Player Discussion Erik Gudbranson (D) to Sens for 5th round pick

[Micklebot]

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[JimmySpaetzle]

I like the move!

 

[armani]

5 years too late maybe, always thought he would be a good addition to the Sens in the past. After all, Dorion (and Murray before him) loves the local guys.

I thought he would be a meaner version of Methot, and his stocks have been dropping in the last few seasons.

Welcome to the Sens, the blue line did get some NHL depth and size.

 

[Senscore]

Can't argue with a 5th

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

Why? You could have just signed Boro to half the cost and hes a much better player.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

3rd overall pick....

Local boy

D | 6' 5" | 217 lb | Age: 28

 

[Sens72]

LOL. Gudbranson is so bad. I can’t believe we were the team to give up a pick here.

 

[Senscore]

3rd overall pick....

He's gone from Gudbranson to Badbranson

 

[Clayonator]

Hell yes, figured he’d be a guy we’d go after. Love the move!

 

[Very Stable Genius]

Gudbranson sucks but it’s only a 5th.

 

[Micklebot]

Duclair is too expensive but Gudbranson at 3 mil, now thats good value

 

[inthewings]

Let's be honest about what happened here: they walked away from Duclair because he would have been 3-3.5M in salary with an identical cap hit, and they preferred the inferior player and his 3M in salary and 4M cap hit.

 

[Ouroboros]

4M cap hit, only 3M cash.

 

[Korpse]

Why? You could have just signed Boro to half the cost and hes a much better player.

Im guessing Boro is looking for multiple years. Gudbranson is in the final year of his deal.

Not a big fan of the trade, seems a little redundant with Brown also being acquired but I like how there isn't a commitment to the player.

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Ok then.

 

[Micklebot]

I'm happier with this than Hainsey at 3.5 last year, but overall not a move i would do.

 

[SixthSens]

Well, there's a cheap way of buying a $4M cap hit to get to the floor.

That's really the only reason I can make sense of this trade.

Best case scenario is he performs relatively well and returns a 2nd or 3rd at the deadline next year.

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

Why? You could have just signed Boro to half the cost and hes a much better player.

Boro wasn’t not signed because of money. And the last part is debatable. Both are marginal players

 

[Deku]

Hittin the cap floor babyyyy

 

[Taluss]

Interesting

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

Well, there's a cheap way of buying a $4M cap hit to get to the floor.

That's really the only reason I can make sense of this trade.

Best case scenario is he performs relatively well and returns a 2nd or 3rd at the deadline next year.

They didn’t need to acquire anything external to reach the floor though

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Nice move! could easily recoup that at the trade deadline!!

 

[aragorn]

Well .... looks like management is quite serious about protecting their young players. Likely a 7th D for certain situations, I would think J. Brown is ahead of him, but all of a sudden Ottawa has a lot of RDs, seems like over kill. I wonder where Zub fits in here given he has never played in NA before? Another weird & wacky move by a weird & wacky GM. Maybe they trade him or them at the deadline & get their pick back?

 

[Deku]

We must really not want to play Jaros

 

[BUCKLE UP]

Solid pick up. Played at UND and is Hogberg’s childhood best friend.