2023-09-24 14:57:02
At the 2022 trade deadline, the Senators acquired a little local guy in Mathieu Joseph. A native of Laval, Joseph impressed at the end of the season and earned himself a fairly lucrative contract for a guy who never reached 30 points in the NHL.
Pierre Dorion signed him to a four-year contract worth $11.8 million (almost three million per year). A little over a year following signing the pact, Dorion and the Sens may already be starting to regret it.
For what? Because Joseph doesn’t play in the top-6 (maybe not even in the top-9) and he earns a pretty good annual amount. Being financially tight and having high aspirations for next season, the Senators would like to trade him, but it won’t be easy. The price for getting rid of the player: a first-round pick or a prospect equivalent to a first-round pick, no less.
As OTT looks to free up cap space, they have continued to look at options to move the contract of Mathieu Joseph and the 3 yrs (2.95M AAV) remaining on his deal.
According to several league sources, the belief is that it will take a 1st RD pick or a prospect equivalent to do so.
— Anthony Di Marco (@ADiMarco25) September 23, 2023
The situation reminds me a lot of that of Sean Monahan and the Flames at the time. It was Kent Hughes who took advantage of the desperation of his counterpart, Brad Treliving, to acquire a first-round pick.
Could the CEO of CH do the same thing once more? Montreal certainly has the salary room for this, but does it have room in its lineup for another forward? bottom-6? I do not believe. Although acquiring a first round pick (especially this year) would be a home run.
The problem is that Mathieu is under contract for another three years. I don’t know if it’s ideal for the CH, which wants to free up money in the coming years, especially.
Ottawa, which needs money to sign Shane Pinto (still an RFA), is not guaranteed to qualify and failure to participate in the spring tournament might prove fatal without a first-round pick. The team has just over $120,000 available under the salary cap. It is not with such an amount that she will be able to get along with her young player.
Yes, in the summer, teams can go over the cap by 10%, but at the start of the season, the Sens have no candidates to be placed on the long-term injured list. A nice quick word for Dorion, then.
If Hughes was in the Joseph derby, he wouldn’t be alone. Indeed, Anthony Di Marco wrote that Daniel Brière’s Flyers would listen if Dorion was interested in trading his first-round pick or a prospect like Tyler Boucher.
PHI “would listen” if OTT opened up on the idea of moving one of their 1st RDs or prospect equivalent (Boucher?) to trade Joseph.
But the ball is in OTT’s court now as they exhaust all other avenues for a cheaper option.
— Anthony Di Marco (@ADiMarco25) September 23, 2023
Obviously, paying a first round pick for a guy with an annual salary of $2.9 million is not optimal and the Ottawa GM will try everything to explore a cheaper option.
After collecting 12 points in 11 games with the Sens in 2021-2022, Pierre-Olivier’s older brother collected 18 points in 56 games last season.
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– Usher will be the singer at the next Super Bowl.
Usher will perform at halftime of Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/ERffBG5M5G
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) September 24, 2023
– The Drouin-Mackinnon duo is not cast in stone.
Bednar says Drouin and MacKinnon being reunited is not set in stone.
“That’s to be determined, that’s to be earned.”
Said even if he’s not with Nate, Drouin can help the team.
“I’ve really liked the start of his camp. He’s a guy I think we’re gonna be able to lean on.”
— Evan Rawal (@evanrawal) September 22, 2023
– With reason.
CH | You don’t change a winning recipe
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) September 24, 2023
– CF Montreal escaped yesterday…
How do you interpret Samuel Piette’s post-meeting comments? pic.twitter.com/FYAUo0925G
— Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) September 24, 2023
– Note for those present this followingnoon.
Some helpful tips ahead of arriving at today’s scrimmage, including where to pick up a free snack courtesy of @IGAQC and @cocacola_ca ????#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/tQ5wiFrR4A
— Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) September 24, 2023
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