Hammond hasn't been very productive lately and Ottawa has already found a replacement in Condon. Wasting 2 more years with his overpaid contract is a bit ignorant.

Montoya lately has been playing like a see-saw. But unlike ordinary see-saws you don't know when Montoya is going to pull a 3-game win streak or another 10-0 loss. Therefore it's a lot safer if Montreal were to get Hammond as he's better statistically than Montoya. I also would imagine that Montreal wound't be very hesitant to trade away a 3rd rounder as they are more of a playoff team than a rebuilding team like Ottawa.

If Clarke MacArthur plays over 120 games before the 2018 draft, the 3rd rounder becomes a 2nd rounder.

Ottawa definitely needs to get rid of MacArthur. Sure, he's a lovable player, when he's on the ice. With his injuries comes his salary, personally it's better to waive his no trade clause as there are high chances that he won't play as many games or put up as many points as that salary should be given for.

Whenever Ottawa gets a prospect, they often trade the player away before the player reaches their prime. Zdeno Chara, Jakob Silfverberg, Brian Elliot, Ben Bishop, Nick Foligno or top picks; 2010 #16 (Vladimir Terasenko), 2009 #26 (Kyle Palmieri), 2000 #118 (Lubomir Vishnovsky). Luckily for Ottawa, Wennberg is posting some good points so far, so he will be in his prime before anyone gets the idea that he will be traded somewhere else.

I honestly have no idea why Ottawa signed Pyatt... Management knows they have to many 3rd and 4th line centers but they keep signing them. Varone is often a NHL 4th liner or AHL 1st line. Sure seeing Chris Kelly in a Sens jersey brings back old memories but the last season he played really well was when he had his first full season with the Bruins. Finally Pyatt, he is a 3rd line NHLer. Why? Well think about it, Pyatt had a short stint of 2 seasons being consistent with points in the NL (Switzerland), but when he was drafted he was getting up to 81 points a season! In the AHL he was getting around 35 points per season. And, finally, in the NHL he would get around 18 points a season. So don't be surprised if he gets low points this season.

(P.S. the 3rd round is because of Clarke MacArthur not Pyatt, lol)

Honestly, I don't think either team needs the player that they are giving. Borowiecki hasn't done much for the team other than becoming the next Matt Carkner and there are just too many good defense on Detroit for Marchenko to play decently. With Green and Kronwall on first pair, Dekeyser and Ericsson on 2nd, Marchenko will soon fade to obscurity when Sproul and Ouellet start to develop further. Borowiecki has no future on a team that's trying to be more efficient and Marchenko might have more of a chance to impress on Ottawa than on Detroit.

Since Dallas is projected high this year by many analysts at NHL.com, I'd imagine that they'd accept this deal.