Quoting: KingBuzz
If Minnesota was interested in Tierney what would the trade look like for you?
Quoting: GophersBenJ
Not even you can believe this. Tierney is a cap dump And he sucks. Not sure how you can reason this. No, it wouldn't be best for Minnesota, so it's beyond illogical here. Again your last sentence shows you are trolling. Done with people like you
So you're both wrong in this scenario.
Tierney is not a cap dump. Nor does he suck. He's a useful depth piece in the bottom 6 for a top contending team. Ottawa doesn't need cap space this year, and he's a UFA after the season, so the term "cap dump" can't apply.
That being said, him and lower picks for Hartman is not close, esp with the way Hartman has played this year.
Saying this is the only thing that works for both teams is completely false. Once again, OTT doesn't need the cap space, and can afford to retain at 50%. MIN still has over $2mil in projected cap space and $10 mil in deadline cap space, so they can make a few moves.
He's not gonna score a ton of points, but he can play some hard and valuable depth minutes on the PK, improve their D zone faceoff percentage, and is just a playoff type player.
If there is interest on both sides the trade would probably be:
Tierney - 50% retained
For:
Anywhere between a third and a fifth
a decent to good prospect (not in MIN's top 7)
OTT can even take back an expiring contract (like Rask) to get a bit of a better return.