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This situation is so funny. Instead of saying he wanted to just test free agency, he burned his bridge with Calgary…and then this is the only offer he got! I bet he wishes he was back in Calgary lol…

Nothing wrong with being frustrated with Benning. He drafts really well, but his free agent signings were impatient and ill-advised. I do think, however, that he will likely just barely skate through and get out of the mess of his own making as those contracts expire. It might mean he’s going to have to do bridge deals with EP and QH, though. The real tragedy is that he will have wasted the prime of Bo’s career with the lousy contracts he’s handed out.

Do you remember this? Cuz I do. Imagine if we were subjected to offer sheets next year. Just don’t even consider it...

Well, well...

Well, there it is. The dream of having Hughes and AP patrolling our blueline for close to a decade just ended...

Wow...I haven’t really followed his career since leaving the Canucks, but this seems like an unfortunate trajectory...

He made the power play way more dangerous. Boeser just can’t handle that down-low position... I Would have been content with a Toffoli/ Vatanen signing as representing a small step back. Instead, we have...? Sure hope Jim has something up his sleeve: ie. something with Tampa for Johnson/Cernak...

LW and next year? Or even the year after?

Huh? This was our UFA. Jim had since Friday to get this done. Can’t imagine Bo is going to be super thrilled playing with LE and Pearson/Rousel for 2 years...

Uh Jim...you awake?

What happened here? We couldn’t make this work for such a utility player? Have to think Jim SHOULD have a plan with only one legit RD in the lineup right now. Not looking good...

Pietrangelo is sitting there for the taking. I’d offer him the same deal as Krug. See if he takes it in a moment of weakness...

Not really sure why he wanted to go to declining team. Oh well, a bit painful to let him walk, but we will be better off in the long run...

Boeser + LE for Ottawa’s 5th overall. Then work whatever magic to pick Drysdale there. Resign Toffoli, as we gave up a lot to get him and he actually makes our powerplay better. This also frees up cash to resign Markstrom, in which case I’d flip Demko for a solid D prospect...like Dobson. Forget OEL...rebuild our D this way...

I agree that the only way to shed salary is to offer a package with Jake. We can’t really take back salary, though...even if the Stralman idea is intriguing. Getting rid of Louie is going to be a really tough sell. Unfortunately, I think he plays out his contract here. Packaging Jake and Sutter, on the other hand, might generate a taker...Some teams might still see Sutter as a useful player: like Jake and Sutter to Ottawa for a 3rd?