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Post by blny on Jul 18, 2016 13:28:18 GMT -5
t.co/g57M3dUtDYBoth centers. Brassard a lefty, Zibanejad a righty. IMO, Brassard brings more natural offensive skill. He costs twice as much for now. Mika will need a new contract after the coming season. The Sens send a second in 2018 and get a 7th in 2018 to complete the deal.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Jul 18, 2016 14:58:03 GMT -5
NYR gets to free up some cap space (much needed to sign a few guys) and they get a younger guy and a second rounder. Decent move for them.
Sens get a local guy who is a more complete and consistent player right now, albeit older.
Mika does know how to kick in goals with the best of them!
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Post by folatre on Jul 18, 2016 18:08:13 GMT -5
Senators do not have enough elite pieces to "go for it" so to speak. But this trade says something about giving fans a little more hope. Brassard is mature, consistent offensive centre. He is not #1 quality of centre but he is not a bad contract for a guy that probably produces 55-60 points.
It is hard to evaluate what Rangers plan is now. The blueshirts bad contracts are still there and this trade seems to be forward looking rather than about bolstering the team for what appears to be increasingly tough Eastern Conference.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Jul 18, 2016 18:59:33 GMT -5
I thought the Senators did well on this one both on the business side and on the marketing side ... as NWTHF said, Brassard is from Hull and that's about an hour across town (Ottawa) from Kanata ... I dare say he'll be motivated and it wouldn't surprise me to see him put up career numbers being from the area ... Zibanejad is a proven NHLer and he only commands half of the cap hit NY had with Brassard ... on the business side, despite the cap hit the Senators are only paying out $3.5 million for each of the two remaining years on his contract ... I think Brassard will do very well in Ottawa, more so if he ends up with Stone on his line ... Zibanejad should enjoy keeping more of his money in NY ... I don't know how many points he'll put up but he's not a bad player ... Cheers. |
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Post by seventeen on Jul 18, 2016 23:06:55 GMT -5
Brassard, despite a higher CAP hit, actually is owed less money the next 2 years, than Zibanejad. Then Mika is likely to get a raise, while Brassard is signed for 3 years. This appears to be a money issue, not just a talent issue. It seems odd to me. Ottawa's not contending in the next couple of years, so why get a better player for now? Seems to be more cost related than winning related.
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Post by franko on Jul 19, 2016 6:11:07 GMT -5
Brassard, despite a higher CAP hit, actually is owed less money the next 2 years, than Zibanejad. Then Mika is likely to get a raise, while Brassard is signed for 3 years. This appears to be a money issue, not just a talent issue. It seems odd to me. Ottawa's not contending in the next couple of years, so why get a better player for now? Seems to be more cost related than winning related. Ottawa is always (at least it seems) cost-related. this team would be a floor team if Melnyk had his way but he can't get away with it. his group just won the right to build a new development complete with a new downtownish arena, supposedly without public dollars, but he'll be at the teat first opportunity. and second. and . . . |
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