Confirmed with Link: Brady to Fla: 9oa, 25oa, 2029 1st, and a 2nd

[Relapsing]

I hope Guerin is a little salty about being strung along and leaks the package they offered.

More chaos, please! Some infighting amongst Team USA management would be pretty nice right about now, NGL

 

[Cosmix]

Carolina has far more "quality" depth at both forward and defence than the Sens. Carolina could play their game not only because they committed to their system but they had the players to do so.

SMART Management.

 

[saskriders]

Well hosting a weekly podcast with a division rival and then letting your family talk trash about your starting goalie on that podcast is certainly a choice.

Some would call it controversial. I would call it being a massive traitorous dickhead. Or a terrible leader. Or, given what was happening with Ullmark, just a bad person.

I was a Brady fan who was holding out hope that his half-assed play this year was out of his control. Until he pulled that garbage.

Pretty hard to deny that he was becoming a distraction and significant reason for that was Brady himself.

I never listened to a second of the podcast so I don't know what was said. I don't think hosting a podcast in and of itself is an issue even if the other host plays for a division rival. Trash talking about Ullmark on the podcast I definitely think that is an issue.

 

[Masked]

True but I would say not exactly on the same level of trading your captain out that very obviously has polarized the fanbase.

Tkachuk polarized the fanbase but trading him didn't. Not a lot of people here suggesting Staios shouldn't have traded him.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Thanks for the heads up. Any idea if it will be streamed?

CBC has one coming up

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/brady-tkachuk-trade-ottawa-florida-9.7244287

 

[Relapsing]

here is the link fellas and fellets

Come on Staios, take the opportunity to make another big announcement that would overshadow the trade itself.

 

[BUCKLE UP]

here is the link fellas and fellets

Thanks for the link.

 

[Relapsing]

CBC has one coming up

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/brady-tkachuk-trade-ottawa-florida-9.7244287

What's the hold up - it's 1:04 already!

 

[JaredCowen4Norris]

Bill Guerin is being used as a patsy by these US players. Nobody is seriously interested in Minnesota. Just wait until Hughes leaves.

It does feel like they're all just using him as an option for trade with no intention of staying there. Every time Minny is on one of the list of these top players, I'm left wondering why. They have a good team, but it's not like they have the perks that Vegas/Florida do.

 

[Dionysus]

Won't be able to listen live, interested in a synopsis if anyone listening can provide after, would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

What's the hold up - it's 1:04 already!

finalizing the Knies deal ?

 

[Masked]

What's the hold up - it's 1:04 already!

Steve's finalizing a trade that will make everyone forget about Brady.

 

[Relapsing]

finalizing the Knies deal ?

LOL. Imagine rolling into a presser late and on the phone with central registry...

 

[commentsense]

It does feel like they're all just using him as an option for trade with no intention of staying there. Every time Minny is on one of the list of these top players, I'm left wondering why. They have a good team, but it's not like they have the perks that Vegas/Florida do.

It's a "we gave the team options" cop out. They know Billy will make an offer, they know it's a plausible enough destination considering the USA ties, but no one is going there.

Larkin will end up in Vegas.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

LOL. Imagine rolling into a presser late and on the phone with central registry...

Lets hope he told FLA about the NMC

 

[Relapsing]

Won't be able to listen live, interested in a synopsis if anyone listening can provide after, would be greatly appreciated!

Not sure I can give a synopsis, but I'm willing to make some predictions:

"We thank Brady for his contributions as an Ottawa Senator, but we felt this was the right move for the team going forward"

"I'm exploring every option to make the Ottawa Senators a better team now and into the future"

"I'm going to go on the record and say that I'll never draft an American-born star as a GM"

"It's my pleasure to announce the Ottawa Senators have acquired [insert player name]. We're beyond excited to have him join our team"

 

[Relapsing]

Lets hope he told FLA about the NMC

Man I want to fix central registry SO f***ING BAD

 

[Relapsing]

Well that was about as little of an opening as he could have provided. I'm loving this

 

[RyCam]

Staios confirms that Brady requested a trade

 

[Relapsing]

Staios confirms that Brady requested a trade

And that this wasn't his preference

 

[PlayOn]

Staios has no intention of us taking a step back. Pretty big statement.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

General rundown of the presser:

- Staois starts the presser by thanking Brady & Emma Tkachuk
- Bruce asks him what changed since Steve called the idea of trading Tkachuk "nonesense"; Steve says, "a trade request".
- Staois says he has no intention of taking a step back this coming year
- Slight paraphrasing in quotations: "if you're alluding to the fact that people don't want to play in Ottawa, I don't think that's the case. This was a unique situation. If you look at where he was transacted to, there's a connection."
- "Not overly surprised" "Brady was a bit of a different player throughout this past year" "Wish we could have found a way forward, but we move on"
- Doesn't feel that this situation had a negative impact on the room or how the team played this season; sees "an elevation in leadership for individuals who are already in the room... full confidence" in those guys
- Staois says that due to the NTC "it was clearly pointed towards one team in the end"
- "Would you like to get an impact player back in a deal like this? There are different ways you can get there in the end, and this draft capital may be able to help us get there in the end"
- re: the "player empowerment phenomena": "players negotiate NTCs into contracts, and as a manager you have to honour that... I'm not concerned about that for us in Ottawa... we have a very committed group."
- Bruce: "how much interest do you have in 9 and 25 right now?", as Steve is about to answer the question, his phone rings. He follows: "I have no intention of this team taking a step back. We're active, and we're open".
- "9 is in play, for sure." "If you see the transaction, see the picks taking back, you may wonder what direction the team is going in. I want to be clear, I don't intend on this team taking any steps back."
- re: how we can trade a star player for only picks and not take a step back "Draft picks for now... the timing of this transaction, moving into this week, the interest in those picks... we'll have an opportunity to add to our group with those picks"
- Spoke to a number of players about the trade before it came public
- Says no players spoke to him about Brady being a distraction in the room or raised him as an issue
- Says that there's a slight chance of keeping the pick or moving up, but that its not likely
- Hasnt given Captaincy much thought, will discuss with Green, feels we have many good in-house options
- Has been fully engaged on this for the last 3-4 weeks
- American factor is "something to consider" but wouldn't keep him away from a player
- Discussions with Giroux and Cousins are ongoing. G is working out downstairs currently.
- Ongoing discussions with Spence
- Reiterates that he has no plans on taking a step back, plans to add to the group via trade and FA
- re whether he anticipates extension talks with Zub & Batherson leading up to July 1st, he gives a 1yr answer: "Yes."
- "In the end, there was only one team... There was a list that provided and I engaged with all of those teams, but when all was said and done it became very clear that there was only one team."
- "Ottawa is a destination for many players for many reasons"
- Asked how much the NTC hamstrings the process: "A lot. If the player was offered to 31 teams, what does the return look like? ... But we did the best we could within the circumstances"

That's pretty much it.

I wish someone had asked him about Samoskevich. Doubt he would have answered, but still.

 

[commentsense]

Steve makes it official. There was a trade request.

 

[commentsense]

Love it. Staios not sugarcoating anything. "Brady was a different player."

 

[JaredCowen4Norris]

Sounding like Brady didn't give them much of an option but Florida. I don't think he's mad about what he got, but it definitely sounds like he would have preferred players over picks.