Picture 1: deadline moves
Picture 2-3: off-season moves
Picture 4: 2024-2025 starting lineup
*Norris is on LTIR to start 2024-2025 (make a trade when he’s ready to come back)
*Korpisalo and Hamonic is bought out
*Scratches to start season are De Haan, Kelly and JBD
Deadline Moves:
OTT trade with NYR
Kind of a simple one here, dont think ottawa lands a 1st round pick in 2024, so maybe get a 2025 pick, if thats still too much to ask, you can add a condition protecting the pick. The 6th their just to get Ottawa extra value.
OTT trade with FLA
Fron my research Floirda is on the prowl for scoring depth to
Help them for playoffs, Kubalik admitly doesnt add much but if the trade pool gets dry by the end of deadline I can see them snatching up Kubalik for a late round pick. Florida can also be exchanged for any other team looking for scoring depth, again as the end of the deadline day looms, options will run out and teams will likely settle for Kubalik.
3-Way Trade with PIT, OTT and VAN
Not much to add here, Vancouver is apparently in on the Guentzel sweepstakes, and from my research is a little cap strapped, so Ottawa uses the extra space they get from LTRI usage, and get a mid round pick for their troubles. The trade I used for Pittsburgh and Vancouver is one I found online, seems reasonable for both sides, so I put it on here, seems like it was copied on different accounts and different sites so I’m not sure who the first person to make the trade is, would give them credit otherwise.
These trades leave Ottawa with some extra spots to give some of their younger guys a chance. Expect players like Jarventie, Crookshank, Sokolov, Guenette and Kleven to get some playing time, I also expect them to showcase Jarventie and Sokolov for a possible trade in the offseason.
Off-season moves:
OTT trade with LAK
LA seem to have interest in Chychrun, so I think Ottawa should capitalize on that in the off-season, Arthur Kaliyev has also been tied to the Ottawa Senators, due to Micheal Andlaur being he’s former OHL team owner. I can see ottaw getting a 1st round pick and a 2nd back as well as a mid prospect and roster player, this trade fits that bill.
OTT trade with ARI
Ottawa needs a new look in goal, so I’m proposing a complete change, Ottawa trades Forsberg, Kastelic and a 2nd round pick for Vejmelka, Arizona gets back a decent pick, a goalie around the same caliber but older and a Arizona native in Kastelic, Ottawa gets a Goalie just about to reach his prime and has performed well on a mediocre team, could see this trade being a really good trade for Ottawa if he takes that next step.
OTT trade with WSH
Ottawa is looking to add vets to both the forward lineup and the blue line. Ottawa gets a veteran forward in Nic Dowd for expendable young players looking for a new start, hopefully Brannstrom and Sokolov can flourish in Washington and make this trade good for both teams.
Signings:
Most signings are to add experience to the team, Tanev gives us the top 4 RHD we desperately need. Seeler adds a gritty net presence to the team to help with block shots and keeping players away from our goalies, he could also been seen as a template and holder for Kleven, as they play a very similar game. Kevin Shattenkirk is there to add more experience and depth to that right hand side, this one isn’t as needed, but It would be a nice touch to really solidify the blue line. De Haan is an Ottawa native and adds experience and depth to the blue line aswell.
Clutterbuck is there just to add veteran presence, which this team needs more of. Tarasenko comes back to add scoring depth and again experience to the team.
Nedeljkovic comes in as an FA signing at the same price as Vejmelka giving the team a affordable 1a 1b situation with both goalies entering their prime, with the added depth, structure and experience to the blueline and the entire team as a whole, these two should play well and give ottawa a true chance at playoffs next year.
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I hope you guys enjoy these moves a little more, they are in my opinion as realistic as they can get. Let me know your thoughts !
PS. I will never retire, I will continue to do moves until I get silenced…