Confirmed Trade: [OTT/SJS] Fabian Zetterlund, Tristen Robins, and 4th round pick for Zack Ostapchuk, Noah Gregor, 2025 2nd round pick

[Bileur]

Good character guy but he's strictly an AHL guy. He's not skilled enough to be be effective in the NHL at his size. W trade for Ottawa though.

Grier giveth, Grier taketh away. I don't understand the logic here other than Ostapchuk is big boi.

I'm pretty sure if Grier could clone a young version of himself, he'd fill the roster with himself.

Ostapchuk will be useful down the line.

Good character guy, moves really well, physical, does it all. I like the Nick Paul comparisons in the thread.

 

[branch]

Think Nick Paul.

Not even close lol. Don't give them false hope like that

 

[Bileur]

I doubt he is as high energy and gritty as Zetterlund though? This is a horrible trade for the Sharks.

 

[RANKKA]

im glad im not sharks fan

 

[shello]

Hate this from a Sharks perspective

 

[luiginb]

Don't get this at all for SJ.

Grier wanted the young version of himself

 

[TheBeard]

Grier is a coward. As long as he keeps kicking the Draft Pick potential down the road he never actually has to try and take the next step.

 

[TheBeard]

Ostapchuk will be useful down the line.

Good character guy, moves really well, physical, does it all. I like the Nick Paul comparisons in the thread.

Cool. More Kunin,Goodrow, Dellandreas. We can never have too many of those.

 

[luiginb]

Ostapchuk has potential to be a 3rd liner. He is nowhere near that this season though. He's a call up on the Sens.

That makes him a second liner on the Sharks right now ...

 

[KevinRedkey]

Not even close lol. Don't give them false hope like that

He's basically Nick Paul from 2017, not 2025.

He has runway (like Paul did), and he could become that one day.. but he's nowhere near that today.

 

[majormajor]

I thought Zetterlund was worth more than this - I think he is an amazing add for the Sens.

At least my impressions are that he's a gritty drag your teammates into the battle type of guy, who can play with talent around him.

 

[Shark Finn]

im glad im not sharks fan

same

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Why are they giving up Zetterlund? Isn't he the kind of young player they need more of?

The way Celebrini is going do they not want to try to be good next season? or atleast better?

Mind-boggling.

 

[coooldude]

Big clue here from Claude Lemieux (Zetterlund's agent). Probably Grier didn't like committing too much to a guy who will probably stabilize as a 3rd line guy. Playing above his station right now and riding high PDO. Doesn't mean I like it at all. Just trying to understand what the F happened.

 

[Deen]

Zetterlund is a good addition. Good deal for Ottawa.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Big clue here from Claude Lemieux (Zetterlund's agent). Probably Grier didn't like committing too much to a guy who will probably stabilize as a 3rd line guy. Playing above his station right now and riding high PDO. Doesn't mean I like it at all. Just trying to understand what the F happened.

Yeah this makes sense, SJ is just starting the rebuild, locking up this player might not make sense for SJ now so they moved him.

 

[TheBeard]

Yeah this makes sense, SJ is just starting the rebuild, locking up this player might not make sense for SJ now so they moved him.

He's 25. This is basically Grier saying he doesn't intend on competing until 2030

 

[fasterthanlight]

Grier wanted the young version of himself

? I'm not sure mike grier has much in common with ostapchuk as a player

 

[BillR10]

I don't love it as a sharks fan as Zetterlund I felt could have gotten more but not overly upset like some others. We don't know what his contract demands were. On a winning team, Zetterlund is a really good 3rd line winger that can fill in line 2 if needed but shouldnt be relied on as a permanent top 6. On the sharks he was playing as a top 6 the entire time and maybe was asking for top 6 money or more, we don't know. If it was a case of he wanted long term for high aav, then MG made the correct move trading him.

 

[Jts4thgoal]

If you're under 6' on the Sharks you better start packing you bags.

 

[luiginb]

? I'm not sure mike grier has much in common with ostapchuk as a player

Ostapchuk plays a similar power-forward, two-way role to Grier but has a bit more speed and offensive potential. If Ostapchuk carves out a long NHL career, he could be a more modern version of Grier—perhaps with a bit more offensive ceiling.

 

[Patty Ice]

I don't love it as a sharks fan as Zetterlund I felt could have gotten more but not overly upset like some others. We don't know what his contract demands were. On a winning team, Zetterlund is a really good 3rd line winger that can fill in line 2 if needed but shouldnt be relied on as a permanent top 6. On the sharks he was playing as a top 6 the entire time and maybe was asking for top 6 money or more, we don't know. If it was a case of he wanted long term for high aav, then MG made the correct move trading him.

Level headed response that I come to expect from you. You are right on the money here.

 

[Doc300c]

Dont like the Zetterlund move - probably had issues resigning him

 

[Jared Dunn]

I think the Sens win the deadline by far honestly. They're the only buyer that I don't feel like had to pay through the teeth

 

[Roasted Nuts]

I think the Sens win the deadline by far honestly. They're the only buyer that I don't feel like had to pay through the teeth

Has to be Dallas. Locking down their franchise center Johnston with only 8 million and landing Rantanen is insane.