Rumor: Brandon Saad

[frightenedinmatenum2]

I wonder if they do something around Saad for Perron as a base. No one is taking Saad without cap going back. Whether the Senators would kick in assets, and what assets those would be, I won't guess.

For anyone unfamiliar with what is going on with Perron: David Perron returns to Senators after baby daughter's life-saving surgery

As far as I understand it, St.Louis is still where his family considers their home. (Kind of like Karlsson with Ottawa). If they have roots there, they might be welcome to a reset. He apparently has an upper body injury, but it is unclear if the time away is related to the above situation. They haven't placed him on LTIR, but as we all know LTIR is easy enough to manipulate for older players where a lingering injury that they could choose to play through could be enough to allow them to pass (or fail?) a third party medical exam.

Forsberg was hurt training before the game last night. If Forsberg is injured for a while, a Sogaard for Hofer swap could be a logical starting point since I doubt Ottawa trusts Sogaard as their NHL backup at this point and his ceiling (however unlikely) and extra year of cost-control might appeal to St.Louis vs Hofer who will be waiver eligible.

 

[Gurglesons]

It's time for him to return to PIT. PIT can move out some cheap contract and a pick for him. Acciari / Nieto / Pulju / Poulin + a 3rd - 5th depending on the player.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Panarin str8 up

What kind of moron would trade Panarin for Saad?

 

[Reality Czech]

Bruins fans are in love with the player, but on impact, he is realistically a plus bottom-6er. On a reasonably competitive team, like a team you're expecting to be comfortably in the playoffs, he's a 3RW. On a contending team, he ought to be on a 4th line. He's produced at even strength, but most of that was during a literally historically good season for the team, and when you watched the games, he was the worst player on that 3rd line plainly and clearly by the eye.

I think the value is a lot closer than Bruins fans will admit, but I still think the Blues add like a C+ future asset. 4th rounder some such crap

Seems reasonable. I like the player but we've already got enough wingers that could theoretically play center. Blues fans would likely want a more natural center but of course we're not expecting a huge return for Saad considering how he's played this year.

 

[DesertPenguin]

I honestly forgot he was still in the league.

 

[Ciao]

For what exactly? Our cap situation is pretty seeable until any serious extensions are up. Fowler, Leddy, Broberg, Holloway, Texier and M Joseph all come off the books in a year and a half. That’s nearly 20m. Half will most likely be eaten up by Broberg and Holloway. But the year following Krug and Faulk come off. It’s pretty doubtful as is Krug ever comes off of LTIR.

We’re going to have a plethora of forward ELCs coming in over the next 3 years.

I just don’t foresee anyway unless we go full Oilers July 1 that we can be in a desperate cap situation.

I don't follow the Blues and I must have been mistaken.

I just looked at CapWages and thought the Blues would be well over the salary cap if and when Torey Krug comes off LTIR both this year and next, even if they let Radek Faksa walk and replace his contract with a league-minimum deal.

But, what would I know?

 

[bleedblue1223]

I don't follow the Blues and I must have been mistaken.

I just looked at CapWages and thought the Blues would be well over the salary cap if and when Torey Krug comes off LTIR both this year and next, even if they let Radek Faksa walk and replace his contract with a league-minimum deal.

But, what would I know?

Krug likely isn't playing again.

 

[Memento]

I don't follow the Blues and I must have been mistaken.

I just looked at CapWages and thought the Blues would be well over the salary cap if and when Torey Krug comes off LTIR both this year and next, even if they let Radek Faksa walk and replace his contract with a league-minimum deal.

But, what would I know?

Krug's never playing again, and he knows it; I felt horrible for the guy after his reaction during the press conference announcing it. The kind of injury he's on LTIR for has never had a defenseman come back from it; we're talking about a completely decimated area of his ankle that's needed to skate backwards.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Taylor Hall straight up. Saad will become a decent forty point guy Hall will rediscover his game and we can lose a third Saad trade.

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Panarin str8 up

I see what you did here.

 

[Fjordy]

What kind of moron would trade Panarin for Saad?

 

[Breakers]

He has a full NTC...

WTF who gave him that?