Ottawa Senators Looking Toward The Future on the Deadline
Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun: Garrioch writes that Senators General Manager Steve Staios is trying to change the dynamic of his group.
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Staois got things underway by sending Vladimir Tarasenko to the Florida Panthers. When he met with the media, he told them, ‘I’m as energetic as anybody, I suppose.’ Things haven’t gone as planned in Ottawa all season. They were a team with a lot hope for the playoffs; as an alternative, they are actually sellers on the deadline.
Nonetheless, as sellers, additionally they take a long-term view of things. They need to surround their core pieces with the appropriate parts to succeed and return to the playoffs. Despite the fact that they signed Joonas Korpisalo, he’s playing for the Senators together with Jakob Chychrun.
Chychrun is garnering interest from across the league, but Staois is just not actively shopping him. Nonetheless, that doesn’t mean he is just not listening. Other players which might be gaining interest are Mark Kastelic, Dominik Kubalik, and Erik Brannstrom. However the market will dictate a variety of what they do.
Minnesota Wild To Be Lively Based on Market Value
Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic: Russo and Smith highlight Brandon Duhaime as a player who may very well be moving. Interestingly enough, the Colorado Avalanche acquired him from the Minnesota Wild.
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With Duhaime off the board, General Manager Bill Guerin is getting interest from teams about Connor Dewar and Pat Maroon—especially Maroon, who has won three Stanley Cups and been to 4 finals. Again, it comes all the way down to the offer they get for him and whether it is smart.
Regarding Dewar, additionally it is wait-and-see mode due to how certain players are setting the market.
And although players like Mats Zuccarello, Ryan Hartman, and Nick Foligno could have gotten the Minnesota Wild assets for the longer term, Guerin didn’t see them in rebuild mode.
The Wild shall be sellers on the deadline it’s only a matter of who else goes.
