Remember what happened the last time Nashville payed 60 point players 8m? The Cat value is fine but thats wayyy too much for PLD.

I'm passing on both of these guys.

That offer for DeBrincat is easily beaten.

Chevy already said that he's not taking futures for his players. So Winnipeg easily passes.

chevy doesnt have a choice. the 4-5 teams pld is willing to go to are probably contention teams who won't be looking to give up young roster players (or at least good ones) for pld. im actually glad they pass, not moving the 15OA for dubois lmao.

He's playing Chicken
Once July 1st hits a few GMs will be looking at OS
First one to get PLD to sign ends Chevy's time as a GM in WPG
Whether he matches at that point or not he'll have gotten less and failed to do what you quoted him as saying.
If he Matches it kicks off a 365 day NMC cause of the OS and WPG gets absolutely nothing for PLD.

Risky game with 7 days and a few hours until his times up
If he pulls off a draft trade to a team like WPG for Mantha or something ridiculous his jobs safe.
Short of that it better be good

Ottawa easily passes. Need an impact middle six scorer, not a fringe 4th liner

Honestly Dubois really seems like he could be the next RyJo.

The next Ryjo, only at least Ryjo is a good locker room guy lol.

Carrier is a top-4 defenseman

On Ottawa he would probably be a 6-7 D. No way he would slot ahead of Chabot, Zub, Sanderson, Chychrun or Brannstrom

If Smith’s still the coach, he’d slot ahead of Brannstrom. Plus, his extension would be cheap. Think of Vegas — three pairs of top-4 defensemen win cups.

Chabot-Zub
Sanderson-Carrier
Chychrun-Brannstrom

This would take a huge workload off Chabot, allow the Sens to roll three lines of D, and let Chychrun play on his natural side.

Of course, I agree that Carrier isn’t the piece from the Preds I’d target if I were the Senators, but a man’s gotta defend his ACGM!

I still don't think he's pushing Chychrun back. Chy can play both sides and he has an absolute bomb from the right side.

I do agree that it can add some flexibility to Ottawa's d core, but it's not enough. I would like to see maybe Trenin added to the trade to even it out.

DeBrincat is not just a "60 pts player" though. He had 66 pts (only 12 less than his career high) in a down year and under specific circumstances. He would have been easily PPG if he had the chance to play with Stutzle and Giroux, which is the captain bounty



Brannstrom > Carrier

Plus Brannstrom mainly plays LD

Stop giving me the same song and dance of "what if". It doesn't matter if you think he's not a 60 point player, he scored 60 points last season, and it would be crazy to give him 8m+.

On your first point, maybe so. All I know is that DJ Smith doesn’t love Brannstrom.
On your second, OTT has 4 LHDs. Either Chychrun or Brannstrom would have to move to RD (with no other additions/changes to the lineup) to ice a full 6.

Well, I guess I'll have to repeat until you stop saying the same stupid disingenuous thing.

Did he not score 60 points?

DJ Smith or Pierre Dorion have no business being head coach or GM, the maximum they should be is assistants. I don't think they even understand analytics or understand what they see. Brannstrom has been excellent last season and he could do more because he looked even better when Chabot was injured and he was asked to do more

Check this and notice the xGF and xGA




I am not trading Brannstrom now, his value is going to continue rising. I wouldn't mind Carrier to play with him actually, however Zub already fits like a glove, very good pairing together

https://www.moneypuck.com/lines.htm

66, which is only 12 less than his CAREER HIGH

Playing with a rookie center coming a major injury and a winger also coming from a major injury

It doesn't matter if you want to trade for him or not, just stop referring to DeBrincat as a "60 pts player", it's disingenuous no matter how you slice it



Chabot - Chychrun
Sanderson - JBD
Brannstrom - Zub

Best defense possible, althoiugh I think Sanderson on RD would be even better, that kid is just too smart

Chabot - Sanderson
Chychrun - JBD
Brannstrom - Zub

60 points is still 60 points, no matter how you slice it.

Are you intentionally dense? 66 is not 60

That makes all the difference. With a fall to a 10 shooting% too. "Buhh but he hit a lot of posts!"

Forgot about JBD.