Blackwood is not good

I think that's an overpay for Meier and your asking for too much for Blackwood.

Too much for Meier and no reason to trade Blackwood.

ideally i would have liked for it to be a 3rd but ottawa doesnt own their 3rd for the next two years

I wish Meier would return this. Would be closer if you dropped one of Stillman/Muk or drop Holtz

Too much for Meier. To justify that cost, Meier would have to sign well below market.

Blackwood is probably a non-tender candidate, so the 5th alone is probably closer to fair return.

JT Compher at $4.8m seems a bit high too.

OTT has had enough Gamble Goalies, they are not in the market for more.

The best thing Ottawa can do for their goaltending situation is a complete rework of their coaching staff. Find a head coach who can coach defensively and find a really good goalie coach. There's a reason the best thing that can happen to a goalie is to leave Ottawa. They all get better when they leave.

I wouldn't give a 3rd either lol. Hasn't been good for years.

I do believe that this team does need a new head coach. There is this guy named Bruce that I think would be a good fit and the players would like. I have wondered about the goalie coaches, not too familiar with them, but it does seem that the development in the NHL and AHL levels is marginal at best. However, i do also think that there isn't going to be an increase in spending like for coaches anywhere until the new ownership comes into place which is sad.

Fortunately the sale process is already underway. They're formally accepting bids, there's finally a light at the end of the tunnel. We'll have a new owner this summer ideally before the draft.

Personally, you have to start your coaching search with Barry Trotz. There's no coach they could hire with a better resume. Prior to missing playoffs last season his offseason success was R3, R3, R2, Cup, R2, R2, R2. It's been a decade since he coached a team to a sub .500 regular season.

Bruce is definitely option two imo. Extremely good vibes coach with a great track record, and he's definitely coming into next season with a chip on his shoulder after this nonsense in VAN. Bring in an experienced assistant coach to be the defensive coordinator, namely one Sens Legend Jacques Martin. Last Sens head coach to get another head coaching job after leaving here. Then you offer Troy Mann his preference of staying in Belleville or joining Boudreau's bench as an assistant coach. I think he's going to be a real NHL coach, so I'd try and work with him to keep him in the organization.