Proposal: Free agency edition Trade Rumours/Proposals - 2025/26 Part II

[DJB]

Owen Tippett could potentially be a target . Signed for 5 more years at 6 and change $. Goal scoring F to play with Timmy

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

One thing to consider with the Robertson rumours is that a team could take advantage of Dallas with a 1 year 11.9M offer sheet to Robertson.

The reason is, if Dallas matches, they cannot trade Robertson for one calendar year. AKA, he would walk for nothing if not extended. It's the same strategy Colorado was considering with Mark Stone.

If Ottawa or any other team is leveraging an offer sheet for a trade, this is the likely threat. It's why Dallas will move him prior to July 1st.

If you're Ottawa, and you do this offer sheet, you can flip Robertson later to recoup the picks like Carolina did with Rantanen. You will probably even get a better return than what you gave up if Robertson will sign as part of the trade (which he might).

If you're Robertson, of course you sign a 1year at 11.9M. You get a large one year salary as an RFA, and you get to walk to free agency.

 

[GoSenatorsGo]

I’m also guessing this means we’re signing Batherson now

 

[Cat Dad Sixty Nine]

We can't offersheet. We don't own our pick.

 

[ToastrStutzle]

One thing to consider with the Robertson rumours is that a team could take advantage of Dallas with a 1 year 11.9M offer sheet to Robertson.

The reason is, if Dallas matches, they cannot trade Robertson for one calendar year. AKA, he would walk for nothing if not extended. It's the same strategy Colorado was considering with Mark Stone.

If Ottawa or any other team is leveraging an offer sheet for a trade, this is the likely threat. It's why Dallas will move him prior to July 1st.

If you're Ottawa, and you do this offer sheet, you can flip Robertson later to recoup the picks like Carolina did with Rantanen. You will probably even get a better return than what you gave up if Robertson will sign as part of the trade (which he might).

If you're Robertson, of course you sign a 1year at 11.9M. You get a large one year salary as an RFA, and you get to walk to free agency.

This is a really good point that I hadn't considered.

Makes a trade more likely and probably drops some leverage from the Dallas side.

 

[ToastrStutzle]

We can't offersheet. We don't own our pick.

Does this inability to trade 32OA also apply in the event of an offer sheet?

 

[Hale The Villain]

I’m also guessing this means we’re signing Batherson now

I'm interested to see what happens with Batherson and Zub.

Do they re-sign now that the team has taken a step back?

Makes me think there's going to be a lot of pressure on Staios to acquire talent in the next couple weeks.

 

[Emerica]

We can't offersheet. We don't own our pick.

Pretty sure the 32nd ovr pick counts as “our” pick but who knows

 

[Cat Dad Sixty Nine]

Does this inability to trade 32OA also apply in the event of an offer sheet?

Oh wait, The offersheet would be after the draft anyway. So nvm.

 

[GoSenatorsGo]

Also just talking with a buddy, do we swing for Thomas now?

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

I'm interested to see what happens with Batherson and Zub.

Do they re-sign now that the team has taken a step back?

Makes me think there's going to be a lot of pressure on Staios to acquire talent in the next couple weeks.

If anything, this trade is good for Batherson. He instantly moves up in prominence. It puts him in a better position to re-sign here if he wants that, and he might get more Lepine commercials.

I think like usual with the 9M-10M rumour, we'll see him come down to like 8.35 or something, but he will get 8 years. I think that they keep Stutzle as our top paid scorer.

It is a lot easier to keep Batherson at 8.35 now that we don't have an impending Brady extension at 12M-17M or whatever he would end up at, assuming we're naive enough to believe both sides every thought he might stay.

 

[Hale The Villain]

If anything, this trade is good for Batherson. He instantly moves up in prominence. It puts him in a better position to re-sign here if he wants that, and he might get more Lepine commercials.

I think like usual with the 9M-10M rumour, we'll see him come down to like 8.35 or something, but he will get 8 years. I think that they keep Stutzle as our top paid scorer.

It is a lot easier to keep Batherson at 8.35 now that we don't have an impending Brady extension at 12M-17M or whatever he would end up at, assuming we're naive enough to believe both sides every thought he might stay.

I think moving up in prominence won't help, since it means the team has gotten worse (for now at least), but I think it makes it more likely we give in to whatever amount he's requesting, assuming the number isn't crazy.

 

[Qward]

We can't offersheet. We don't own our pick.

Offer sheets happen AFTER this draft, so it would be out 2027 pick, which we do own

 

[HSF]

I wonder if we end up with Tuch now that we have cap space. Or maybe they'll go and trade for Knies since apparently he was available.

Tuch ain’t coming to a sinking ship

Sens have to make a big move to show the room and the rest of the league that they are serious about winning now

 

[Boud]

Tuch won’t come to Ottawa and I don’t think Ottawa will be playing UFA games with a guy like Tuch.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Tuch won’t come to Ottawa and I don’t think Ottawa will be playing UFA games with a guy like Tuch.

It would take an over payment and Tuch isn't worth overpaying for

 

[Boud]

It would take an over payment and Tuch isn't worth overpaying for

Agreed.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

 

[Alex1234]

We need a Jesper Bratt kind of player in a hockey trade
No Ufa are coming here I think

 

[BigRig4]

I still think there's another shoe to drop with the Ullmark situation. This organization moves in silence, but I feel like there was too much smoke this season for it to have all gone away.

 

[Knave]

Robertson seems a bit farfetched.

He's such a big name he probably feels confident holding out to UFA and getting a massive deal.

But if you're Ottawa you might as well ask the question. No longterm offersheet though..... please...

 

[PlayOn]

I still think there's another shoe to drop with the Ullmark situation. This organization moves in silence, but I feel like there was too much smoke this season for it to have all gone away.

Since they hired his former goalie coach I doubt he’s going anywhere. They’ve probably just decided to live with the stuff that comes with him. Getting a legit tandem goalie likely helps with that at least.

 

[BigRig4]

Since they hired his former goalie coach I doubt he’s going anywhere. They’ve probably just decided to live with the stuff that comes with him. Getting a legit tandem goalie likely helps with that at least.

I forgot about this. You're right actually. We'll have to hope for a bounceback season.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

We have the cap space to overpay for someone like Mantha I guess.

 

[Ouroboros]

If I'm the Dallas Stars I'm pretty excited by the thought of getting Ottawa's next 4 1st round picks completely unprotected. We're in the most difficult division in hockey - how many of those picks end up in the lottery I wonder?