Most teams and players don't make it far in the playoffs. I was a big Huberdeau fan, and don't blame him for not taking his team to the third round. The we just weren't ready isn't dishonest.
Ottawa has been rebuilding for almost 10 years already. They have good players. I think they can make a real push with just a couple moves
Swapping Tkachuk for Robertson would be a decent improvement. You’re also forgetting they have a franchise D who is comfortably in the top 10 league wide.
That’s all we can hope for as fans of other teams in the Atlantic.
Florida uses up their draft capital and 8.5 mil cap on a top 6 winger where they needed goaltending and depth.
He probably priced himself out of Florida, wouldn't mind him coming back but glad he's doing well financially.
Matthew Tkachuk has never been at odds with Barkov or done anything other than show respect to him and his leadership. Adding Brady is not going to change that.
If Ottawa keeps all the picks they will probably grab at the very least two forwards out of the three 1st round picks they currently possess #9, #25 and of course the #32 pick which can’t be moved.
What does it mean moving forward? How can you say that? Picks are just picks. Who is Tkachuk's understudy? Cozens?
To be fair, adding Brady helps depth by pushing others down in the lineup. Goaltending is a different issue.
They do take up a lot of oxygen in the room
It means they have assets to trade now and 25 mil in cap space? Thats how I can say that. Tkachuk an understudy is a warm body who doesn’t take stupid penalties.
I mean brady is depth in a way, but im happier to see them add to a position of strength while having not a lot of options to fix the goaltending issue. We’ll see how it plays out i guess.
As someone who's not a fan of their podcast and personal takes, I haven't heard of any issues in the locker room.
