Quoting: Lights
Feel as though the Islanders offer was better, granted taking on JGP’s cap limits your flexibility after. Maybe it hints to the fact that they’ll aggressively pursue a free agent winger still?
SIGNIFICANTLY better
Pageau + Wahlstrom > Kubalik and Sebrango
The problem is the Sens are too tight against the cap, that would have required some retention on Pageau and DeBrincat probably would have signed for a higher amount in NY
Quoting: jfkst1
I'm not a huge fan of Pageau. Hard to evaluate him given his very challenging deployment. But he doesn't produce much offense for that contract and I can see why Dorion preferred the Detroit offer.
That you like him or not, very useful player. He's a very good 3rd line center
2015-16 23 OTT : Selke-16
2016-17 24 OTT : Selke-23
2019-20 27 OTT/NYI : Selke-13
2020-21 28 NYI : Selke-16
2021-22 29 NYI : Selke-34
56.3 FO% with NYI and 0.52 PPG (43 pts per 82 games), mostly at ES + PK
I don't think Dorion had much of a choice (DeBrincat would refuse to sign more than 1 year with the Isles?) but if he did, that would have been very stupid as that Islanders return is significantly better
Pageau is exactly what they would have needed. Either he would have played wing or 3rd line center to help Pinto develop his 2-way game faster.
Tkachuk - Stutzle - Giroux
Greig - Norris - Batherson
Pinto - Pageau - Wahlstrom
Joseph - Kastelic - MacEwen
Kelly
What a top-9 that would have been. Even the 4th line with Joseph on it (instead of Kelly)