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ColonelX

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Forum: Armchair-GM23 hours ago
Thread: next year 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xspyrit</b></div><div>Yes, parameters obviously change over time but Ottawa wouldn't be the team taking on Byron, even for a 7th to 3rd pick swap. Ottawa won't have any probem reaching the cap floor going forward. Maybe you can find another taker though

Lines might be different but all the guys below will be back next year. I am <strong>assuming </strong>that Tierney, Sanford and Ennis will be traded (or just let go if no value at TD). White could possibly be bought out because it's the last year his buyout will be very cheap, but can't assume they will.

Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson
Stutzle-Pinto-Brown
Formenton-xxxxxx-White
xxxxxx-xxxxxx-Watson
xxxxxx

- Then there's Nick Paul who I'm <strong>90% sure </strong>they will extend. The only problem with him is that he's too good on the forecheck so they want to keep him as a winger instead of center. They'd also much much rather spend that 2.8 on Nick Paul than Paul Byron, which I think will be Paul's approx AAV. It will be a matter of term. If he doesn't want more than ~4 years, then the negotiation should be easy.

- After that, you have Angus Crookshank who would have made the team but unfortunately injured himself for months. If no injury setback, he'll be on the team for sure.

- Parker Kelly has a very good chance to be on the team. He <strong>might </strong>even stay all year this season. They love many parts of his game, could be an excellent 4th liner.

- Egor Sokolov impressed at rookie development camp, rookie tournament and even main camp. They didn't really want to send him back but thought it would be best for him. He will <strong>probably </strong>start his graduation later this year (after deadline?). If Logan Brown had half his dedication and determination, he'd be a top-6 NHL center right now

- Ridly Greig... this guy is still pretty young but will be a significant player in the NHL. Turns 20 in august so he'd finally be eligible for the AHL (he was AHL ready last season, was the B-Sens best player (or close) everytime I watched them play and he was there). He <strong>might </strong>just steal a spot at training camp

- Mark Kastelic <strong>might be groomed </strong>into the 4th line center. Big strong, excellent on face-offs and defensively.

- Clark Bishop <strong>might </strong>just be kept as an extra forward. Cheap, very fast, doesn't get himself in trouble.

- Tyler Boucher and Roby Jarventie will <strong>probably </strong>need another year. Ostapchuk and Daoust at least 2 I'd say. The rest of forward prospects are probably longshots</div></div>
Oh I remember those days when Sherbak <strong>might </strong>be a star in the making, Juulsen <strong>probably </strong>makes the team but got injured and Reway <strong>would </strong>100% be an NHLer iif not for his injury/disease.
Don't worry, by no mean am I trashing your POV, just putting back in perspective that a bunch of "ifs" don't make a professional team competitive. Obviously CF is a speculating platform but we need to keep sight that something plausible for one might not before others but it still doesn't discard the idea that Byron could hypothetically play for Ottawa next year. When healthy Byron's salary may be several hundred Ks higher than it should but it's by no mean a trash contract for a defensive/PK specialist like some think around here.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 9:23 am
Thread: next year 2
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>Neither of those players fix the issue in Chicago</div></div>
Strome's a middle six center so what do you expect in return, a top line scoring winger? Ylonen's projected as a top nine (Still unsure about top 6 or middle 6 upside) two way sniper and Poehling as a third line center, both of them fixes the issue that Strome's not playing and being paid to do so.

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Xspyrit</b></div><div>Ottawa didn't pick up Byron on waivers last season while they were still rebuilding, they are not going to acquire him next season

Unless maybe you retain 50% and keep this picks swap</div></div>
There's in fact a difference between taking a player on waivers with 3 years left on an expensive deal and a veteran on an expiring contract who is actually only owed 2.8M$ in real salary with a cap hit of 3.4M, Ottawa usually enjoy those deals. No big signings ahead other than Norris so still likely that Ottawa is far and away from the cap whatever what the cap will be. I don't think they do it but taking arguments of what they haven't done a year ago isn't proofs of what they'll do in the future.
Forum: NHL SigningsOct 14 at 12:33
Thread: Ottawa Senators signed Brady Tkachuk (7 Years / $8,205,714 AAV)
Over 10% of the cap is too much for a scoring agitator. Tom Wilson isn't making this kind of % and even a guy like Wayne Simmonds back when he was scoring 30 goals a year (50-60 pts) in his prime signed long term for 6.63%. Knowing their team's on an internal cap it'll be interesting to see when times come to pay other key pieces like top 6 scoring wingers and another top pair defender...

<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>pharrow</b></div><div>a "little" high?
Back to back years of low 20 goals and mid 40 points.
Even last year 25 goal and 53 point average.

HTF does that get you over 8 million per?
This shouldn't have been over 6.</div></div>
That's what happens when you paint yourself in a corner... What else are they going to do, trade the face of their franchise for picks? It's not normal for the fan base to hold their breath every time there's a big contract talk, ownership needs to change for the team to be successful.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 13 at 9:39
Thread: How can Habs replace Weber
We kept complaining for a couple of years that Weber was getting slower, didn't hit as much, his offense was predictable and his contract was an anchor. Now that he's gone "How will we replace all of what he did for us!?!?", like come on guys ... Savard will eat those defensive minutes (Give him a dozen games to acclimate to the new system like Eddy and Chiarot did) and we've got much better puck movers than Weber for the offensive side of things (Romanov will start taking PP minutes alongside Wideman and Petry) so I don't see the big "oof" coming into this season other than the leadership aspect. Yes it's an aspect he had but it's something intangible that transferred to other players just like it did with Josi in Nashville, it doesn't die when the player goes, it just shows to others how to act and be while he his with them.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct 13 at 9:26