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@politicstcan They need another 20-25 goal scorer at the very least

@cdiddy613 If they don't re-sign Giroux or do much else, we can have this conversation

Steve Staios hasn't done enough and that's bad, but Kent Hughes has the potential to maybe do things and that's good

@PuckMyLeafs @alexadamsBTP_ They replaced Brady with Eklund and Giroux with Burakovsky . Last I checked doing nothing is better than downgrading 2 positions and even worse if they sign Ersson to backup

@alexadamsBTP_ So Ottawa hasn’t done a good thing but Montreal potentially done a good thing ? Makes zero sense

Pierre McGuire: "I think Ottawa took a step back last week... There is an arms race going on in the Atlantic division and Ottawa hasn't kept up with that"

Steve Staios essentially replaced Tkachuk with Eklund and Giroux with Burakovsky and is calling on guys like Foegele , Zetterlund and Greig to step up and cover the goals we are missing. How is the fanbase not calling for his head more? #GoSensGo

@marxistboxhead @EverydaySens I agree . They need like a 25 goal scorer

@EverydaySens If we target another 15-20 goal scorer I might blow my brains out

I still think they add another forward. Probably not an impact piece (price is crazy) but someone who can give you 15-20+ goals. Clear hole at LW2 and Green seemed hestitant to give Foegele or Zetterlund more TOI last season. Wonder about Arvidsson/Lee/Marchment/Roslovic/Bjorkstrand/Bunting/Jenner-types tomorrow.

@YOWhockey @EverydaySens 2 guys don’t belong in the top 6 so not good

@EverydaySens How do we feel about eklund Timmy zetterlund and Greig cozens batherson? Keep the besties together and see if batherson can replace Tkachuk on that line

Ottawa’s depth chart prior to free agency. Without MacDermid as an extra, they have $11.1M in cap space. #GoSensGo I still think Giroux signs. It would be shocking to see him go anywhere else. Don’t expect them to spend right to the cap but there is space for more.

@senswire @SensBuzz Maybe but don’t expect that

@cdiddy613 @SensBuzz 25-30 and 70

Macklin Celebrini Time on Ice with other Forwards this season: - Will Smith ~ 850 5v5 mins ~ 37 5v5 Points - Collin Graf ~ 404 5v5 mins ~ 32 5v5 Points - Igor Chernyshov ~ 304 5v5 mins ~ 14 5v5 Points - Tyler Toffolli ~ 279 5v5 mins ~ 31 5v5 Points - William Eklund ~ 250 5v5 mins ~ 31 5v5 Points In a lot of ways, William Eklund was tasked with producing away from Celebrini this season as San Jose's secondary scoring platoon... And it's fair to say he did exceptionally well playing with the likes of Alex Wennberg more than Macklin Celebrini There's a massive opportunity for Eklund now in Ottawa, while we might not have a Celebrini, a Stützle, a Cozens, or a Pinto, all offer Eklund something different but complementary to his skills

@SunGarrioch Trade for a top 6 scoring winger

#Sens have made getting forward Claude Giroux signed a priority before noon tomorrow. If he becomes a UFA, he will have interest.

@SensSteadySteve Nah worst thing I’ve ever read

@cdiddy613 I’d trade Pinto before Grieg

Greig and a pick for Tippett would’ve got them: Tippett - Stutzle - Bath Eklund - Cozens - Zetterlund Burakovsky - Pinto - Amadio/Giroux Considerably better than any lineup they have now #GoSensGo

@ADiMarco25 I think the first deal makes a ton more sense for Ottawa. But Ottawa would likely have to add something

I think Tippett for Greig or Tippett and Risto for Cozens and the 25th would've been a fair trade for both sides.

@CarlBradley737 @ADiMarco25 You keep them all and trade other pieces . It’s Greig they should move

@cdiddy613 @ADiMarco25 Because of what I just wrote. He can get a return worth more than he provides on a nightly basis with their current makeup. If a team's best 4 players are league-wide top 5 goalies- do they keep them because they are talented? Or move one or more to improve roster construction?

I mean sure but now you have what, maybe two (depending what becomes of Eklund) top-six caliber wingers? They're leaving Stutzle with no top-line talent to play with. I understand they like their centers but I find it surprising that Cozens and Greig are so untouchable.

@SensFriendly @ADiMarco25 Greig + for Tippett

@ADiMarco25 We have holes up front so we should trade an area where we have a surplus like Center for Rasmus Ristolainen? Or are you reporting that one of the Flyers top 6 wingers would be the return? I’m confused by your logic

@CarlBradley737 @ADiMarco25 Why would they trade cozens when he’s one of 4 top 6Fs they have

@ADiMarco25 Having all centers is more valuable than all wings, but is still egregious mismanagement of roster spots. In this market, Cozens can get you a top 6 wing, another NHL wing, a prospect, AND a future ONE. How is keeping him as 3C better value?

@KadriSens @ADiMarco25 I’d trade Greig and a pick for Tippett or Foerster in a heartbeat

@ADiMarco25 Well they’re not untouchable, but no one really on Philly we should be trading them for.

@ADiMarco25 I’d trade Greig and any picks u want for Tippett in a heartbeat tbh

@ADiMarco25 Ottawa should absolutely be trading Greig + for a top 6 wing upgrade

OTT os refusing to trade any of their centers so there isn't much left to discuss.

@dfieldzz @ADiMarco25 Lmfao

@ADiMarco25 I personally don't see what Ottawa sees in their centers. I don't see what the Flyers see in Ottawa's centers.

@SteveOnSens In 3 years that’s 24-27 . Same age as Stutzle and Sanderson if they’re 27. Our window is stutzle and Sanderson until they’re the end of their prime around 30-32. We don’t have 4 years to wait just for late 1sts to join the team

@cdiddy613 they are right now but what about in 3 years?

Ottawa’s only path to contention is and always will be drafting and developing. After this weekend’s picks, you hopefully get an injection of youth towards the end of 18 and 85’s deals that convince them that they can win in Ottawa.

@sbulka @Yashin2Duchense @brandonpiller1 @jackrichrdson I agree.

@Yashin2Duchense @brandonpiller1 @jackrichrdson Need to stop making excuses for Staois. I cannot imagine that Peterka wouldn’t have been willing to come to Ottawa. My guess is he didn’t want to pay the price. Big mistake IMO.

I think the answer is obvious. Staios has been interested in Robertson, Weegar, Anderson, Kyrou, etc. Big names that reportedly did not want to waive to come here. If Ersson or Burakovsky were UFAs, no guarantee they’d pick Ottawa, even if they didn’t have a lineup of suitors.