Speculation: Nick Paul Ottawa healthy scratch (confirmed by Bruce G)

[Jumptheshark]

Yahoo just updated his status as being out for non hockey reasons.

The only thing I can think of is contract talks have broken off.

Yes l know Yahoo sports is not that reliable

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[66-30-33]

Traded to Penguins.

 

[TheNewEra]

yeah apparently ottawa made a 4 year offer for 2.5 per and paul wants or thinks he can get 3.0+

so unless someone caves he is probably getting traded

 

[WhatTheDuck]

He could be a really useful support player for someone, it's too bad the Sens couldn't get a contract done.

 

[llamateizer]

Traded to Penguins.

Speculation or affirmation?

 

[jmelm]

Traded to Penguins.

Don’t tease me like that!

 

[66-30-33]

Speculation or affirmation?

I want him here so speculation.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

He could be a really useful support player for someone, it's too bad the Sens couldn't get a contract done.

I don't think its over. But not close enough that trading him is off the table. I'd still put the odds of a deal getting done at 20% or so... the gap cant be that big.

 

[Mike Jones]

'Non-hockey' could mean that he has covid or some other disease.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Could be covid or another disease.

It's a healthy scratch

 

[57special]

Was wondering who Paul Ott was.

 

[NYR94]

Paul OTT brother of Steve OTT

 

[Mike Jones]

It's a healthy scratch

Yeah - I don't think covid would justify a 'healthy scratch'.

 

[Prairie Habs]

Paul OTT brother of Steve OTT

Hopefully Paul doesn't share the same signature move that his brother and Marchand do. The world is a different place now.

 

[BKarchitect]

Should be interesting to see what he fetches. He's an UFA so contractually he's nothing like Hagel or even Lehkonen and I see him as a clear step down from the Hagel/Lehkonen/Copp cohort in terms of overall impact.

But he's big, positionally versatile, can PK and chip in a few goals. Any strong playoff team could use another guy like that.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

maybe a fit for the Leafs

 

[golffuul]

Kind of weird that Ottawa won't give him a 5th year. At 2.5 or 3.0M, it's not like you wouldn't be able to move him later. But Melnyk/Dorion have some weird 12D level chess they think they're playing.

 

[SpezDispenser]

Kind of weird that Ottawa won't give him a 5th year. At 2.5 or 3.0M, it's not like you wouldn't be able to move him later. But Melnyk/Dorion have some weird 12D level chess they think they're playing.

Meh, this isn't something to get too worked up about. We all like Paul, but he's not a pillar of the franchise.

 

[benjiv1]

Yah, if he is set on getting 3M, Ottawa can’t do that with Formenton, Norris, Stutzle all needing contracts in the next 2 seasons.

If he’s making 3M, what do those guys end up getting for 2-3x the production.

Would love to keep him, but can’t overpay role players.

 

[Sting]

Kind of weird that Ottawa won't give him a 5th year. At 2.5 or 3.0M, it's not like you wouldn't be able to move him later. But Melnyk/Dorion have some weird 12D level chess they think they're playing.

3M is quite frankly too much for a 3rd/4th liner. Imagine having your 3rd line taking up 10 mill or so, especially on a currently bottom feeding team.

 

[Gurglesons]

Feels like someone PIT will add.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Sens don't want to overpay with Tkachuk and Formenton already ahead of Paul at LW, with Greig looking like a future stud who will also likely play LW and is maybe a year or two away.

No room for him at center either with Stutzle, Norris and Pinto all figuring into the Sens long-term plans.

They don't want to pay Paul 3M a year to play on the Sens' 4th line. Can't afford to do that as a budget team.

 

[Korpse]

Kind of weird that Ottawa won't give him a 5th year. At 2.5 or 3.0M, it's not like you wouldn't be able to move him later. But Melnyk/Dorion have some weird 12D level chess they think they're playing.

That's quite the assumption. Dorion signed a soon to be 29 year old Zack Smith to a 4 year deal at 3.25 per year but couldn't move him later. Took back Artem Anisimov to facilitate a trade. Nick Paul is soon to be 27. While younger, he isn't as good as Zack Smith was imo. They aren't playing chess, they have a limit they are willing to give a role player. I would be sad to see Nick Paul get traded but I also don 't want an overpaid bottom 6 winger.

 

[Gecklund]

That's quite the assumption. Dorion signed a soon to be 29 year old Zack Smith to a 4 year deal at 3.25 per year but couldn't move him later. Took back Artem Anisimov to facilitate a trade. Nick Paul is soon to be 27. While younger, he isn't as good as Zack Smith was imo. They aren't playing chess, they have a limit they are willing to give a role player. I would be sad to see Nick Paul get traded but I also don 't want an overpaid bottom 6 winger.

I mean even at 2.5-3M there’s still a high possibility he ends up overpaid. Just maybe not as much as Smith.

 

[ManofSteel55]

That's quite the assumption. Dorion signed a soon to be 29 year old Zack Smith to a 4 year deal at 3.25 per year but couldn't move him later. Took back Artem Anisimov to facilitate a trade. Nick Paul is soon to be 27. While younger, he isn't as good as Zack Smith was imo. They aren't playing chess, they have a limit they are willing to give a role player. I would be sad to see Nick Paul get traded but I also don 't want an overpaid bottom 6 winger.

The cap has went up since then, so Smith's 3.25M was a bigger chunk of the teams' cap. Plus, didn't his play fall off a cliff? Went from being a good 3rd line C to a bad 4th line C?