Value of: Drew O’Connor

[CheckingLineCenter]

What’s his value now or at the TDL?

925K cap hit. Pending UFA just turned 26 (will be 27 next June).

Good size, skating. Big time hustler. Offensive ability is likely best suited for 3rd line duty.

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[Dipsy Doodle]

He'll have a lot more value after this season if the Pens don't add another LW to usurp him on Crosby's line.

 

[Empoleon8771]

I can see him being viewed as this year's version of Hagel, albeit a lesser version of it. At the same time, I'm not exactly sure why the Penguins would want to move him. Seems like the kind of guy they should be keeping.

 

[Nakawick]

Would be shocked if DOC was moved unless the Pens are well out at the deadline.

 

[wej20]

2nd + 5th. He'd be a great bottom 6 addition for a contender. Hopefully Dubas will re-sign him and he breaks out to a consistent 20 goal 40 point winger.

 

[Gurglesons]

I can see him being viewed as this year's version of Hagel, albeit a lesser version of it. At the same time, I'm not exactly sure why the Penguins would want to move him. Seems like the kind of guy they should be keeping.

lol what

 

[BKarchitect]

His value to the Pens is way more than his name recognition on this forum is going to be.

He's already shown to be an effective middle six forward and he’s got size and some upside. Combine with his cheap contract and upward, late-bloomer trajectory and you are veering hard into “it’s gonna take way more than you think” to acquire him territory.

 

[BKarchitect]

2nd + 5th. He'd be a great bottom 6 addition for a contender. Hopefully Dubas will re-sign him and he breaks out to a consistent 20 goal 40 point winger.

Blake Malenstyn is another big-bodied late bloomer and he got a 2nd. DOC has similar universal appeal but has more offensive upside. I’d think the difference would be more than an additional 5th.

 

[SEALBound]

First off, I think he's the exact type of player that Dubas is wanting and will 100% keep him. That said, if he starts the year on Sid's LW and scores at a decent pace, he may have a value similar to that of Blake Coleman at the TDL.

 

[Smitty426]

What’s his value now or at the TDL?

925K cap hit. Pending UFA just turned 26 (will be 27 next June).

Good size, skating. Big time hustler. Offensive ability is likely best suited for 3rd line duty.

Home to Jersey!

 

[Smitty426]

2nd + 5th. He'd be a great bottom 6 addition for a contender. Hopefully Dubas will re-sign him and he breaks out to a consistent 20 goal 40 point winger.

Not at that cost. That's Ross Colton trade assets (almost)
I see DC as similar without the ceiling.

 

[Lou Bloom]

First off, I think he's the exact type of player that Dubas is wanting and will 100% keep him. That said, if he starts the year on Sid's LW and scores at a decent pace, he may have a value similar to that of Blake Coleman at the TDL.

Coleman had an extra year on his contract and was an overall more impactful player. Half of a season of O’Connor Isn’t going to get you near the same level of return.

 

[wej20]

Not at that cost. That's Ross Colton trade assets (almost)
I see DC as similar without the ceiling.

Colton was traded in the offseason, I was thinking more of DOC being traded at the deadline. How much of Tampa trading Colton was for salary reasons?

 

[SEALBound]

Coleman had an extra year on his contract and was an overall more impactful player. Half of a season of O’Connor Isn’t going to get you near the same level of return.

If he pots 20 goals he will. He's on a $925k deal as it is. Adding him at the TDL would take nothing.

 

[sensfan4lifee]

As a Sens fan I feel like this is what we need but sadly we don't have much to trade so I find it hard to even make an offer for players but like from the Sens I'd offer a 1st and 2nd but I'm not even sure what picks we have anymore lol

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

Home to Jersey!

As we've already seen with Colton, Gaudreau, TDA, Farinacci, Stolarz and myriad others, the Devils don't do Jersey.

 

[SEALBound]

As a Sens fan I feel like this is what we need but sadly we don't have much to trade so I find it hard to even make an offer for players but like from the Sens I'd offer a 1st and 2nd but I'm not even sure what picks we have anymore lol

I think we would likely take a 1st and 2nd for DOC.

We might also be interested in Shane Pinto it, ya know, you were interested in a 1:1 swap.

 

[Lou Bloom]

If he pots 20 goals he will. He's on a $925k deal as it is. Adding him at the TDL would take nothing.

You're talking about a rental bottom 6 winger. Chris Tanev, a proven elite defensive defenseman with 75% retention went for less than Blake Coleman. Teams aren't paying high prices for rentals in general, let alone players that aren't impact pieces.

 

[Gurglesons]

You're talking about a rental bottom 6 winger. Chris Tanev, a proven elite defensive defenseman with 75% retention went for less than Blake Coleman. Teams aren't paying high prices for rentals in general, let alone players that aren't impact pieces.

I think the big advantage here is DOC costs 950k.

That's largely where his value is coming from. If he's a 20 - 20 guy next year, I imagine the Penguins can pull a 1st round pick for him.

 

[Smitty426]

Colton was traded in the offseason, I was thinking more of DOC being traded at the deadline. How much of Tampa trading Colton was for salary reasons?

for sure it was because he'd outpriced himself in TBL.

This past year, NYRs got Jack Roslovic from Columbus @ the deadline. A RHS Center (prime position)
Blue Jackets got: Conditional 2024 fourth-round pick, becomes third if Rangers make Stanley Cup Final, retain 50% of Roslovic's salary.

Brandon Duhaime got a third, not as proficient as DOC but similar. A 2nd if its a bit crazy TDL is highest but a third plus something I think.
I'll pick him up at Newark airport, send him!

 

[Lou Bloom]

I think the big advantage here is DOC costs 950k.

That's largely where his value is coming from. If he's a 20 - 20 guy next year, I imagine the Penguins can pull a 1st round pick for him.

Chris Tanev with retention cost $1.125M which is less than a $200K difference and is a much more impactful player and didn't bring back a 1st round pick. Artturi Lehkonen with retention was $1.15M who was a much more impactful player with an RFA year left when traded didn't bring back a 1st round pick. Rental players don't have much value at the Trade deadline, especially bottom 6 wingers.

 

[jmelm]

He is the EXACT player I want if I’m the Sabres.

Then again, Pens and Sabres are my two teams and I’ve always been a believer in Drew O’Connor. I still think he has the potential to pop more offensively in the coming years.

If I’m BUF, I offer either a top 10 protected 1st in 2025, or a 2nd + one of any non-NHL prospect not named Ostlund/Kulich/Helenius/Levi (such as Novikov, Johnson, Wahlberg, Rosen, Poltapov, etc.)

 

[sensfan4lifee]

I think we would likely take a 1st and 2nd for DOC.

We might also be interested in Shane Pinto it, ya know, you were interested in a 1:1 swap.

No but you're welcome to Norris he would look good as a pen

 

[SEALBound]

No but you're welcome to Norris he would look good as a pen

He'd fit right in on the IR list.

 

[Smitty426]

As we've already seen with Colton, Gaudreau, TDA, Farinacci, Stolarz and myriad others, the Devils don't do Jersey.

Colton a Devil just not yet
Why do we want Stolarz after doing the JM thing
Dodged a bullet with JG