not getting Jarry for that price and that is an underwhelming return for ADB, also Lodin is confirmed not coming back

Sens nation is it not time to move on from brannstrom? Give me kleven or JBD all day

No lol. Def not , he’s been excellent but if he gets pushed out because young players are excelling , then I’d def move him for 3rd line help such as a Texier on a good deal

Interesting idea but I think Seattle passes based on a more favorable contract with Burakovsky. Bringing in Debrincat will screw with the salary structure too much at the moment with Dunn an RFA this year 6x7(?) and Beniers an RFA next year.

All of these contracts seem VERY optimistic

I’m not saying he hasn’t been good, but long term 3rd pairing guy just doesn’t fit to me he also deserve a chance to go show he’s a top 4 guy but he’s not gonna get that here

fair point

Seattle isn't trading Burakovsky for DeBrincat.

And there's no freaking way Jarry is signing for 1 x $2,600,000 that offer is a royal joke.

Debrincat is much better lol and Burakovsky always missed games too. This would be a steal for Seattle

Yeah, Sorry don't see Cat committing long term with Seattle, They had a good season this year. Doubt they keep it up long term.

OTT declines SEA trade, not enough, OTT should stay further away from any PIT G than the distance between the Sun and pluto

Erik Brannstrom was one of Ottawa's best defensmen all season. Best defensive metrics on the blueline (better than Zub or Sanderson) and was driving positive results in the offensive zone too, even if he points weren't there, which how could they have been given he played mostly with a bottom six that can't score. Erik Brännström is a quality Dman, they won't find a better or even comparable Dman in his price range.

As for Tyler Kleven and JBD, I like both, but there's no reason to think either will be ready to leapfrog Brannstrom by next season, certainly not both. Personally, my expectation would be for Erik Brannstrom to be the 5thD and for JBD to be either the 6th or 7th. If Kleven is ready, great, if not you get a vet to push Bernard-Docker to be the 6th.

Also, even if both young D do leapfrog Brannstrom, you'll STILL want to have him because you know that Chabot and Chychurn will miss 10-20 games each. Having blueline depth is good.

Jarry is not the answer if you're looking to compete. I'd go with a veteran to split time with Forsberg