This is excellent thinking; you got a good hockey mind bud.

Mandolese doesn't cut the mustard though. It would need to be Merilainen. I would prefer to really toss Ottawa the anchor and demand Sogaard but there is no way that Ottawa would make that trade. Because there is a C to B prospect upgrade that off weights the trade. The retained salary works against the Sens so I removed that for the ugrade in prospect rating. Still really F'n hurts Ottawa for the **** GM work but gets to the true goal of getting Pinto off the bench.


I agree Merilainen is the better prospect/goalie of the future, but not sure Arizona would see him as the better third goalie this year. If Arizona wants Merilainen, I agree should remove Kubalik's retention. (Or keep it to close the deal and get on with it!!!!)

Voracek, Jakub
FOR
Kubalik, Dominik
Merilainen, Leevi
2024 2nd round pick (OTT)

This is excellent thinking; you got a good hockey mind bud.

Mandolese doesn't cut the mustard though. It would need to be Merilainen. I would prefer to really toss Ottawa the anchor and demand Sogaard but there is no way that Ottawa would make that trade. Because there is a C to B prospect upgrade that off weights the trade. The retained salary works against the Sens so I removed that for the ugrade in prospect rating. Still really F'n hurts Ottawa for the **** GM work but gets to the true goal of getting Pinto off the bench.

Voracek, Jakub
FOR
Kubalik, Dominik
Merilainen, Leevi
2024 2nd round pick (OTT)

I agree Merilainen is the better prospect/goalie of the future, but not sure Arizona would see him as the better third goalie this year. If Arizona wants Merilainen, I agree should remove Kubalik's retention. (Or keep it to close the deal and get on with it!!!!)

lol should they add Stutzle too?

Arizona is already massively bending Ottawa over

Not only Kubalik at 1 year x 2.5 AAV is not a cap dump but he is EVEN LESS at 1.5 AAV, plus Ottawa gives up a 2nd and ends up paying Voracek's money owed

Merilainen was an (unknown) 3rd round pick and his stock has rose significantly since the draft


It is agreed upon that Kubalik doesn't have his peak value right now due all kind of reasons but he scored 20 goals, 45 pts last season so why "dumping" a 1 year contract at 2.5 AAV should cost a 2nd + a good prospect?

Yep, it is a massive overpay for a LTIR contract. Plenty of reasons for why but the short story is that AZ has no NEED to make a trade like this. If this were a real possibility Ottawa can accept the no lube, sandpaper finish or not. This is the NHL, competition is required and if there is a way to bend over another team and profit from it, so be it.