How much money do you think should go to Hughes and Pettersson when their contracts expire?

DET takes that and runs

Don't understand the second move at all. Roussel isn't a cap dump.

Your free agent signings are awful. Bogosian to 4 years?

Big NOPE from Ottawa.

To be a free agent a player must be either be 27 years old or they have played 7 years in the NHL. When Pettersson resigns he will be 22 and played 3 years in the league. Hughes will be 21 and played 3 years in the league. Hughes came in at the end of the season and this counted as 1 year of his 3 year entry level contract. Pettersson will have played 3 full years. They both will need 4 more years of playing to qualify as free agents. If they sign 8 year deals at say 10.5 they will burn 4 years of free agency (an option the Canucks would love, who knows what they make 4 years from now: 12 -15 Mill. per year?). Just a guess, but I think they will both opt to sign bridge contracts for 4 years in the 8-9 Million range, become free agents at 26 and 25 and really clean up in free agency.

Roussel is a cap dump. He has 2 years left on his contract at 3 mill each year. Opens up 3 mill. each year and we can use the money for the players we have to resign next year (Hughes and Pettersson). I agree Bogosian and Borowiecki should have been 3 years not 4, no idea why I put 4. WE need to add experienced NHL help on the back end and for 4 million it also give us more depth and doesn't screw up our long term cap. If you can spend 4 mill and get more experienced depth on the back end, go for it.

Hey, TCMonkey please explain why not, it is pretty easy to type NOPE and run away.

I will second his NOPE with an explanation:

Duclair was one of our best offensive talents last year and is still hitting his stride. He's remaking himself in Ottawa and is getting a long leash from coach D.J. Smith and company. Trading him now would be a step backwards in the rebuild. Especially with this package.

What is offered here is basically 2 cap dumps, another reclamation project in Virtanen, and (if Vancouver is competing for a cup by 2022) a low 1st round pick for one of our best offensive talents moving forward.

Take Duclair out of the deal and Ottawa considers taking 9+ million off your plate for the next 2 years

That Ottawa trade is a pipe dream's pipe dream.
Detroit is realistic.
Hate all your UFA signings except for Sautner.

VAN is not moving Virtanen