I'd pretty easily take Bear over Paul, maybe if they could get a better young forward from Ottawa for Bear it'd make sense to move him. He'd definitely would make sense for the Sens though, they need young top 4 RHD more than anything
Is there a deal to be made around Ethan Bear for Logan Brown?
Obviously Bear has proven more at the NHL level than Brown, but with Nuge’s contract coming up, a cheap player with high potential would add a lot to that core.
If they keep Nuge, they can keep him on the wing and potentially have Brown drive play and be an offensive third line centre. (Something you guys probably were looking for in Turris).
If they lose Nuge, you guys can have the option of trying Brown on either wing of McDavid or Drai, or when they go nuclear and combine the two can potentially try him at 2C.