Yes he did say that. He said it hadn’t reached point where he was demanding out but that he did want out.Simpson never said Stepan wanted out. Just that the two teams were talking about a potential trade. Maybe it happens, maybe it doesn’t.
Why would Ottawa do Anisimov + 2nd for Stepan? The last two seasons they have put up almost identical ppg Stepan at 0.44 and Anisimov 0.45. Anisimov was the better goal scorer in that time as well. I just don't see how Stepan is that much of an upgrade where Ottawa needs to add a 2nd. Stepan also has the higher caphit and salary too.
Yes he did say that. He said it hadn’t reached point where he was demanding out but that he did want out.
Anisimov is better than Stepan, not sure why Ottawa would do that let alone add. The mention of Reilly in a deal makes more sense, but even still why would Ottawa need another forward. None of this makes any sense to me.
I linked the show with timestamps earlier in this thread.Sorry, I was referring to the tweet Simpson sent out. He never said anything about Stepan wanting out in that tweet.
Absolutely not.
They've produced at a similar rate the past two seasons, with Anisimov playing less minutes.
Is Stepan that much better defensively that he's worth adding a nice asset like a 2nd or a prospect on top of Anisimov?
I doubt it.
He can't, but he was still one if our best offensive producers in a limited role last year. Pretty lateral move if it was one for one and definitely a dumb move if we added anything to it while taking on unnecessary salaryArty Party can’t skate though.
Arty Party can’t skate though.
Would be a crap deal I'd think if Ottawa added anything of any kind of substance to Anisimov to get Stepan. Dorion isn't going to be the GM for very long if he were to pull a deal like that.if ottawa is sending a 2nd i hope ottawa get something else back along with stepan. Stepan would be a good add so not going to attack him for the sake of weird board discussion but i think at this stage a 2nd would be too much
He can't, but he was still one if our best offensive producers in a limited role last year. Pretty lateral move if it was one for one and definitely a dumb move if we added anything to it while taking on unnecessary salary
Why would they send Anisimow with his $4.5M cap hit but only $1.5M left to pay ?Mike Reilly (1.5m salary, 1.5m cap)
for
Derek Stepan (2m salary, 6.5m cap)
Only deal that really makes sense to me, unless AZ is going to take on Anisimov
Hossa is already on LTIR (CapFriendly) and they are $3.5M over the cap.I think Arizona gets under when Hossa is moved to LTIR
Because Stepan is actually a pretty decent NHLer. Costs 500k more while being capable of filling roles that Anisimov cannotWhy would they send Anisimow with his $4.5M cap hit but only $1.5M left to pay ?
At this time of the season, nobody technically is on LTIR, part of the 10% over the cap. So Hossa's cap # is included. Once the season starts the $5.275M is taken off, which leaves the 'Yotes $1.75M under.Hossa is already on LTIR (CapFriendly) and they are $3.5M over the cap.