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[Trade] Coyotes trade Derek Stepan to Senators for 2021 2nd-round pick


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3 minutes ago, Drakrami said:

Wow lucky for Arizona to make that trade and get a 2nd back in this market. Now they are within cap lol. 

No kidding eh, would have thought Stepan could be had for a mid to late round pick considering his decline and big cap hit, sure a low salary for this final season but why would Ottawa offer anything close to a 2nd to Help Arizona shed cap??

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9 minutes ago, Canuckster86 said:

No kidding eh, would have thought Stepan could be had for a mid to late round pick considering his decline and big cap hit, sure a low salary for this final season but why would Ottawa offer anything close to a 2nd to Help Arizona shed cap??

Arizona did not have to shed cap.  Putting Hossa on LTIR would have made them cap compliant.  Melnyk expects his team to be competitive this season.  

 

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Not sure how Arizona isn't the one giving the pick here... Stepan looked like a shadow of his former self last season... 

 

Sens overall have done well this off season though so I guess I'll give em the benefit of the doubt here. 

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2 hours ago, Provost said:

I actually don’t think Ottawa is going to be the pushover that many seem to think.

 

Short season, weird division, any of the Canadian teams can make the playoffs really.

 

Also, Ottawa is now pretty much a cap team if you include potential bonuses. They could make room by putting Gaborik on LTIR... but they are nowhere near a floor team.  In real dollars their salary expenditure isn’t much less than ours.

 

 

I keep trying to predict how the north division will wind up and I just can’t come to a conclusion. The division will be wide open this year. Gonna make for an entertaining season!

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Ottawa has to have some sort of vet presence and Stepan can bring just that. Ottawa is going to be a force in a few years. The turn around they’re going to face is going to be astronomical. As long as that cheap owner will pay his young guns once they get to that point and don’t do any silly Zibenajad for Brassard lol 

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1 hour ago, flickyoursedin said:

I’m a little surprised Ottawa gave up a 2nd. Seems like a lot to give for Stepan these days.

I'm guessing it's because they missed out on poaching anyone from TB due to Kucherov's LTIR.
Could also do worse than to pick up Stepan who's on an expiring deal.
If Stepan is at least serviceable that would really help them (also wise of them to avoid any of the term that comes with Pacioretty/ Johnson).  

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