ottawagm
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Hakanpaa is a coming UFA. Might be looking at him for the summer. We should be looking to add a physical RHD.Might have been there to see someone on the stars, who knows.
Hakanpaa is a coming UFA. Might be looking at him for the summer. We should be looking to add a physical RHD.Might have been there to see someone on the stars, who knows.
Branny and Kubalik for Zadorov. No idea why Calgary does that but it would be easily digestible from our side.He would be an unreal add, but ya, no cap room for his salary.
I could live with that.Branny and Kubalik for Zadorov. No idea why Calgary does that but it would be easily digestible from our side.
Chabot for Weegar.
1.75M in cap savings.
Opportunity for new GM to put a stamp on the team.
NTC kicks in for Chabby in a year.
Less Injuries.
Bolsters Right Side.
More local ties.
Calgary gets a lil younger Ottawa gets a lil more vet presence.
I like it for the players they are today. I worry a little bit about the back end of that contract though. Tough call.Chabot for Weegar.
1.75M in cap savings.
Opportunity for new GM to put a stamp on the team.
NTC kicks in for Chabby in a year.
Less Injuries.
Bolsters Right Side.
More local ties.
Calgary gets a lil younger Ottawa gets a lil more vet presence.
I'd do that in a second.Branny and Kubalik for Zadorov. No idea why Calgary does that but it would be easily digestible from our side.
It's way too early in the season to read anything into which scouts are where. Their job is to attend these games.
Wouldn't surprise me to see them push for a 2 year re-tool before starting to push in 2026, if this year goes south.
There are a lot of good D in the top half of this year's draft.
In the pipeline we have ostapchuk, jarventie, Boucher, Reinhardt and Crookshank as the closest forward candidates. Could work out.I just think we're short 3-4 core players for a good cup team with no one great in the pipeline.
Giroux/Tarasenko/Kubalik/Joseph etc are filler players who won't be here.
Tkachuk - Stutzle - ???
??? - Norris - Batherson
Greig - Pinto - ???
??? - ??? - ???
Kelly
Sanderson - Zub
Chychrun - ???
Chabot - ???
Who do we have to fill in those spots long term from the minors? All of the teams around us are going to have deeper teams with all of the picks they have coming up.
I'd listen if anyone called with a good offer for Batherson, Chabot, etc.
Korchinski might have been nice. Pierre was thinking short term unfortunately.Wouldn't surprise me to see them push for a 2 year re-tool before starting to push in 2026, if this year goes south.
There are a lot of good D in the top half of this year's draft.
Might have been there to see someone on the stars, who knows.
Batherson + Brannstrom for Andersson?If we are trying to pry a D out of Calgary I want Andersson.
Agree but we are second last in the conference right now so not at all sniffing a PO spot let alone making some noise.The window is the next 4-5 seasons.
A lot of the core has sat through a long and hard rebuild. It would be difficult to convince the players to stay and wait another 2-3 years (in a best case scenario) while they trade off veterans for future assets and restock the cupboards.
I assume that is what you are alluding to when you say re-tool and suggest there are good players at the top of the draft.
I could see them making trades at the deadline and offseason with the intention of improving the roster to win now. They might move out veterans or core players, but it wouldn't be to make the team better in 3-5 years. It would be to gain assets and open up room to acquire players who they think will be a better fit right now. An example would be the trade that gets suggested a lot in this thread, Chabot for Weegar.
Ultimately, the window to win is now because they are entering the time period where most of the core is cost controlled, and the secondary players (Pinto, Greig, etc) will be underpriced due to being on ELCs/RFA bridge deals. 2028 is the big turning point, because Tkachuk and Chabot are both UFAs. Zub is a UFA the year before that. Giroux is probably hanging it up around that time. Greig and Pinto will be done or mostly done their cheaper bridge deals, and if Batherson ever puts it together again and plays like a star, he will probably be priced out of Ottawa around that time or re-signed on a much bigger contract.
The short of it is that they have the next 4 or so years where everybody except for Chychrun is either cost controlled or an ELC/RFA. That's the time to strike. They can't waste 2-3 years making trades that won't pay off right away.
Is our lil ginger friend Downtown Connor Brown worth the gamble if Edmonton waives him? Played the best hockey of his life under DJ and we are in need of some depth with all these injuries.
C'mon now..this is just hyperbole he can't possibly have not scored any poin...Bro hasn't registered a point since traded away from Ottawa lol..
Maybe he should have kept his intentions to himself and given Ottawa a chance to retain him. Some players too easily to throw away a good situation.
the magic might be a new coachAgree but we are second last in the conference right now so not at all sniffing a PO spot let alone making some noise.
Were not going to magically turn into a good team.
Takes a long time.
Far far from a Cup team.
Agree but we are second last in the conference right now so not at all sniffing a PO spot let alone making some noise.
Were not going to magically turn into a good team.
Takes a long time.
Far far from a Cup team.
Is our lil ginger friend Downtown Connor Brown worth the gamble if Edmonton waives him? Played the best hockey of his life under DJ and we are in need of some depth with all these injuries.
Bro hasn't registered a point since traded away from Ottawa lol..
Maybe he should have kept his intentions to himself and given Ottawa a chance to retain him. Some players too easily to throw away a good situation.