Confirmed Trade: [OTT/ARI] Derek Stepan for 2021 2nd round pick

[NyQuil]

Every time I read a trade thread like this I can't help but wonder why people make a second round pick sound like one of the single most valuable trading chips a team can part with. Like it's almost to the point where a second round pick is worth more than a 1st.

How many forward spots are now open for younger players?

 

[JT Kreider]

Still would not pay a 2nd, unless Pierre desperately needed leadership in the middle.

Nah Pierre just loves his former Rangers retreads. Brassard, Anisimov, Callahan, Gaborik, Duclair, Lindberg, Namestnikov, Stalberg.

He thinks bringing players in who played for a stable franchise will bring that to Ottawa.

 

[NyQuil]

Langkow played for the Sens? Why do I have no recollection of this?

We've tried to erase it collectively from our memories.

 

[CMayton]

I think Stepan brings in at least a 2nd at the deadline if Ottawa decides to go that route. Center with lots of playoff experience. I know Melnyk said they won't be sellers.

 

[branch]

How many forward spots are now open for younger players?

We have no C prospects other than Norris who probably makes the team, and Logan Brown who needs to earn his way on

 

[MarkusKetterer]

We've tried to erase it collectively from our memories.

I just looked at his stats, and it doesn’t show that ever happened. Was it a PTO thing?

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

Bill Armstrong's the right man to turn Arizona around. Yeah, a second rounder is not much in the grand scheme, however, when you consider that he had NO firsts due to the former GM being an idiot, it's a good deal for him.

 

[pld459666]

Great pick up for Ottawa.

Off season for this franchise just got that much better mere days before camp opens.

KUDOS to the Sens and their fans

 

[Batrous]

Coyotes move some money off the books. Ottawa gets someone that can fill in the top 3 line centre role until some of their prospects are ready for an NHL centre role.

 

[NHL Dude 120]

I kinda wonder why we made this trade that being said we could always ease in the number of rookies on the team. It’s only one year left and we can always flip him for another 2nd.

 

[CupofOil]

Stepan at $2m is not a bad contract.

I know the real dollars are lower which is attractive to cheap owners but there are a few vets out there who are looking for contracts that could have been had for $2M or less without giving up a 2nd.

I just don't see the point unless Stepan has a big year and they flip him for a 2nd or better at the deadline which I suppose is possible since teams love vet centers like this for playoff runs so we'll see.

 

[GAGLine]

Has Stepan really fallen off that much that the replies here are surprised he returned a second?

I remember him being pretty good for the Rangers.

I think he can rebound a bit on a team that isn't so offensively challenged. Unfortunately, that's probably not Ottawa.

 

[DaveMatthew]

I don't put a lot of faith in declining veterans.

Daymond Langkow was another pointless acquisition.

Do you mean David Legwand?

He contributed to a team that made the playoffs and then we included him in a trade that netted a 1st round pick. I know that he had a very positive impact on JG Pageau and Mark Stone off the ice, two 22 year olds who were just breaking into the league, as well.

Some people think hockey players, especially young ones, are some kind of robots. They’re kids that go to work every day. If you want to help them build good careers and succeed, having veterans around on and off the ice is valuable. It’s certainly not pointless.

 

[NyQuil]

I just looked at his stats, and it doesn’t show that ever happened. Was it a PTO thing?

I'm sorry, I'm thinking of David Legwand.

I always confuse their names.

 

[inthe6ix]

Getting Stepan for a 2nd is pretty steep, but IMO he immediately becomes their #1 C.

Although older at 30, he is still better than Tierney, Brown, White and Norris at this point of their careers, can kill penalties and is decent on the draw.

Probably in the minority, but I like this move for the Sens - will be interesting to see if he can gel with Brady and Evgenii.

 

[NyQuil]

Some people think hockey players, especially young ones, are some kind of robots. They’re kids that go to work every day. If you want to help them build good careers and succeed, having veterans around on and off the ice is valuable. It’s certainly not pointless.

Well, you think Derek Stepan is that guy. I'm not convinced.

 

[DaveMatthew]

Well, you think Derek Stepan is that guy. I'm not convinced.

From everything I’ve heard, Stepan is excellent in the locker-room and a primary reason Dorion wanted to acquire him was to have him in the room with Logan Brown, Josh Norris and Colin White - 3 young American centres that we need to develop.

In the context of how many picks and prospects we already have, and where the team is in it’s development, it’s hard to be upset about a move like this.

It won’t win us the cup, but it certainly won’t do any harm.

 

[robsenz]

Langkow played for the Sens? Why do I have no recollection of this?

Thinking Legwand maybe?

 

[Rabid Ranger]

The 2nd rounder: the most valuable asset on HF.

 

[Altimus]

As a sens fan, I wish we paid less or added a contract dump, but meh, all Az fans keep saying what a great pk guy hes gonna be. Take the weight off the kids. So that's a plus. Still takes up a roster place from a young gun.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I'm sorry, I'm thinking of David Legwand.

I always confuse their names.

Well Legwand* got you White. So he wasn’t too bad!!




* + Lehner

 

[habamillions]

Good vet to have around but a 2nd? That doesnt make sense for a team still in a rebuild phase for a guy on an expiring contract. But i guess they maybe get something at the deadline for him

 

[robsenz]

Not overly pleased about this one...we're a few years late to the party here.

 

[VanillaCoke]

Too much but they needed a center, with low actual dollars paid its a good trade for their team.

Ottawa probably doesn't finish last now though, injuries excluded.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Unless Ottawa is tryna play Stepan on the top line for a pump and dump this makes less than no sense...

Sens have a ton of young players, need to play them with NHLers to develop them properly.