Proposal: Trade Rumours/Proposals PART XVI

[NyQuil]

I mean if he really wants to go home can’t they just both agree to terminate his contract ?

You mean, ask Stepan to buy a 5 million dollar plane ticket?

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[GCK]

You mean, ask Stepan to buy a 5 million dollar plane ticket?

It’s about 500K post tax.

 

[HSF]

You mean, ask Stepan to buy a 5 million dollar plane ticket?

If I’m the sens I try to trade him if not then I guess he has to decide to play or go home ?

waivers won’t work cause no one would take him without retention imo

there aren’t many options here he might just have to suck it up and play

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

I mean if he really wants to go home can’t they just both agree to terminate his contract ?

Yeah it would be dumb to just let a guy sit because his heart is not in it. If nobody wanted him/he didn’t get picked up, he should terminate his contract or just let the two months or so play out

 

[NyQuil]

If I’m the sens I try to trade him if not then I guess he has to decide to play or go home ?

waivers won’t work cause no one would take him without retention imo

there aren’t many options here he might just have to suck it up and play

He's a sunk cost.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

I could see Stepan getting claimed on waivers. I dont think it will come to that, though.

 

[slamigo]

Why didn’t Stepan just opt out? Wouldn’t his contract carry over until next season? It seems odd that this took him by surprise. (I realize he would have had to opt out back in December)
Or why doesn’t he bring his family to Ottawa? That makes no sense to me. Miss your family? Bring them here. He’s allowed.

 

[Sweatred]

Stepan can choose to retire or terminate his contract. It’s not EM’s responsibility to pay his paternity leave. He may need to face the reality of playing in Belleville for $6.5 million a year.

 

[dumbdick]

We need another defenceman. What could we offer to land a legit 3/4 guy?

 

[slamigo]

We need another defenceman. What could we offer to land a legit 3/4 guy?

Chabot, Zaitsev
Brannstrom, Zub
Wolanin, Gudbranson or Reilly

I’m comfortable with that D corps. JBD, Thomson and Sanderson are on the way.

 

[Sweatred]

We need another defenceman. What could we offer to land a legit 3/4 guy?

Wolanin and something along with a good pro eval from a team who thinks the target is a 5-7.

 

[TheNewEra]

We need another defenceman. What could we offer to land a legit 3/4 guy?

if i knew the player we would get would play over gudbranson instead of zub/wolanin/bran i would be all for it

that being said i would consider trading wolanin + pieces for a long term young defensive piece.

 

[TheNewEra]

i wonder if we could do stepan (retained) for bonino + 2nd/3rd

stepan has slightly better production (shockingly), bonino can win draws but thats really it so with retained salary and better production we might be able to get a 2nd back, maybe a 3rd

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

i wonder if we could do stepan (retained) for bonino + 2nd/3rd

stepan has slightly better production (shockingly), bonino can win draws but thats really it so with retained salary and better production we might be able to get a 2nd back, maybe a 3rd

I'd say there's very little chance we get Bonino in return for Stepan, and definitely not with a pick on top

I also dont think we should be limiting our market to Minnesota or Arizona. Send him to the States and that's good enough. We can make things easier for him, but there's the fact that he's a pro athlete in a major global pandemic. He might not be able to make no sacrifices and get exactly what he wants.

 

[TheNewEra]

I'd say there's very little chance we get Bonino in return for Stepan, and definitely not with a pick on top

Gotcha, i havent watched bonino in a bit so was definitely glancing at paper stats when proposing that

 

[SensontheRush]

It's funny seeing everyone on the mainboards asking about Logan Brown as a throw in to get rid of Stepan.

Hmmmmm, hard pass.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Gotcha, i havent watched bonino in a bit so was definitely glancing at paper stats when proposing that

He seems like he's struggled thus far in Minnesota but he's been a very good 3C for the past several years, even if his 4.1m caphit isn't necessarily a steal. He's had bad puck luck this season and he's typically a guy who slightly outperforms league average PDO, so that should come around before too long. Great on faceoffs, too, as you said. Trading him for Stepan would be a massive downgrade on paper for MIN, even if we can save them 800k.

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

It's funny seeing everyone on the mainboards asking about Logan Brown as a throw in to get rid of Stepan.

Hmmmmm, hard pass.

As a team, we have no real urgent incentive to get rid of Stepan. Obviously you want to make things easy on the player and do right by him, but we shouldn't be enduring much additional cost beyond $ and the sunk cost of the 2nd.

 

[TheNewEra]

He seems like he's struggled thus far in Minnesota but he's been a very good 3C for the past several years, even if his 4.1m caphit isn't necessarily a steal. He's had bad puck luck this season and he's typically a guy who slightly outperforms league average PDO, so that should come around before too long. Great on faceoffs, too, as you said. Trading him for Stepan would be a massive downgrade on paper for MIN, even if we can save them 800k.

I'd aim for Jay Beagle, personally. With him, given that he has a year remaining on his deal and Vancouver really needs to clear space for next year, maybe we could get a 3rd or 4th.

the issue with vancouver is that its not the states. While i wasnt looking strictly at minny or arizona i figure with Pierre dorion and his need for people to like him will try and make sure he goes to the states somewhere

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

the issue with vancouver is that its not the states. While i wasnt looking strictly at minny or arizona i figure with Pierre dorion and his need for people to like him will try and make sure he goes to the states somewhere

I just was coming back to edit that, total brain fart. Last night was red wine night.

I do think we should do right by Stepan and send him to the States, even if I don't like him lol.

Who were the teams interested in Deangelo, again? Maybe there's a three-way deal there.

 

[Liver King]

Stepan not at practice today

Trade close?

 

[TheNewEra]

I just was coming back to edit that, total brain fart. Last night was red wine night.

I do think we should do right by Stepan and send him to the States, even if I don't like him lol.

Who were the teams interested in Deangelo, again? Maybe there's a three-way deal there.

Calgary and Detroit are the two teams I am remembering. I believe there were four

 

[Icelevel]

Stepan not at practice today

Trade close?

Really? Not at practice?
Oooh eeee

Fingers crossed

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Stepan with 10% retained + Reilly for Gardiner (4.05 x 3) and Dzingle (3.375 x 1)

Get er done!

 

[Big Muddy]

We need another defenceman. What could we offer to land a legit 3/4 guy?

Chabot, Zaitsev
Brannstrom, Zub
Wolanin, Gudbranson or Reilly

I’m comfortable with that D corps. JBD, Thomson and Sanderson are on the way.

If all they do is aim for bottom of the roster players, they're probably better off not trading away assets for little to no gain (especially long term gain). The COVID economic situation was ripe for the picking, yet they did what they did. Cleverness is good, but patience is better.