21 man roster with 120 bones in the bank is crazy

1. Pinto will sign for 2.5 million, per Elliotte Friedman

https://twitter.com/NHL_Watcher/status/1699484058630193388



2. I'm down for the trade with Anaheim

1 year 2 mil and 2 x 2.5 is literally the same thing. Yesr 1 he makes 2 mill and year 2 3 mill. But this deal allows him to make more than 3 mill next year

Yeah this is still impossible when he signs a 1 x 2.5 which is what the reports say are the minimum he will sign for

Pretty sure the report says 2 x 2.5. A 1 year deal at 2 mill doesn’t sound unrealistic at all

cap strapped before a single playoff game

Playoff team this year

feel like ive heard this before, all i'm gonna say is they better,

I just hope Chabot, Chychrun, Norris, Tarasenko don’t all get injured. Tired of injuries ruining our season and not having the depth to cover it

is this a subtle planting of the excuse flag?

Nope no excuses. Just hoping we don’t lose guys to season ending injuries

For a 6th place in the atlantic team too

Top 4 easy

Nah we’ll keep Jones in ANA

He’s a good 4th liner but weird you say no when you get gifted an upgrade

if the trade is this simple..why hasnt Dorion pulled the trade

Evaluating all his options

We aren’t competing. We’ll keep the young winger on a great contract with control after this season vs the expiring UFA. Not to mention we lack size up front and Jones is really the only player providing it. His play style is exactly what Verbeek wants

No argument on production upside, just not what’s needed rn in ANA

Edit: you’ll be hard pressed to find a knowledgeable ANA fan who thinks he tops out on the 4th line btw. He’s solid 3rd line quality, and would be great alongside Gaucher for a line that will really frustrate other teams in 2 years

Yeah fair. The Sens should def trade Kubalik for a cheaper decent 4th liner

"Friedman guesses he’s in the $2.5M range"

It doesn't seem based on insider info.

I have no idea why Pinto should earn 2.5 AAV on a 1 year bridge when Morgan Frost makes 2.1 on a 2 years, Harvey-Pinard makes 1.1 on a 2 years, Noah Cates makes 2.6 on a 2 years, etc.

Pinto might end up the best among them but as of now... makes no sense... and he has zero leverage


Why did Brady Tkachuk miss training camp 2 years ago? Negotiations are not simple and Dorion seems like a huge procrastinator too lol

Ill take a crack at this

Kubalik , Brannstrom , Sokolov for McGinn 50% retained + 3rd ( 1.375 AAV )

Tough getting rid of Brannstrom since he has improved but he does not project to be top 4 in the foreseeable future

Pinto signs 2.2 two year

22 man roster @ 83.356 ( includes dead cap )

Tarasenko-Stutzle-Tkachuk
Batherson-Norris-Giroux
Joseph- Pinto-McGinn
Greig -Kastelic-MacEwen
Parker or Crookshank or Jarventie whoever earns it gets the 13th man slot

Chabor-Chychrun
Sanderson-Zub
Kleven- Hamonic
JBD

Korpisalo/ Forsberg

You made the D and offence worse. Only 1 or Kubalik, Brannstrom or Joseph should be traded

Thinking Ottawa has enough offence , a 22 man roster will come in handy

Just do Kubalik + Sokolov for 3rd

Trade Brannstrom for a good forward prospect if the deal is there. If not, wait a little. Kleven can start in the AHL

Tkachuk - Stutzle - Tarasenko
Joseph - Norris - Batherson
Greig - Pinto - Giroux
xxxxxxx - Kastelic - MacEwen

xxxxxxx : Crookshank, Smejkal or Kelly

That top-9 can be run equally, less importance on the 4th line

Im good with this but are you running a 22 or 21 man roster?

Kubalik should get a 3rd by himself, sucks to let Sokolov go for free , but it is what it is. GMs know Dorion is in a bind.