turbo is an elite defensive, playmaking winger, and he has a lethal shot to boot. Plus you also have the chemistry with Aho that the Canes would lose if they trade Turbo. I think it would be safe to say that unless Ottawa is willing to overpay with more than a king’s ransom, they can forget about prying Turbo out of Carolina.

For Turbo, you would likely have to part with a pretty blue chip prospect and one of Ottawa’s first round picks. The prospect would most likely be a higher end LW.

Everything else looks fine for right now, although that Theodore trade might be rough after a couple of years.

I agree with everything you're saying. It'll be a pretty interesting few years as we inevitably shift to trading assets in order to compete in the playoffs. Our bottom six look really good for the future.

Agreed. Theoretically though, I'd like to see those contracts dumped and to do so will require a sweetener. Have a listen to the podcast I mentioned in my description if you have not done so already. Very interesting, real observations from Bobby Ryan and Mark Methot about Ottawa as a destination. I am an Ottawa guy and love the city unconditionally. But NHLers have 31 other destinations they can go to. I do think we'll become more viable as a FA market once we start competing again.

Really it's Zaitsev and a pick anywhere other than Ottawa that would be ideal.

Thanks for the input. I'm not one to get into back and forths on message boards. Let's hope the Sens compete, regardless of the path they take. Cheers.

Agreed. More theoretical than anything. I think the Sens need to trade prospects and picks in a year or two for a top 4 right handed d.

All the comments saying Shea Theodore isn't worth at LEAST that package is hilarious

ACGM. The place where other teams’ superstars are worth pennies, but your team’s prospects are guaranteed stars.

A Theodore trade would require a return similar to the Seth Jones deal IMO.

Well that is quite the sexy lineup



JBD won't ever be as good as Theodore is right now, not even close. He's actually quite similar to Thomas Chabot (edit : He is Theodore)

Price is high but would you accept less for Chabot?

From the college games i have watched of JDB he seems like a different style D than Theadore, more of a good and physical D with some offensive flair. I wouldn't have picked Chabot as a comparable thou.

I'm not comparing JBD to Chabot (or Shea). I'm comparing Theodore to Chabot

But yeah it was maybe not worded properly