Oilers decline, we are just getting out of cap problems next year finally and you want to give us more cap problems. No thanks

Hell No for signing Chara

Sens would never accept that in a million years. The 2nd would be going the other way in that trade if anything since Lajoie is a decent prospect, Weal is a replacement level player, and Russell for Anisimov is a swap of overpaid players but at least Anisimov produces. Even then there's no need for it.

Russell is only owed 1.5 this year. Of course Melnyck would consider it.

Nah, missed the boat on that one. The Sens are paying six one-way salaries already on D. Maybe before they went and acquired two D, not now that they've filled up the blueline. They have four players on two-way deals they expect to be in the mix for spots, and then six guys already on one-way deals. Melnyk isn't going to bring in another just for the sake of it while gaining nothing whatsoever out of it. That's just a lazy reason.

Saving over 2.5 million cash during another Covid season is nothing whatsoever? See one: Melnyck, Eugene.