Ottawa would lose Ceci in expansion in this scenario

So exactly which piece being sent to Winnipeg has any value?

Just terrible

A young #1 goalie, young #2 dman, a 3rd and third liner for an aging #1 goalie with a year or two left, a fourth liner, two bottom pair dmen and a 7th? Not even EA would accept a deal that dumb. Come on now.

I thought about that and here is what hopefully the sens could do to address that and keep Ceci. As per the Expansion draft rules:

Protected Lists

* All players who have currently effective and continuing "No Movement" clauses at the time of the Expansion Draft (and who to decline to waive such clauses) must be protected (and will be counted toward their club's applicable protection limits).

* All first- and second-year professionals, as well as all unsigned draft choices, will be exempt from selection (and will not be counted toward their club's applicable protection limits).

They could ask Dion to waive his NMC and then protect Trouba, Karlsson and Ceci. Then the expansion team would have to select either Methot, Smith or Phaneuf. Keeping in mind they have to reach the salary cap floor of the NHL and that most teams will be protecting top four defencemen they might be inclined to take phaneuf. Taking mostly third and fourth line forwards and bottom pairing D is going to be hard to make the salary minimum.

Unfortunately the news is out that Trouba doesn't want to be in winnipeg anymore. That drops his trade value because everyone else knows he isn't going to play for winnipeg. Ottawa had the same thing happen with Heatley after scoring 180 goals over 4 seasons and trading him to SJS for next to nothing. Why would you pay full price for something when you know the seller has to sell the product?

Probably better than what detroit is offering.. They have nothing to offer other than really old really overpaid players because to sign trouba they need to clear significant salary space.