Quoting: JhonnyCanuck5
This dude about to say “iF deTrOiT wANtS CaT TheY’d HaVE tO TRaDe Seider oR Raymond.”
Cat’s value is lower now than it was last year. 1) less production. 2) Contract. 3) Ottawa had little to no leverage
Ottawa traded for a 41 goal scorer at a 6.4M cap hit.
They are trading a 27 goal scorer at a 8-9M cap hit, who has the leverage and doesn’t want to be there.
I’m not saying it’ll be Detroit, but Ottawa will not get back what they paid for him, let alone more.
Wow. Can you not read? Where did I ever once mention Seider or Raymond’s name? Not once. Lol. I said impact player, I never said who. I also said “& frankly I don’t think Detroit has the pieces they’d be willing to move to get DeBrincat so a deal between them probably isn’t happening.” - in other words guys like Raymond or Seider wouldn’t be moved and that a deal isn’t likely between the two teams. Learn to read before commenting next time.
Also:
1) less production doesn’t mean less value. You have to look at how he’s used and in what types of situations or who he played with. He didn’t play with Stutzle or Norris so he didn’t have a good centreman to get him the puck, obviously that affects his production. Get him someone who can feed him the puck better and watch him score 40 goals again easily.
2) he doesn’t have a contract. He hasn’t even signed his qualifying offer yet so if he’s moved before that happens then his contract doesn’t have any affect on his value because he’s an RFA that his team has negotiating rights with. He’s submitted a list of teams he’s willing to sign with so any team getting him can be assured that it won’t be a 1 year rental and he’ll come with an extension.
3) Calgary had little to no leverage - Tkachuk was in the exact same situation and gave them 3 teams that’d he sign with and look at what Calgary got.. 2 IMPACT players and more.
Now before you read that wrong again I’m not saying that DeBrincat is worth what Tkachuk returned - but it’s a trade comparison for Ottawa since they’re looking to compete and Calgary was ask well. Picks and prospects don’t help them contend now, impact roster players do.