Maybe brown or formenton is making the team

Same. Still need to hit the cap floor and Ryan helps with that. If they really needed to buy him out, then do it next season. Even with Ryan they would be one of the lowest cap and $$ spent teams.

I think it's more likely they're planning on making an acquisition. They're planning on moving some of their picks to add to the roster, maybe they have their eyes on an RW

This is how I see the move as well. They could be setting themselves up to take on a bad contract in order to gather more assets, or they are simply opening up a roster spot for a younger player.

I agree. I loved the guy but I understand the move. Exciting offseason ahead.

I hoping for a Brady Extention - similar to Chabots

At this point, I'm not holding my breath on a Brady deal getting done a year ahead of time.

With so many holes, it will be easy for Sens to exceed the cap floor... A power forward RW? Jake Virtanen or Josh Anderson ($3-3.5m): RD Partner for Chabot? Cernak or Larsson ($4m); A goaltender? Matt Murray or Thatcher Demko + Erickson contract ($6-7 m); A 1C? Long-term Anthony Cirelli or placeholder Derek Stepan ($6m).