Zaitsev and Brown traded to Ottawa

[Kin]

Brown is a hard working guy and in the right scenario could be a good #3 RW but it's just a numbers game when a team comes up with Nylander, Marner and Kapanen in short order.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

O'Neil: "I don't think Zaitsev can do anything great"

Preach.

 

[Bates]

O'Neil: "I don't think Zaitsev can do anything great"

Preach.

How can anyone argue that he can't sign a contract "great"?

 

[Guilt Trip]

O'Neil: "I don't think Zaitsev can do anything great"

Preach.

Truth

 

[cujo4ever]

I like the trade but sad to see CB go. Time to start thinking up a new moniker.

 

[TML fan]

I was hoping Brown would get a shot with Tavares in Hyman's absence. I feel bad for him because of how much he wanted to play for the Leafs, but cap space is cap space.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Well enjoy Hyman while you can. He will be a casualty eventually too.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/51leafs/status/1145779831071813632

A project for the dev team, I.e. Ottawa sucks.

 

[Guilt Trip]

https://twitter.com/51leafs/status/1145779831071813632

A project for the dev team, I.e. Ottawa sucks.

Yup. I think Ceci will be given a chance to play with a good partner.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/sensprospects/status/1145700114478051328

Small wonder Melnyk has a bit of a complex about Toronto.

 

[herman]

Can we sign Ceci to a 1yr 4.5 with a 3M signing bonus, and then move him back to Ottawa? Or Anaheim for a pick/prospect?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Can we sign Ceci to a 1yr 4.5 with a 3M signing bonus, and then move him back to Ottawa? Or Anaheim for a pick/prospect?

The fact that the contract hasn't been officially announced yet intrigues me.

 

[Kin]

From ESPN's winners and losers:

Pierre Dorion
Look, we don't want to pile on the beleaguered general manager of the Ottawa Senators. We even made Pierre Dorion one of the big winners at the trade deadline! But his acquisition of defenseman Nikita Zaitsev from the Toronto Maple Leafs goes down as one of the most stupefying in recent memory. Zaitsev is an underwhelming player with a contract that's valued at $4.5 million against the cap through 2024. For the honor of taking on this toxic contract, the Senators gave the Maple Leafs a third-round pick. That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works. -- Wyshynski

Spoiler: This wasn't in the Winners section.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

From ESPN's winners and losers:

Pierre Dorion
Look, we don't want to pile on the beleaguered general manager of the Ottawa Senators. We even made Pierre Dorion one of the big winners at the trade deadline! But his acquisition of defenseman Nikita Zaitsev from the Toronto Maple Leafs goes down as one of the most stupefying in recent memory. Zaitsev is an underwhelming player with a contract that's valued at $4.5 million against the cap through 2024. For the honor of taking on this toxic contract, the Senators gave the Maple Leafs a third-round pick. That's not how this works. That's not how any of this works. -- Wyshynski

Spoiler: This wasn't in the Winners section.

I genuinely don't understand anyone disliking this deal from the Leafs POV.

 

[Guilt Trip]

Can we sign Ceci to a 1yr 4.5 with a 3M signing bonus, and then move him back to Ottawa? Or Anaheim for a pick/prospect?

The fact that the contract hasn't been officially announced yet intrigues me.

Maybe he hasn't officially accepted the QO until he talks to the Leafs?

 

[disco]

I like the trade but sad to see CB go. Time to start thinking up a new moniker.

You were the first poster I thought of when I heard DCB
Good luck Brownie!

Shedding $4.5 for the next 4 years for an unhappy under-achiever, even more-so when the Leafs are up against it, is huge. Combined with Marleau and Naz, Zaitsev and Brown, that's a lot of non-core dollars dumped. Well done Kyle.

 

[93forever]

Has anyone seen Ceci play?  Some Senator fans I know preferred Phaneuf over Ceci.  Hopefully he can get a new start here.

 

[Bates]

Has anyone seen Ceci play?  Some Senator fans I know preferred Phaneuf over Ceci.  Hopefully he can get a new start here.

Jamie Maclennan, who does a lot of Sens games, seems to think he can be a good 2nd pairing guy who moves the puck well and skates well. He thinks he will rebound nicely playing with a stable partner on a good team.

 

[Kin]

Has anyone seen Ceci play?  Some Senator fans I know preferred Phaneuf over Ceci.  Hopefully he can get a new start here.

His possession numbers are straight up fugly.

 

[Peter D.]

Has anyone seen Ceci play?  Some Senator fans I know preferred Phaneuf over Ceci.  Hopefully he can get a new start here.

I honestly think what Ceci had most going for him is that he was from Ottawa.  He's like the Blue Jays' Dalton Pompey.

Beyond that, he's terrible.