Why dump Zaitsev at the deadline?
Sens will and should keep him this season. They have the cap space this season, they could even send him to the AHL to help them or keep him in case of injuries.
He will cost way less to dump next off-season, particularly if they opt to pay his 2 M$ bonus. Then he would be an overpaid 6th/7th D-man at 2.5 for just 1 season. Small dump
Quoting: NJDevils1317
Devils will be eating a bad Hamonic contract to make money work.
Hamonic is UFA at the end of the season and this ACGM is for the trade deadline...
Plus, he only makes 3.0 and can still play. Sens don't really want to trade him, he's a stop gap for this season
No "bad contract" here...
Quoting: NJDevils1317
But is Boucher really qualifying as a real 1st rounder with how he's developed?
He's barely worth a 3rd round pick IMO. Which is why he won't be traded. Might as well "hope for the best"