Quoting: papishark
Pinto instead and sure
No chance
Quoting: MisstheWhalers
Just makes zero sense for Ottawa to do this even if Hertl would accept a trade to the Sens.
Why? Hertl is only 27 y/o (soon 28), he could easily have 4-5 more good years (if healthy). he would help Ottawa to enter their contention window
Quoting: papishark
If those things were true about Brannstrom he would have done it in Ottawa. His value isnt what it was. Not interested as the main piece
The main piece is clearly the first round pick, unless you think the Sens are making the "final four"?
There's a whole context about why "Brannstrom hasn't done what you think he should have done by now". Don't want to take too much time explaining everything so quickly in point form
- he was 21 years old and a defenseman
- Ottawa went through a 100% rebuild in just 4 years (from the team in double OT game 7 vs PIT in 2017), there's a limit to the number of young players they can have on the team at the same time...
- they are taking their damn time with pretty much every prospect (Tkachuk/Stutzle being the exceptions)
- Last season started January 13th. Brannstrom caught covid coming back from Europe, it delayed his inclusion on the team.
There's probably more I could think about but that should be enough lol