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-Avs aren't going to weaken their D to upgrade 2C, and give up a 1st. This trade would be a pass.
-Buffalo passes on this easily. Samuelsson is more valuable to them than a 32 year old OEL who still makes about $1.5M more than Samuelsson will on his extension. There's also the fact that I can't see a team trading a guy they just extended before he plays a game under that extension - it doesn't really set great precedent for future negotiations, and it's already hard enough to get people to sign in Buffalo. Demko is definitely interesting for Buffalo but not at this cost.
-I think Ottawa passes. Cap is going to start getting tighter for them - for next season, they only have 8 forwards, 4 D, and 1 goalie currently on their NHL roster under contract and about $21M in cap space. Shane Pinto will need a new deal, they're going to need *at least* a 1B goalie in free agency, plus a ton of depth guys to add - I don't think the minor upgrade from Joseph/Brannstrom to Garland/Bear is going to be worth the extra ~$3Mish those two guys will get, in addition to the Sens adding picks. Sens stick with what they have and allocate the cap to bigger upgrades elsewhere (RD1 & goalie, I'd assume.)
-I like the value for an expiring Tanner Pearson at $1.65M, basically - not sure if it's Toronto, but if you're eating half that deal I think someone will take a swing at it for a mid-round pick.