Would love Tomasino or any young player under 23 to instert into the lineup

Overpay for Whitecloud. He hasn't been that good this year

4 years at 2.75 million is going hold a lot of value to a lot of teams. His results in previous years were sparkling

Not really big on Chych tbh, we also have too much money tied into our LD. If he was RD maybe

Just looked at defensive impacts.

Give me Trevor Van Riemsdyk and one of Dumoulin / Maata. All 3 could get pushed out by their teams.

That would be an elite defensive 3rd pair

what if I took back Lauzon instead of Glass

I don't get why so many OTT proposals involve sending Chychrun to NSH, but the Preds are deeper with LDs than they are at any other position. He's not a fit for them.

i thought if Josi could stick on his off side there might be a fit at 2LD

Chychrun wouldn't be getting the PP1 or offensive zone minutes he needs to produce in NSH, with Josi already there.



Giving OTT a better player doesn't make it a better proposal for NSH.

We'll give you Lauzon for free. He sucks.

i think he could be fine on PP2, problem in ottawa is he wasnt even the PP2 handler he was a shooter this year. I think his 5 on 5 production could get back to a high level if he can play his strong side, and even though i’ve signed him in this acgm I think Carrier would be a really good partner for him.

If NSH were to add Chychrun and re-sign Carrier, they'd have too many defensemen.

McDonagh-Josi
Chychrun-Carrier
Lauzon-Fabbro
DelGaizo-Schenn

That's just the ones they'd have to expose to waivers. Stastney absolutely deserves a roster spot over a couple of those guys, but he'd be stuck in the AHL again, because he's still exempt. Plus Molendyk could be in the mix too. Brunette wanted to keep him in NSH instead of sending him back to junior last fall.

Acquiring Chychrun doesn't really address any huge needs for NSH, and the assets it would take to get him could be better spent elsewhere (like improving the middle six). NSH re-signing him beyond his current contract would be hard to justify too, with multiple LDs with term who aren't going anywhere and NHL ready young ones who'll need roster spots.

Despite @Ennis being a confirmed Lauzon hater who'd pay you to take him, Trotz and Brunette love the guy. He's not getting moved anytime soon.

I could see it working if they took McDonagh as a legit part of the payment and he was willing to go there. Maybe chychrun and Josi could pair up and chychrun long term replaces josi but outside of that? We have too much tied up in LHD at the moment and it isnt a place in dire need of an upgrade like other areas of the team.

Lauzon wont be traded either. Brings too much that management/coach likes in grit/hits especially to be traded out for a guy that doesnt hit at all.

Yeah, without McDonagh in NSH, it's more realistic for the Preds. It's hard to imagine him willing to be traded there though. Then when you think about how willing would OTT be to trade Chychrun for a more expensive, much older replacement, not to mention how do they make room for McDonagh's cap hit without a lot of other moves - I think it's too unrealistic for the Sens now.

Maybe the Devils would be interested in Chychrun? Their left side isn't the strongest.

cheers fellas, enjoy the game tonight

Thanks, Boro. Um, good luck against the Marlies next week?

He caused a goal last night (albeit the puck went thru ROR afterwards) because he was too worried about making a hit instead of playing the puck.

We have enough physicality on the team, we need defenders who can actually defend.

If we're going to single out individuals to blame for last night, Carrier would be on my list ahead of Lauzon.

The third pairing has been NSH's achilles heel for years. Lauzon is an actual 3rd pair defenceman. He's not anything more than that (and Poile paid too much for him), but he's a big improvement over all the Irwins, Bennings, and Jackmans we've suffered through.

I'd take back a bottom pairing of Irwin and Weber over Lauzon any day. Schenn has been okay but Lauzon is just a lesser Schenn. No need for him any more.

I never thought I would hear the name yannick weber again lol

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