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Forum: Armchair-GMJun. 21, 2021 at 9:07 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 25, 2021 at 3:35 p.m.
Thread: Logan Brown is getting a qualifying offer and will be exposed to Seattle
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>skrymir</b></div><div>I get this and if it were possible it would be great, but that leaves Ottawa one short of the exposure requirements. They need 2 forwards that are under contract for next season and have played 54 games this season or 27 games this season exposed. With your protected list they only have one in Watson (who I would actually protect ahead of Tierney). Unless they get Amadio under contract before the expansion draft (and leave him exposed) or make a trade for another qualified forward, two of the following forwards MUST be exposed:

Dadonov
White
C. Brown
Tierney
Watson
Paul

Your list only has one exposed.

If you want to protect Tierney someone else from this list needs to be left exposed.</div></div>

Then my solution is to somehow get Amadio exposed for meeting the exposure requirements.



Start with tendering his qualifying offer.

If he refuses the qualifying offer, offer him a generous pay raise that he needs to accept in 24 hours (2 years at slightly under a million per could get it done).

If he refuses that too, either place him on waivers or bury him in the minors until he becomes a UFA when he turns 27.


I've edited my post and have Amadio signed to his QO :)
Forum: Armchair-GMMay 25, 2021 at 12:48 p.m.
Thread: Logan Brown is getting a qualifying offer and will be exposed to Seattle
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>skrymir</b></div><div>I don't see L. Brown affecting whether Tierney is protected. Unless another qualified forward is singed before the expansion draft 2 of Dadonov, White, C. Brown, Tierney, Watson, and Paul need to be exposed. I think Tierney is an obvious choice among that group and then it comes down to preference. My initial thought for the other was Watson, but they may want to see if Seattle would take Dadonov's contract off their hands.</div></div>



In case you were wondering, this is who I think is going to be protected amongst Ottawa's forwards if nothing else changes:

Brady Tkachuk
Drake Batherson
Connor Brown
Evgeni Dadonov
Colin White
Nick Paul
Chris Tierney




Amongst the forwards that could be exposed ...

Tierney, Dzingel, Abramov, Logan Brown and Austin Watson are of any significance to the team IMO.




1. Dzingel is a pending UFA and won't be coming back.

2. Logan Brown is getting exposed based on everything that is said in this ACGM post. Exposing Logan Brown means someone else needs to be protected and since losing Logan Brown would weaken Ottawa's centre depth, I have Ottawa protecting another centre instead. Furthermore, centre is a much more important position on a hockey team than the wing.

3. Abramov has been with Ottawa since the Matt Duchene trade with Columbus and has not proven whether he can play in the NHL full-time for the foreseeable future. I'd rather protect someone who can play in the NHL full-time and is not on a bad contract versus someone who only shows up to play in the NHL for 1 game every season before being sent back down to the AHL.

4. That leaves us with Tierney and Watson. Watson will never play higher than the 4th line whereas Tierney is still capable of being a #3C. Tierney can kill penalties, take faceoffs and could yield a decent return at the deadline if Ottawa retains enough salary.

5. That means Ottawa's centres to start next season will be Norris, Pinto, Tierney and Paul.




I will admit Tierney has had a down year but before that, he has had two productive years with Ottawa.

If they hang on to him, Ottawa could get something for him before the deadline if he bounces back :)