Team: 2022-23 Ottawa Senators

Initial Creation Date: Jul. 15, 2022

Published: Jul. 15, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Trying to come up with fair trades.

Long term plan:
1. Watson and Gambrell walk as UFAs. Use their cap hits to sign DeBrincat to a ~9mil contract.
2. Pinto could get a ~2mil contract if he can stay healthy. Bridge keep to keep cap hit manageable and to make sure it isn't just a one off good year.
3. Stutzle could have a crazy good year with new wingers, but if not then then can easily sign him to a bridge deal. If he struggles a bit, then a bridge deal similar to Pinto could make sense. If he excels, then I could see him going as high as ~6mil (something similar to DeBrincat now). A lot depends on Stutzle honestly. Some of Hamonic's contract coming off the books could pay for a bit more of a raise here.
4. Assuming Stutzle doesn't gouge us, the rest of Hamonic's cap hit and remaining cap flexibility can go to resigning Zub. Something similar to what Zadorov signed for would work, but with more term and a slightly lower cap hit.
5. Chance to see what Kastelic can do. I'm okay with letting him walk in favour of Victor Lodin. Lodin was great for Belleville at the end of last season.
6. See how the goalie tandems work out. Way too early to say what should happen there.

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