Confirmed Trade: [NYR/OTT] Mika Zibanejad & 2018 2nd round pick for Derick Brassard & 2018 7th rounder

[Hellraiser]

What is Ottawa doing lol Rangers win this trade. Nash is next to go

 

[Rals]

I friggin hate this team (the sens).

 

[Avs44]

Brassard is going to be 29 by the time the season starts. The Rangers just got 6 years younger and got a pick too. This is the type of move they need to be making...get the team younger, start building an under 25 core, and add picks to re-stock a pretty pathetic prospect pool.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Not sure what to think of this, Brassard is the better, more consistant player. Zibby is much younger with potential, but vanishes for large stretches of games. Including the playoffs.

And the Sens add a second.

I dunno man.

 

[aufheben]

Exactly he keeps getting better.

Or he doesn't.

Enjoy Brassard, probably my favorite Ranger the last several years.

Player evaluation aside this trade breaks my heart.

Yup.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

So are NYR rebuilding?

 

[Raspewtin]

Player evaluation aside this trade breaks my heart.

 

[Mad Brills*]

I get why the sens would do this.

Cost certainty with brassard vs zibby who could cost more next year.

 

[Lebowski]

Don't really see a clear winner in this one.

Not sold on Zibanejad's upside. I think what you see is what you get with him. A solid glue kind of guy that can play anywhere in the top 9. Great speed and hard nosed, but not particularly talented at anything. Very versatile, though.

 

[Gavin Ray]

Awful for the sens. Zibanejad is cheaper and 5 years younger, and already scores at a higher rate than Brassard. This trade makes no sense at all. Rangers win hands down.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

Not sure how I feel as a Sens fan. Brassard is great, but I'm not sure he brings as much to the table as Zibs did.

 

[PensBandwagonerNo272*]

****ing steal for Ottawa.

Guess the Rags are tossing in the towel. Hank's probably losing his mind somewhere right now.

 

[Stephen]

The Sens quest to get more middle aged continues...

 

[Jim Bob]

I wonder if the Sens started extension talks with Zibanejad and his agent was asking for something crazy?

 

[FLYLine27*]

Ottawa just robbed us.

Cool.

Says the only ranger fan

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Rollercoaster of replies haha... love it

 

[Darz]

Brassard is the better player right now....who knows a few years down the line.

Fair deal both ways when you factor in the picks

 

[NoShowWilly]

should be interesting when Zibanejad(i still struggle with that name) re-signs in the next year here.

Looks like the expensive part of Brassard's contract has already been paid.

 

[PensBandwagonerNo272*]

Player evaluation aside this trade breaks my heart.

I mean he was only there for 3 seasons and wasn't even drafted by NY

 

[Dick Whitman]

This is such a budget team hockey trade, it sickens me as a Sens fan.

In one single trade, the Sens got older, have fewer assets and now have less cap space (BUT HES ONLY GOING TO MAKE 3.5 MILLION AFTER THIS UPCOMING SEASON!!!).

 

[Extra Texture]

Rangers clear cap + get younger.

Yeah, but to what end with the cap clearing? They now have five good young forwards they need to pay this summer and next. Maybe this move gives them the flexibility to keep them all, but Brassard was a great player for them and on a very competitive deal.

 

[Macch]

How do the Rangers pull off these trades?

 

[dj33habs]

I guess the sens fans have overrated there second coming of Daniel Alfredsson

 

[Sureves]

Ya I think I can fairly safely say this is a win for the Rangers. I'm not entirely sure how this makes any sense for Ottawa.

I don't think Zibanejad is a significantly better player (or even better at all frankly) I just don't see why the Sens felt the need to make the trade.

Odd stuff, let's see how it pans out.

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

Rangers clear cap + get younger.

They waited too long. Should have did that to keep Hagelin.