Dreger: Will Duchene move if the Sens go full rebuild?

[haveandare]

I can't imagine why he would stay after making such a stink about leaving Colorado. If Ottawa moves Karlsson for a less than stellar return, they're in a worse position than Colorado was when Duchene wanted out so bad imo. They might not have the historically bad record but they'll have less talent.

 

[Pocket Hercules]

I'm not sure I've seen anything like this. And I live through the Ballard years.

Eugene Melnyk is the modern day version of Harold Ballard. What a f***ing cheapskate. If he has any dignity, he would give back that kidney to that poor Sens fan that was promised a Stanley Cup by him.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

How does Ottawa reach the cap floor if they trade every player with significant AAV?

"Retained" could help them get there. he's probably going to be earning like $6M aav .

 

[Doug19]

Except it wasn't a conditional 1st round pick. It was just a top-10 protected pick. There was no condition involved. A top-10 protection is not the same as a conditional pick that changes rounds or anything else

So you're saying it is a 1st round pick with conditions? I mean top 10 protected is a condition, you can try to change the definition if you'd like, but the pick is a conditional first rounder.

 

[Sensinitis]

So you're saying it is a 1st round pick with conditions?

Not quite.

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

Easy answer is yes. Assuming a full rebuild, he should not be a part of it. Trade him at this or the next deadline for whatever you can get.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

So you're saying it is a 1st round pick with conditions?

Sure, which is somewhat different from a conditional pick. I feel like that's usually reserved for things like where the team giving the pick finishes in terms of playoff rounds, or how many games the player going the other way plays for the team, or if they re-sign with the team sending the pick. And in those cases the conditions are spelled out quite clearly. A lottery protection is a little different from those things (imo). It's all semantics though. We're getting Ottawa's original pick, not Pittsburgh's or any other team.

 

[tradenashnow]

Wherever Duchene goes, the team loses.

 

[Hunter368]

Jets lost out on Bassard as our 3C, I would take Duchene as our 3C.

 

[3074326]

Why did they trade for Duchene if the owner can't afford to give EK $350? I don't understand this.

Even if that story is false, which I assume it is, the point remains.

 

[thewave]

Eugene Melnyk is the modern day version of Harold Ballard. What a ****ing cheapskate. If he has any dignity, he would give back that kidney to that poor Sens fan that was promised a Stanley Cup by him.

The old save me, give me a liver and I will make sure that you get a great team here in Ottawa. We will get a cup I promise trick. I guess that's like thanks for saving my life suckers

 

[AslanRH]

IF EK moves, Duchene could be Captain

Can't really lose a trade if it netted you your future captain right?

 

[SM]

Jets lost out on Bassard as our 3C, I would take Duchene as our 3C.

I have no clue how we manage to pull that off given the pieces we’ve deemed expendable. Chevys not going to trade Ehlers, Connor, or Roslovic, and likely not Vesalainen either. Ottawa won’t value our other prospects even close to as much as we do.

I don’t see a world where our 1st + a mix of Petan, Appleton, Stanley, Samberg, Niku, Foley, Green would pull it off.

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

IF EK moves, Duchene could be Captain

Can't really lose a trade if it netted you your future captain right?

Ha Duchene will never be captain of anything. He cant even spell captain.

 

[rojac]

Overpay guys in the summer on 1 year deals?

There’s probably a few LTIR contracts available where the actual salary is being paid mainly or wholly by insurance.

 

[Gravity]

Sens forced to rebuild a decent team solely because of a cheap owner. Actually sad and the league should take action against Melnyk.

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

OTT can't trade him unless there is a GM change. Too much egg on face if Duchane is moved again.

 

[Martin Skoula]

The old save me, give me a liver and I will make sure that you get a great team here in Ottawa. We will get a cup I promise trick. I guess that's like thanks for saving my life suckers

Classic Melnyk.

 

[Studzle]

I think at this point we might as well just have a Ottawa Senators 2018 "Yard Sale" Edition thread. Since it seems like everyone one of our players on the roster has a thread.

 

[didimentionlarseller]

this is like modern day Pocklington level mis-management unless the Sens know something about EK's physical condition after surgery that everyone else doesn't

I haven't been watching but it seems like his performance dip this year was more a product of the team also dipping

Why even get Duchene if you're blowing the team up

 

[Tom ServoMST3K]

I think at this point we might as well just have a Ottawa Senators 2018 "Yard Sale" Edition thread. Since it seems like everyone one of our players on the roster has a thread.

One of my favorite hockey videos of all time:

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Why did they trade for Duchene if the owner can't afford to give EK $350? I don't understand this.

Even if that story is false, which I assume it is, the point remains.

Because we are not making the playoffs. Melnyk has been so bad with his money that despite cutting everything, if we don't make the playoffs it's a financial disaster.

 

[Studzle]

One of my favorite hockey videos of all time:

This is awesome

We just need one of these specifically for Melnyk.

 

[GKJ]

OTT can't trade him unless there is a GM change. Too much egg on face if Duchane is moved again.

If it's the right move, then it's the right move. Everyone already knows Dorion is a froot loop dingus


And it's the right move.

 

[Ctrain2k]

I don't think they can with what they gave up, they'd look like idiots.