Maybe the Red Wings players would like the opportunity to punch him everyday.
- SensFan25

Not worth the distraction for a player they don't need.

No way the Wings would ever take Joseph in a deal. First off he's an overpaid bottom 6 guy and Larkin hates him enough to punch him in the face and get suspended. I can't remember who last season on the Wings but another Wings player punched him in the face again. He isn't liked at all by Wings players.

Zadina by the way is going to have his contract terminated so the Wings don't have to get rid of him. He won't play in Grand Rapids and said he would not fight if the Wings terminated his contract so he's as good as gone.

As for Connor, yes he would cost a lot more but worth it in my opinion. He's a player that makes other players better not one that needs others to make him better.

Crouse would be cheaper and he doesn't bring high offense but he brings much more than just offense. Would love to have him in Detroit.
- dcz28

Love that zadina is betting on himself. He hasn’t lived up to the hype and has really underperformed up until now..but got so much respect for a guy that believes he could be an impact player by forfeiting millions.

Didn’t want him at all, now I’d def give him a shot.

Said it before, this team is better with Cat than without. If he stays, expect a serious bounce back.

If he were to be dealt, assuming it’s either Detroit or isles..I really don’t like our options in terms roster players.

I’d rather flip him for prospects/picks and use those assets to address our depth.

At the end of the day, there’s still good ufa’s out there and teams will be willing to trade guys signed with term.

I think the fact that 32 teams passed on Zadina (a 6th overall pick) speaks volumes to his value. Also adding $5.2M in cap is not going to help sign Tarasenko. Sens have about $9.1M cap space. That leaves only 3.9M.

If we took Zadina off their hands, has to be 50% salary retained. Some people have said it, Mathieu Joseph needs to go too. Nearly 3M for him when we have Pinto and possibly Tarasenko to sign
- AlfieisKing

Only reason I added Zadina was to get that 1st round pick.

Feel free to correct my math: Kubalik is 2.5mil. Zadina is 1.8. Rookie is 900k.

going out is Debrinact at 6 mil cap hit and Thomson and Kelly at 900k. Each. Sens acutally save money on that deal.

I think at that point Kubalik becomes our 2LW and Zadina goes to the third line. If you want to put them both on the 3rd line, that works...just don't know what you are going to do with Joseph at that point.

Which is going to be a recurring theme with his contract....

Sounds like DeBrincat to DET is really picking up steam. Sounds like a deal with some young players coming back the other way; maybe 1 veteran

Said it before, this team is better with Cat than without. If he stays, expect a serious bounce back.

If he were to be dealt, assuming it’s either Detroit or isles..I really don’t like our options in terms roster players.

I’d rather flip him for prospects/picks and use those assets to address our depth.

At the end of the day, there’s still good ufa’s out there and teams will be willing to trade guys signed with term.
- Trilla

Wonder if a 3 way with DET or NYI could get us Troy Terry

Sounds like DeBrincat to DET is really picking up steam. Sounds like a deal with some young players coming back the other way; maybe 1 veteran
- AlfieisKing

If DET is the eventual trade partner, I'll put money on Joe Veleno being part of the package... yet another Saint John connection, plus he's got the kind of game that would allow him to step into a bottom-6 role. Might be possible for a guy like David Perron to be included as well.

Zac macEwen

Zac macEwen
- Trilla

Well, there's the new Watson... except I seem to recall MacEwan having a general ability to actually win the odd fight.

MacKewen is a signing with a purpose. I doubt he even suits up for 50 games. Call him the 13th or 14th forward in the line-up. But he serves a purpose as Ottawa's answer in the arms race in our division .... Toronto (Reaves), Tampa (Jannot), Montreal (Xheka), Boston (Lucic) ...... We need an answer just in case. Can't afford to have Brady doing the fighting (injury or time in the box). Smith likes this kind of player in reserve.

Hopefully MacEwen has a bit more game and speed then Watson did.

my gut tells me Zadina will go somewhere and do WELL. Sens should take him on

MacKewen is a signing with a purpose. I doubt he even suits up for 50 games. Call him the 13th or 14th forward in the line-up. But he serves a purpose as Ottawa's answer in the arms race in our division .... Toronto (Reaves), Tampa (Jannot), Montreal (Xheka), Boston (Lucic) ...... We need an answer just in case. Can't afford to have Brady doing the fighting (injury or time in the box). Smith likes this kind of player in reserve.

Hopefully MacEwen has a bit more game and speed then Watson did.
- OttawaB

Agreed. We need to have Brady focus on playing and not fighting, especially with the recent additions in the division.

Sounds like DeBrincat to DET is really picking up steam. Sounds like a deal with some young players coming back the other way; maybe 1 veteran
- AlfieisKing

Berggren would be nice.

MacKewen is a signing with a purpose. I doubt he even suits up for 50 games. Call him the 13th or 14th forward in the line-up. But he serves a purpose as Ottawa's answer in the arms race in our division .... Toronto (Reaves), Tampa (Jannot), Montreal (Xheka), Boston (Lucic) ...... We need an answer just in case. Can't afford to have Brady doing the fighting (injury or time in the box). Smith likes this kind of player in reserve.

Hopefully MacEwen has a bit more game and speed then Watson did.
- OttawaB

I think Marc Methot got it right.

"The usual contingent of Sens twitter dumping on a league minimum signing. I’m shocked!

Do you dummies want your captain having to fight other forth liners? Because like it or not, that’s exactly what the trade off is."

So does Kubalik and Soderblom and Velano get it done if u r the Sens?

Zac macEwen
- Trilla

Still makes them 2 forwards short imo. And that is without debrincat moving.

Need wingers for the 3rd and 4th lines unless they are giving one of those spots to Grieg.
McEwan, Parker Kelly can rotate in and out of the fourth line as needed. Opponent would dictate which.

How bout Koneckny, Laughton and a 2nd (that becomes a first if Debrinicat signs extension with Philly) for Debrinicat. Maybe add Thomson?

MacKewen is a signing with a purpose. I doubt he even suits up for 50 games. Call him the 13th or 14th forward in the line-up. But he serves a purpose as Ottawa's answer in the arms race in our division .... Toronto (Reaves), Tampa (Jannot), Montreal (Xheka), Boston (Lucic) ...... We need an answer just in case. Can't afford to have Brady doing the fighting (injury or time in the box). Smith likes this kind of player in reserve.

Hopefully MacEwen has a bit more game and speed then Watson did.
- OttawaB

Good signing for toughness when the time comes but everywhere else on the else, he is not great. However, that might make it easier to take him in and out of the lineup as needed as opposed to Watson who played all the time.

Wasn’t the depth we were looking for but actually does fill a toughness need.

Looking like a lot of noise in the bushes. Debrincat and Branstrom are not listed on the team’s website. Perhaps a bigger deal is in the works?

MacKewen is a signing with a purpose. I doubt he even suits up for 50 games. Call him the 13th or 14th forward in the line-up. But he serves a purpose as Ottawa's answer in the arms race in our division .... Toronto (Reaves), Tampa (Jannot), Montreal (Xheka), Boston (Lucic) ...... We need an answer just in case. Can't afford to have Brady doing the fighting (injury or time in the box). Smith likes this kind of player in reserve.

Hopefully MacEwen has a bit more game and speed then Watson did.
- OttawaB

Good point about the other heavy weights being signed, I had forgotten that.

Looking like a lot of noise in the bushes. Debrincat and Branstrom are not listed on the team’s website. Perhaps a bigger deal is in the works?
- Gord_Wilson_2.0

Hard to see Bran getting traded unless a dman coming back? He also just signed, so very unlikely.

Still makes them 2 forwards short imo. And that is without debrincat moving.

Need wingers for the 3rd and 4th lines unless they are giving one of those spots to Grieg.
McEwan, Parker Kelly can rotate in and out of the fourth line as needed. Opponent would dictate which.
- GrimmdaGoalie

There’s still plenty of good ufas unsigned that could help round out our bottom 6: Tatar, toews, comtois.

Just need that domino to fall to know where we’re sitting.

Pretty convinced at this point Tarasenko is a Sen..he should’ve been picked up by now. Guessing the Canes are giving him a lower offer and Sens are offering him more, but need Cat gone in order to facilitate the demands.

There’s still plenty of good ufas unsigned that could help round out our bottom 6: Tatar, toews, comtois.

Just need that domino to fall to know where we’re sitting.

Pretty convinced at this point Tarasenko is a Sen..he should’ve been picked up by now. Guessing the Canes are giving him a lower offer and Sens are offering him more, but need Cat gone in order to facilitate the demands.
- Trilla

Do we know term / cost? I've been hearing alot of this too, but his age makes me wary conisdering it could be a long term deal.

I think Marc Methot got it right.

"The usual contingent of Sens twitter dumping on a league minimum signing. I’m shocked!

Do you dummies want your captain having to fight other forth liners? Because like it or not, that’s exactly what the trade off is."
- spatso

You either have players like this on your roster, or you force someone who shouldn't be fighting to take care of business. And as much as Watson was a courageous guy, he was just a punching bag most of the time. MacEwan is a considerably better fighter, has actually put up a 20G season in the AHL, and by reputation is very good in the locker room. Giroux may have even played a role in advocating for bringing him on-board, given his first-hand experience with him as a teammate.

There's a pretty good NBC Sports interview here with him in Philadelphia...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c04V9_v-m0w

How bout Koneckny, Laughton and a 2nd (that becomes a first if Debrinicat signs extension with Philly) for Debrinicat. Maybe add Thomson?
- GrimmdaGoalie

You're really over-estimating the return there... you would get one of Konecky/Laughton, but not both. It would most likely be Laughton as well, because teams would line up for Konecky, in part because of his existing contract. Not to mention that DeBrincat might not be so keen to sign long-term with PHI... though there's always the possibility of a 3-team deal.