Modifié 25 avr. à 4 h 17
Quoting: GiggywithGibby
Counter point would be you've got less than 12 mil next season and have 6 spots to fill, including a top 6 LW. Pinto might become a luxury that can't be afforded.
Or you could bail out from under Chychrun but then you've got another hole to fill, and a big part of Chychruns value was his team friendly deal.
Okay good question, long post I'm sorry I'm bored.
Current team
Brady - Stutzle - Batherson
Norris - xxx - Giroux
Joseph - Greig - xxx
xxx - Kastelic- xxx
Sanderson - Zub
Chabot - xxx
xxx -xxx
Korpisalo
Forsberg
MacEwen scratched / JBD scratched.
That current roster is 70M out of 87M so we have 17M$ to fill spots.
Okay let's assume Norris is healthy and can start the season, Chych is traded and Pinto isn't signed yet. Offense would need a 2C (Norris is on the left wing here) a 3rd line RW, 4th line RW and 4th line LW. Defense would need 2 RD. We have Tyler Kleven ready to come up and replace Chych once he's traded so that alone saves us 3.5M$ (Assuming no salaries return, and no trade has happened so let's assume its for picks) that leaves us with 17M$ to extend Pinto, find 2 4th liners and 1 3rd line winger + 2RDs.
Personally I would call Arizona and pry Bjugstad out of there some how to fill 3rd line slot for 2.1M$. Drops us down to 15M$. (Can even call Detroit for Berggren for a cheaper option)
Let's assume Pinto gets a bridge of 4x2 which now drops us to 11M$ and only 3 spots open. Parker Kelly re-signs for 900K and Brannstrom re-signs to play RD with Kleven for 2M$ now we're at 8M$. Let's say they splurge on Demelo because they REALLY want him back with Chabot for 5.5M$ we have 2-2.5M$ to find a 4th line winger which I think is very doable and we didn't even have to buy out Korpi yet or spend picks to drop Forsberg. So in total there is no reason Pinto won't be an Ottawa Senator next season, we have the room no matter what to bring him back.
End result team
Brady - Stutzle - Batherson
Norris - Pinto - Giroux
Joseph - Greig - Bjugstad
Kelly- Kastelic- xxx
Sanderson - Zub
Chabot - Demelo
Kleven - Brannstrom
Korpi
Forsy
MacEwen
JBD