Équipe: 2019-20 Sénateurs d'Ottawa

Date de création initiale: 21 mai 2019

Publié: 24 mai 2019

Mode - plafond salarial: Basique

This is a little side project I'm working on:
The objective is to build for the future. Setting up Ottawa to be able to hopefully contend in 2021-22 all while surviving the Expansion draft, a potential lockout, and really, any more drama that could surface from having Melnyk as an owner. LOL

Seattle Expansion Draft:
Exempt list:
Brannstrom
Formenton
Norris
Bernard-Docker
Daccord
...and any rookies signed or drafted from now on.

Protection Strategies: At this point would opt 7F/3D/1G format.
Forwards I would protect:
1) Tkatchuk
2) White
3) Batherson
4) Brown
5) Balcers (?)
6) Chlapik (?)
7) Tierney (?) or Abramov (?) or Duclair(?)
(?) = undecided as still too early too tell but possible contenders

Defensemen I would protect:
1) Chabot
2) Wolanin (?)
3) Lajoie (?)

Goalies to be protected:
Can only protect one, and will be a 2021 decision. Whomever is the #1 goalie at the time (ie: whoever progresses best between Hogberg, Gustavsson, Daccord.

So basically you have 3 slots open at forward group, and 1 to 2 slots open at defence.
That is a healthy number of "open" slots and I feel comfortable with this flexibility moving towards the Expansion draft.

2019 Draft: I truly believe that if your realistic window to hopefully contend is 21-22, then you need to have good prospects in the pipeline sooner than later. The sens are picking @ 19th this year. I'd like to see them either move up to between 6 to 14 by packaging a their 19th + a pick or player OR keep your 19th and trade other assets to get as close to 8th to 12th.

After the draft, I would spend the 2019 offseason (and likely 2019-20 season) canvassing teams that wish to offload capspace for the 2019-20-21 seasons.

The below trade scenarios are potential players/teams that could be a fit for Ottawa. Contracts must be 2-3 years or less remaining. Cap hit is greater than real money paid (Melnyk Clause).

This aGM is to request the CapFriendly community to assist me in ascertaining trade values for cap dumps.

Suggestiosn and feedback are welcome.

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