Cat isn't gonna be below 9mil

Once the Kings moved on from Faber, I think Roy is in LA long-term. He's the best shut-down RD in our system (prospects included).

Minimally Cat will get Tkachuk money $9,500,000 x 8 years.

Pierre is allergic to spending 9 million plus on a player we will see

One reason I didn't like the Giroux signing. Affects the Sens cap in 22/23 and 23/24, and the ability to sign young players.

If Stutzle signs a bridge they can afford DeBrincat. It’s that simple.

Roy is not available.

Glad Alex finally got Jenny’s number

I mean yeah? None of the players on the team were worth 9mil. If you're talking about Stone and Karl, it's very obviously totally different contexts, and as much as it killed me at the time, he was ultimately correct not to pay either imo. The Karl deal was one of if not the biggest haul for a star player in the last 15 years, and while the Stone return was absolutely terrible, I'm glad Ottawa isn't saddled to that contract.

So Right, look at the comparables and the list is really short, if he gets 40 playing with stuzlte this year which he could then he would have 3 40-goal seasons by the age of 25-26. So comparables are
Matthews, McDavid, Drasital, Pasta Good luck getting him under $10 per I would say.

It is going to be really interesting how that negotiation goes.