I would give both the Isles picks this year and Abramov for Cirelli

i think it would cost much more imo. im willing to trade any prospect or prospects not named (JBD, Thomson, Formenton, Norris, Brannstrom, Batherson) and the Isles pick for him

I would love them to be interested in Bozak but I think Strome or Schmaltz is the best option for Ottawa. If Melnyk is cool with the contract, Arizona (who has been missing bonus payments) would probably love to be rid of his deal, even though he was really good for them. Strome is probably more of a short term acquisition probably, but maybe that works best if Ottawa thinks some of their high picks/prospects will develop into top 6 centers.

Obviously Cirelli too but kinda doubt he's available.

It’s Stamkos time

Bozak has no signing bonus and 4.25 in salary left; if he's willing to waive his trade protection he could be traded for virtually nothing. Seems like a discussion that Armstrong and Dorion would've already had so maybe we see it when there is a verdict on the Pietrangelo situation. My guess is the no-trade list comes into play, but you never know which destinations a player truly wants to avoid.

i could totally see Dorion promising to trade him at the deadline to a contender

Bozak would probably be the easiest to acquire out of all the options since blues trying to shed cap for pietrangelo.

Statsny too but i doubt hed come here, a ton of better options. Stepan too but i dont think hed be a good fit in the top 6. I kinda feel like Dorion wants to make at least a decent splash, we have tons of picks, and tons of prospects that are NHL ready or close to and no room for them

did that w/ Namestnikov last year, right?

i dont think he had protection

I think it would be more news worthy if Dorian said they weren't looking for a top 6 C. Every team is looking for them, they rarely become available

Doesn’t Schmaltz play wing pretty much exclusively now? I remember reading that he hadn’t played very well as a center for the Yotes.

with the assets we have (not the assets we will trade), most players should be available lol

id go super hard after cirelli

This seems like a 5th round pick for Bozak type deal.

sameeee. Id give up Logan Brown and the Isles pick tbh. Byfield/Stutzle 1C, Cirelli 2C, Norris or White 3C, thats a deep C lineup

Is Granlund effective at centre? Free agent options are pretty bare if you're looking for a reliable top 6 guy.

We are counting our top picks to be top6F/top4Ds. But how quick could our rebuild end if we landed on Ahos/Debrincat/Carlos in the 2nd round

thats why i dont think FA will be the move. No thanks on Haula too

we have so many assets id definitely be willing to ship some off for a great centre to add

Tkachuk-Byfield-Batherson
Perfetti-Cirelli-Norris
Formenton-White-C. Brown
4th line

Chabot-JBD
Brannstrom-Thomson
Wolanin-Barron

thats such a good group of centres jeez

i know and wait till we get another 2021 1st somehow and take one of Power, Hughes, Edvinsson, Ceulemans, Clarke and another forward with a top 25 pick

all we need is a new owner willing to pay everyone lol

Hawks would probably want the isles pick + a B level prospect for Strome