Ostapchuk and Gaudette sent back to Belleville

[mianjo]

2024-10-30	Adam Gaudette (F)	Belleville	ADD	Returned on loan from Ottawa (NHL)
2024-10-30	Zack Ostapchuk (C)	Belleville	ADD	Returned on loan from Ottawa (NHL)

Probably because Belleville has a game tonight.

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[SpezDispenser]

Just a paper transaction, I think.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Paper move

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Pierre and Eugene got a lot of hate on here for doing this exact same thing over the years btw. Just saying...

 

[Pancakes Pancakes]

It's a cap move. Saving $$ on the cap. Sens need to save every $$ they can against the cap.

 

[BondraTime]

Sucks for the guys, lose a couple thousand a day

 

[Masked]

Pierre and Eugene got a lot of hate on here for doing this exact same thing over the years btw. Just saying...

Did they do it because they were up against the cap or because they were being cheap pricks?

There's nothing to suggest Staios is doing it for any other reason than to maximize our ability to win.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

They've been papering Gaudette down on days off.
Trickling these small amounts into the cap space could pay off when you don't have much.

Depth moves have been discussed and could be needed and the amount accumulated may be the difference

I am no capologist and please dyodd on the math

https://x.com/i/web/status/1851676882426585164

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

Pierre and Eugene got a lot of hate on here for doing this exact same thing over the years btw. Just saying...

That's because they were cheap in every area, not just making the odd savvy cap/financial play.

 

[Larionov]

Right now, IIRC, we will have room to add a $4 million AAV player at the deadline. Keep working the cap and we can keep increasing that a bit. Every dollar is going to matter if we are going to be buyers in any fashion at the deadline...

 

[mianjo]

Paper move

Guess you were right as neither of them are playing for Belleville tonight.

 

[Tundraman]

It's less of a hit for Gaudette who is guaranteed $450k AHL or $775k in the NHL. For the Sens anything he earns on the AHL contract up to $450k is a saving on his NHL cap. I wouldn't be surprised that he will earn at least $325k In the NHL games he plays so in the long run he probably doesn't lose a penny unless he is sent down long term.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

It's less of a hit for Gaudette who is guaranteed $450k AHL or $775k in the NHL. For the Sens anything he earns on the AHL contract up to $450k is a saving on his NHL cap. I wouldn't be surprised that he will earn at least $325k In the NHL games he plays so in the long run he probably doesn't lose a penny unless he is sent down long term.

I hope so. I understand the idea of saving cap dollars. Just sucks for the guys at the bottom of the payroll. I hope they aren't losing much int he way of real dollars.

 

[swiftwin]

Also, this might be one of the last times Gaudette gets papered down, next time he'd have to clear waivers once the 30 day exemption expires

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Wally saying players have to physically appear in the city for the transaction to be valid. Which I find craz

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Did they do it because they were up against the cap or because they were being cheap pricks?

There's nothing to suggest Staios is doing it for any other reason than to maximize our ability to win.

You know as much as I do.

 

[BondraTime]

It's less of a hit for Gaudette who is guaranteed $450k AHL or $775k in the NHL. For the Sens anything he earns on the AHL contract up to $450k is a saving on his NHL cap. I wouldn't be surprised that he will earn at least $325k In the NHL games he plays so in the long run he probably doesn't lose a penny unless he is sent down long term.

If he earns $325k in the NHL he will earn $261k on his AHL deal, 583k total, so ~175k less than him staying on his NHL deal full time.

It's not as big for Gaudette as it is Ostapchuk money wise, but it's still a pretty large hit for a min salary guy.

Every day Gaudette is sent down off the NHL roster for cap reasons he loses close to 1500 dollars. 1/192 has him making $4036 bucks every day he's papered in the NHL

He makes $4036 bucks every day he's on the NHL roster, and $2344 every day he's on the AHL roster.

It's way, way worse for Ostapchuk on his ELC. He makes $4300 every day he's on the NHL roster, and $417 every day he's on the AHL roster.

Losing ~4k a day for paper transactions is rough, but makes sense from the Sens POV.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

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