Fat chance of Ladd waiving his NMC for Ottawa adding both Bobby Ryan and Erik Karlsson good luck signing Tavares and Bailey Ryan is garbage i can guarantee you one thing if you deal both Ladd and Eberle Tavares is gone.

I disagree with the trade as well but for different reasons. And JT doesn't give a damn about Andrew Ladd. If he's realistic, paying $5.5M to a winger who is struggling to put up 30pts is ridiculous. JT would want him gone and that money put to better use.

I feel like Ebs and Pulock are key pieces. You could argue for the surrounding pieces with picks and prospects but one things for sure, it's gonna be expensive. Ladd is someone i'd like to get rid of and I think it's not to unrealistic. Just my take on it.