Proposal: Free agency edition Trade Rumours/Proposals [MOD - Stay on Topic] 5

[Agent Zuuuub]

Ok, so what does he do that makes him better than Guenette or Mantipalo?

maybe nothing or maybe he's way better than Hamonic and JBD

 

[Blotto71]

Is he better than Mantipalo or Guenette? If so, what makes you believe that to be the case?

I honestly had never heard of him before someone brought him up as a potential waiver claim, had you?

First, nope, never had heard of him. Did some investigating once I did though, and believe he would have been a worthwhile target (for many of the same reasons others have posted).

Regarding Matinpalo and Guenette...

At 26 and a year in NA, I had hoped that Matinpalo would be pushing for a spot in Ottawa but maybe he's still getting used to the NA ice? Apparently he has a hard shot?

Guenette is a bottom pairing guy at best, from all accounts. Really no room for him in Ottawa at this point.

My take on Regula is that he was close to making the jump to the NHL full time but suffered a knee injury. The Sens had room for his contract, pick him up, rehab him with the big club, worst case he gets waived and lost, best case he provides depth at RD.

Seems like an opportunity missed by a team with limited draft capital and still mired in a rebuild.

 

[BondraTime]

Regula is just another AHL depth defender we already have a bunch of.

He’s no different than Guenette.

 

[Laphroaig]

Regula is just another AHL depth defender we already have a bunch of.

He’s no different than Guenette.

I think Regula is better than Guenette. He was a plus 36 last year. He's very sound defensively, has size, toughness, some offensive ability and skates well. I'd bet my bottom dollar that no team would touch Matinpalo or Guenette should they ever require waivers. Edmonton picking Alec Regula up on waivers despite his not having played a single game this year speaks to how highly they must view him. The bottom line is that we passed on a player who plays a position where we need help. It would have been a very low risk move to give him a shot. It's not like Hamonic and JBD are elite or that Zub never gets hurt.