I was considering the 3.9mil to sign 2 forwards (i.e. Milano+ERod but that’s just an example) to bring them to a 23-man roster with 13 forwards and 8 D. But yeah Pinto won’t be on the table at all because Ottawa isn’t trading him, and while I like him a lot, I don’t think Girard is worth Pinto + 2nd even objectively.

I was considering the 3.9mil to sign 2 forwards (i.e. Milano+ERod but that’s just an example) to bring them to a 23-man roster with 13 forwards and 8 D. But yeah Pinto won’t be on the table at all because Ottawa isn’t trading him, and while I like him a lot, I don’t think Girard is worth Pinto + 2nd even objectively.

sure but ottawa needs to strike while giroux is still productive and dibrincat is still under contact. i could easily see them overpaying for d

Yeah I’d agree that he’s underrated, but I think that’s because Byram seems to be better than him now, so people see Girard get pushed down to the 3rd pair and value him as a 3rd pair guy, which isn’t fair. I’m not sold that he’s a true first pair guy either though, despite an amazing 20-21, because he regressed significantly this year (especially defensively, but he also put up fewer points in 67 games last year than he did the year before in 48 games). I do understand that some of that was playing with Jack Johnson though, so I think calling him a good #3 on a solid contract is fair.