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Ottawa_Kev

Ottawa Kev
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Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsFeb. 9, 2022 at 11:15 a.m.
Thread: 3 way trade
I was looking at ways that Minnesota could clear some cap, they could flip Koskinen as well for something if not his contract is up and they don't need to bring him back. I think that Yamamoto and Lazar are an improvement on the ice from Rask & Foligno. If Foligno isn't moveable then it doesn't work. I am not sure what the way forward is for the Wild. Yesterday I tried to have them load up for a run this year and nobody liked, because I gave away too much (admittedly I was thinking more about the return that Vancouver would want), so today I tried to improve the team on the ice and clear out future cap space. (I think Yamamoto could be resigned for less that Foligno was signed for). I am not trying to troll Wild fans, I am trying to figure out what they can do to get better now and in the future.
Forum: Trade Machine ProposalsJul. 27, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.
Thread: 10 player trade with Ottawa amp Edmonton
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>PLDGEY</b></div><div>This is a super laughably bad trade offer.

EDM offers 3 cap dumps (Kosk/Turris/Kassian), an old depth D, a prospect who wont crack the roster and two future 2nds.

What EDM offered as value-positive doesnt even pay for the cap dump. This offer doesnt get accepted for Future considerations from OTT, let alone asking for Brannstrom.

Dadonov can be traded for a pick, tierney can be traded for a pick.

OTT is literally losing the 3 most valuable pieces involved in this trade.</div></div>

I think the Branstrom is the only valuable piece in the trade. Dadonov could be moved for a pick sure, but Tierney &amp; Murray are pure cap relief, Same with Turris and Koskinen. Kassian is still valued by some and has a lower hit than Dadonov which covers the pick. So Tierney at 3.5 &amp; Murray at 6.2 for Koskinen 4.5 and Turris 1.6 is a win for Ottawa with less money and term. So then it is Mete &amp; Branstrom for Russell and Lagesson and 2 seconds. I think that Ottawa values what Russell and Kassian would bring.

So while I recognise this isn't a trade that I would make it I were the Sens, and it doesn't sound like you would either. I don't see how it is laughable when the Sens are clearing a lot of money and term, picking up 2 2nds and given how little they used Branstrom and Mete not likely to be much worse off.
Forum: Armchair-GMOct. 16, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.
Thread: Paying the price to fix the mess
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>BeterChiarelli</b></div><div>If my above conditions are true, Seattle's going to be forced into taking either Archibald or Kassian. It's much harder to plan around taking a guy set to expire in UFA, and despite your apparent bias, Kassian is still a decent third-line forward. You're pissing away value to dump Kassian without actually improving the team now. He's not a piece where Edmonton gets better through addition via subtraction.</div></div>

In my view Kassian is a border line 4th line player / AHL player. Given that he is vastly overpaid, the team could make better use of the money by signing some UFAs right now that would provide more value than Kassian provides. Even if your valuation of Kassian is correct there is no way Seattle takes on a contract like that without being paid to do it. If there are teams that value Kassian as a 3rd liner we need to find them and trade him there now. We know that Tipp doesn't that is why Kassian was a healthy scratch. He has got to be moved.