Quoting: RowdyRoddy96
Which is why he is worth a 7th and can be buried somewhere else
No, Engvall isn't worth a 7th. Teams aren't giving up any asset, even a near worthless 7th for a below replacement level player.
Engvall isn't beating out Tkachuk, Norris, or Batherson. He isn't beating out Stützle, White, or CBrown. He isn't beating out Formenton, Pinto, or Dadonov.
He isn't beating out Paul, Tierney, or Watson. he isn't needed because the Sens have Amadio, Bishop, Beaudin, and Kelly, that they don't need to give anything up to play. Every team has these players, and they don't need yours. Every team has an $81.5MM cap, and they don't need your below level player taking up $1.25MM of that cap. None of the Sens replacement guys will make over $800K, and the same can be said for most other teams.
Your team decided to pay Engvall $1.25MM on a 1-way contract, and now you get to keep him. Trading him for a 7th to clear cap is the logic of a child.