Formenton is a hard stop in any potential trade talk. Him being linked to the WJC assault case still, that is a ticking timb bomb of a risk

Absolutely. Just kind of *pretended* in my head that he wasn't. Just wanted to see on paper what it would look like.

This would be a dorion masterclass, my expectation of a girard-formenton trade is a 1st plus formsy for Girard

OTT declines, they have no interest in girard

Ottawa takes this trade and runs away with it.

We have no interest in keeping a possible gang rape participant either.

Even if Formenton wasn’t potentially toxic there isn’t nearly enough quality from OTT for 5 prime years of at worst a top 4 dman. I mean Thomson is nice but what is his ceiling in COL 3rd pairing?

Going to need to make the pot a lot sweeter for Anna have to take that deal.

What do you have in NHL ready RD prospects in the 6'2+ 200lb+ shutdown pairing variety? Perfectly good speed and middle pairing upset.

You may not and good for you but you can bet that Ottawa won't feel that way when it comes to their "investment". From minor hockey to junior, from Hockey Canada's quest for "Excellence" to TSN glorifying these players every December, and finally to the NHL, the attitudes that pervade throughout allow this behavior to fester, perpetuate and go relatively unpunished. Even now Hockey Canada executives refuse to stand down and relinquish their fiefdom. It is sad times for hockey in Canada and Canadian society in general if this is our new mark on the hockey world. Things HAVE to change.