If Pionk was available at that price I’d say go for it. Only question is if they can afford to keep Zub in this situation.

Never thought Chychrun was the best fit in Ottawa, guy would show up and immediately be forced to play on his offside

You've included a first to dump Zaitsev, but a disappointing prospect and a late second doesn't get you a top 4 RHD.

Ottawa isn’t dumping Zaitsev with a 1st. And Thomson isn’t a disappointing prospect .

"Disappointing prospect" just say you don't know who he is lmao he's not a Disappointing prospect at all.

If Ottawa can get WPG to bite on Z, you target DeMelo all day vs Pionk

Well then, what are you giving Winnipeg to take Zaitsev as a cap dump? 4.5 mil is a lot for a replacement level defenseman.

I guess you could make the case that Thomson isn't a prospect anymore at 22. But he definitely is disappointing. Not be able to crack Ottawa's defense with his pedigree, defines him as disappointing.

22 and can't crack Ottawa's defense is the definition of disappointing. Every report you read or hear on him includes disappointing. You may have someone else in mind.

I understand that you're an Ottawa fan, but try and view it objectively.

Maybe it's because Ottawa was rebuilding for the past 3-4 years and didn't want to rush a 19 year old Fin over to play on some of the worst Ottawa teams ever to be iced.

Tell me you know nothing about player development without telling me you know nothing about player development.

Give me Melo all day. Would love to see him back in Ottawa.

Or he's just 2 years late on the news lol



Dear God, very good example of what is wrong on the internet : intellectual dishonesty, you talk without knowing then start spewing nonsense instead of just admitting you were wrong

Lassi Thomson turns 22 y/o in 3 days for Christ's sake... NA pro hockey hasn't been played for months

And I guess guys like Norris and Batherson were disappointing too for not cracking Ottawa earlier...



LMAO! Doubling down on ignorance is cute (and then tripling down after that too lol)

Wow. You Ottawa fans are a little touchy when someone points out reality.

What reality? Yours?

That's what @Claesson4Norris, @csick, @Green4D4 and myself have been trying to tell you. Thomson progressed very nicely since coming to NA and last year he even earned a lot of praise.

I was personally starting to write him off 2 years ago but he has reestablished himself as a legit prospect since then.

And even then, I'm still not that high on him. I think he'll do fine but "disappointing" can't be farther from that reality you're talking about