I won't go so far as to say they will be on the bubble. I'd say that would be their ceiling as currently constructed. Asking too much from too many rookies. Asking for buy-in from vets who've been front row for the Melnyk Meltdown, the Karlsson v. Hoffman debacle and the Smith shenanigans is just too much.I’m going to say they’ll be better than expected. Like just outside a playoff spot. A lot of underrated players and no true stars anymore except for Stone.
What?
If a team claimed him, then Ottawa would owe him nothing.
If they sent him down, they’d have to pay him every cent of his contract, and likely wind up calling up a guy in a 2-way contract... meaning overall they’d be spending more.
This was 100% about saving money.
The funny thing is that trading Karlsson was absolutely the right move. The return unfortunately was awful.
He is gone for 6 months, achilles tear...So probably not...lolPageau 40 goal season incoming