Ottawa takes players they dont want and helps a division rival with its cap for a few mid round picks????? no way

They get players to hit the cap floor, and Zaitsev will be on the 2nd pair in Ottawa, so they would want him. They also don't have a backup, hence Sparks.

yeah they might use sparks and honestly I like Zaitsev more than most but its still not worth taking it for the middle picks, they can get more out of Toronto to take 10million off their cap

Mind you, they also don't have to pay Gaborik, so they essentially get 3 middle-late picks, a backup goalie and an RD that will play 17 minutes a night to not pay Gaborik and buy out Marleau.

mind you, they have to pay marleau.

Ya no. This isn't creative, it's ignoring facts. The senators aren't going to pay Marleau 3.833 million dollars when they can stick gaborik on LTIR and pay him next to nothing. I think it's an absolutely tiny portion, if any, of the contract that isn't paid by insurance. Marleau has to be paid real dollars.

mind you, they wouldn't have to pay Gaborik.

so....Ottawa keeps gaborik, his cap hit, and doesn't pay him (awesome for Ottawa, and their notoriously cheap owner), orrrr get rid of Gaborik, and pay Marleau to not play (horrible for Ottawa, and their notoriously cheap owner).....wow, tough choice.

Gaborik is still owed over $3 million dollars

He's on LTIR. Insurance pays 80% of his contract. Ottawa will have to pay him 1.25 million total over the last two years of his career. They would have to pay Marleau 3.833 million. They would rather have Gaborik, and the reasons are obvious.[/quote

Consider that they would get 3 draft picks, and 2 players that they will use. they also get 6.25 million towards the cap, which they need in order to reach the cap floor.

They get players to hit the cap floor, and Zaitsev will be on the 2nd pair in Ottawa, so they would want him. They also don't have a backup, hence Sparks.