I've moved on with the decision, but i dont agree with it now that we know more of what the plan is
Which is?
The only thing I know based on what happened so far (many players over 28-30 y/o got moved), is that the team is going in a significant youth movement (which is perfect for Melnyk as it is cheap)... but as long as Karlsson, Stone and Duchene are not extended, I have no idea what the plan is. A bunch of young players need a core of solid veterans to guide them.
Also, since Colorado has their 1st next draft, it makes sense for Dorion to have the desire to be competitive, but where are the moves to that effect? We are 17th July and I don't see anything.
Is the plan going with Logan Brown as the #2 C? Chabot as the #1 or #2 D-man? JBD as the #2 LD? Ceci as the #1 RD? Tkachuk as the #1 LW?
I mean, I believe in those guys but that's again asking way too much and putting them in a position to fail.
I'm actually wondering, since nothing is happening, that something big may be brewing (sale please)...
Didn't Summers also have a good camp earlier this summer?
If he signs a contract with Belleville exclusively (an AHL deal, basically), does that still count as one of Ottawa's 50 contracts?
A NHL team will give him a ELC (unless those potential off-ice issues are huge?)
He didn't have a spectacular college career but he broke out in a huge way this year.
Summers earned CCM/AHCA All-American honors for 2017-18 (top 24 college hockey players)
He was on the First-Team ECAC Hockey All-Star and a finalist for the league's Best Defensive Defenseman award
He was also named to the ECAC Hockey Championship All-Tournament team
He was a top player in the NCAA last year. Sucks to lose a prospect for nothing. It's like another sort of Wikstrand situation.