Russell contract, bonus paid July 1st by Edmonton
The $1.5MM remaining is to be paid by Ottawa
Edmonton gains $4 million in cap space

Englund is a RFA, QO amount is $700,000, a depth defenceman to replace Russell

Raphael Lavoie is the cost to Edmonton for the cap relief

Ottawa needed to send a body back because they had 2 added to their 50 limit

Englund is ****, I dont think hes getting a QO from Ottawa. I dont think that does it

maybe EDM should add Chiasson and take Mike Reilly coming back? 1.5M one year then they can dump him.

I only included Englund as a contract going back. I like Reilly, not as much as I liked DeMelo, but close.

Chiasson Vs Hawryluk for 4th line, I think I'd prefer Hawryluk. They are both former 2nd round picks, Hawryluk is 5 years younger, and shows flashes of middle6 scoring.

If they refused Englund, and I absolutely had to give Reilly, I would, but I wouldn't bring Chiasson back. The whole reason for including the player was to keep the roster spots down.

Happy 30th Birthday Alex Chiasson

kris russell may benot what he used to be but his contract situation will intice teams

I don't mean to be argumentative, but how is Kris Russell's contract situation enticing?

Any team that is having any kind of cap issue isn't going to want that $4MM AAV from a depth D. The only enticing part I see is the low salary, which is what a cheap owner would want, hence the Ottawa Senators. Ottawa is the perfect destination for Kris Russell, and the cheapest cost for them. Other teams with cap space might want more for taking the cap hit.