Ott to Montreal for 2018 6th

[lhsgolf19]

Ansar Khan‏ @AnsarKhanMLive 25s26 seconds ago

The #RedWings have traded Steve Ott to Montreal for a sixth-round pick in 2018.

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[Unfriendly Ghost]

Something for nothing. We all thought Ott was done before the season.

 

[HisNoodliness]

Ott was truly value-less so I'll take the sixth.

 

[Ezekial]

Free picks woooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Frk It]

I dig it.

 

[Leronziia]

Nice.

Shame we couldn't get a 3rd for Marchenko when he was around, given all these friendly deals.

 

[Bench]

The end of an era.

 

[Retire91]

The end of an era.

hahaha

I am glad Holland finally gets the concept of addition by subtraction

 

[Dotter]

Lol @ a 6th. Draft the next Datsyuk!

 

[SoupNazi]

Next I want to see Vanek for a 1st. Any 1st will do.

 

[Ezekial]

Next I want to see Vanek for a 1st. Any 1st will do.

If Hansen got Goldobin I think we can get a first for Vanek.

Edit: damn I didn't realize Hansen has another year left on his contract.

 

[theYman]

Cool now bring up the young kids. Bertuzzi.

 

[Lil Sebastian Cossa]

Everyone freaked out about signing Ott... but we got four ok months and a 6th round pick out of him.

 

[Inspiration]

Cool now bring up the young kids. Bertuzzi.

First in line should be Nosek. Unlike Bertuzzi, he is waiver-eligible next year. He likely doesn't have much upside, but the Wings need to find out if he is NHL caliber.

 

[Filppula]

More than happy to take anything for someone who wasn't required and wouldn't have returned.

 

[Flowah]

First in line should be Nosek. Unlike Bertuzzi, he is waiver-eligible next year. He likely doesn't have much upside, but the Wings need to find out if he is NHL caliber.

He was fine in his call up last season. He's no worse than Andersson at the very least.

 

[Tasteslikekevinbacon]

Ott looked reinvigorated coming back the last few games. Glad he got us something

 

[Lazlo Hollyfeld]

Everyone freaked out about signing Ott... but we got four ok months and a 6th round pick out of him.

I don't know that I was freaking out but for me it was that I didn't want a rat like Ott on the Wings. And also it was yet another tinkering move from Holland that didn't address the teams major issues.

In the end though, at least it did turn into something. And I'm happy to have Ott no longer wearing the winged wheel.

 

[HIFE]

Yup Wings managers are masterminds.

"This is, if anything, a massive dissection of our lowered expectations regarding a franchise spinning it's wheels in the mud."- Bench

 

[pavel13]

Yup Wings managers are masterminds.

I don't understand this response. The most positive adjective or phrase anybody used to describe this trade was "nice." But sure, spin the tale that people are calling this a genius move so that you can call them crazy.

 

[HIFE]

I don't understand this response. The most positive adjective or phrase anybody used to describe this trade was "nice." But sure, spin the tale that people are calling this a genius move so that you can call them crazy.

My reply wasn't clear even trying to edit it, sorry. I'm not calling anyone here crazy. I think Holland was nuts for ever signing Ott. Selling him for a 6th round pick I find comedic along with the other "wheeling and dealing" of the garbage he's amassed.

 

[Henkka]

11 picks for next draft and 8 year after. Keep selling Kenny. Buy the future probabilities.

 

[Pavels Dog]

This is why it makes no sense to not always try and stay close to the cap ceiling. Maximize sellable assets. Spend some money in the summer, get some picks out of it in the spring.

Nice to see us get a couple of extra picks in '18.

 

[ArGarBarGar]

This is why it makes no sense to not always try and stay close to the cap ceiling. Maximize sellable assets. Spend some money in the summer, get some picks out of it in the spring.

Nice to see us get a couple of extra picks in '18.

Steve Ott fetching a 6th is not an argument for spending to the cap ceiling every year.

He was a 4th line player getting paid 4th line money.

 

[jkutswings]

This is why it makes no sense to not always try and stay close to the cap ceiling. Maximize sellable assets. Spend some money in the summer, get some picks out of it in the spring.

Nice to see us get a couple of extra picks in '18.

That makes some sense, provided that nearly all your players are either contributing enough that it's fine if they're locked in long-term, or have moveable contracts.

But the dead horse of several boat anchor deals rears its ugly head again.