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Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 3:52 p.m.
Thread: Staois the Clown
It costs money to get rid of salary. That is why Staois had to pay to get rid of Joseph.

It's baffling how many people do not understand that concept. It doesn't matter if the person is worth their cap hit or not, it matters if the team that has them can afford to keep them.

The only way Staois would have gotten more for Chychrun is if he was moved at this years deadline (expect Washington to do so if they are out of the playoffs). That would have been a distraction all year. He wasn't resigning when the team had already committed to Chabot and Sanderson on the left side. Once Chych resigns for 6-8M next year he is going to have zero value. Right handed defensemen are a premium. Having Jensen signed for 2 years and can provide the same type of defensive awareness as Zub rounds out the defense nicely. He'll be a great veteran partner for Kleven IMO.

Ottawa's draft was fine. They went for a well rounded defenseman that plays the right side. I prefer that to a defenseman that is just focused on offense. Only time will actually tell if they made the right choice. Remember, people were harping that the Senators took Sanderson instead of Drysdale and Tkachuk instead of Zadina. Yakemchuk is a Senator now and if you are a fan of the team, you should be cheering for his success.

Is this team a Stanley Cup contender? No. But it can push for a wild card spot and is still young. This is Staois's first year. Give him time to fix things.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 1:12 p.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMYesterday at 12:57 p.m.
Thread: Couple Moves
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ross_Johnston</b></div><div>Bad take</div></div>

No.

Ask yourself, why would a team move a certain player?

For Pinto, a reasonable explanation can be contract talks breaking down and the team can't afford what he is asking for. Therefore he gets shopped and any team that has a hole at middle 6 center and can afford to pay him $5-6M would be interested in acquiring him. That, IMO, is about 10 to 15 teams.

Why would the Senators move Joseph?

If it isn't to make room for Pinto, then the ONLY other reason is to improve their team.
The Senators are not rebuilding, they have no interest in acquiring picks, so any trade is dollar in dollar out.
So is Armia = Joseph? Not by a long shot, pay for the difference.

If Pinto, and removing the cap hit of Armia is your only priority, drop Joseph from the trade all together and you might be able to swing Reinbacher, Dvorak 1/2 retained for Pinto and pick outside of the top 100.