That’s not a bad deal, I would push for zero retention personally but I can see that you guys need the help cap wise and offered up what could be a mid 1st for a rental so I won’t be a dick. Barbi would be a HUGE upgrade over Joseph for you guys next season.

Ottawa is taking an L if they do that. The pick is all they have to show for the debrincat trade

tbh id prolly be down im not in love with the deal personally but I dont hate it so it prolly means its fair. The retention on a contract under 3 mil would be hard to swallow tho with only one slot left

But our main objective with that last retention spot is a 1st round pick so this work.

Ottawa needs two-way forwards, not this kind of forward. They should keep Joseph and trade Kubalik. If they were to trade Joseph, attaching a first to do so would be madness.

Yeah but you want to save that for a deadline deal with someone with a higher cap hit like Hoffman. I think here Sharks would bring in a third team to retain and give up a couple of fourths or something

To retain less than 1.5 mil, at most would cost a. 4th.
That’s not a bad idea though!

This would be a dream.

Exactly, ZERO interest trading a first like this.

Trade Kubalik, get the best pick you can and call it a day. Even retain a little if it attracts more suitors. We need to shed only a million. Pinto won't be expensive on a 1 year deal and he has zero leverage.