Quoting: Claesson4Norris
I'm not saying I want to trade Connor Brown. I love Connor Brown, and I think I'm even comfortable paying him 5mil on an extension to stay on the 2nd line. My point is that Ottawa needs to make a move for an impact forward like Fiala, and if Giroux wants 3 years to come to Ottawa, the money simply does not work to keep him. You can't pay Fiala and Giroux AND pay Brown his money to play a 3RW role, and in my opinion the Sens aren't in a position to keep a guy like that just to let him walk for nothing.
It works, the problem is paying someone like Tierney 3.5, an injury prone goalie 6.25, a 3rd pairing defensive D-man 4.5, a 3rd line forward 4.75, etc, or bringing useless overpaid vets like Gudbranson, Stepan, etc
Stop wasting money and we'll have well enough money to do everything necessary. Cap will also resume to rise, I saw 1 M$ for each of the next 4 seasons.
Problem is management. Serious teams about winning keep their Connor Browns at all cost (except Leafs who couldn't keep Hyman, Tampa eventually couldn't keep Gourde, etc)
Also really doubt we'd be able to get both Fiala and Giroux, in that case you have already bought Colin White and have 'dumped" Zaitsev or Murray (but it might not be necessary, we can bridge guys like Pinto, Stutzle, Sanderson, Greig, etc). Don't have to give them 8 M$ each right away. By the time they also get costly, Giroux contract has expired, Brown and Zubs don't have much term left, etc.
It is manageable if you are willing to spend to the cap and do what's necessary. You need competent management though