Off-season in Ottawa doesn’t look very exciting. In fact, the team traded its first-round pick to the Coyotes for Jakob Chychrun, and unless there was a surprise, he wouldn’t be drafted in the first three rounds.
Pierre Dorion has a lot of issues to settle, but the priority is Alex DeBrinkat, a restricted free agent. the problem : The striker doesn’t seem eager to stay in the nation’s capital.
According to Bruce Jarioch, Alex DeBrincat is still open to negotiation, but he will take time with his family to reflect on his future. Is returning to Chicago possible?
Alex DeBrincat says he is “open” to discussions about a long-term deal. He adds that he needs to spend the next two months figuring things out with his agent and family. #sense
– Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) April 14, 2023
Therefore, it is not surprising that the winger will not go to the World Ice Hockey Championships.
In 82 matches, the little forward scored 66 points, including 27 goals. He’s had a good season, but he’s clearly not been a shadow of himself.
One thing is for sure, the Senators have a big end of the stick on file. Since their protection is the RFA, they can decide to trade it if they see that negotiations are going nowhere. And if they were to trade him, they could get a first-round pick in 2023, among other things.
If DeBrincat has no intention of signing long-term, Dorion will try to trade him. The last thing he wants is to become an unrestricted free agent in a year or two.
Alongside DeBrincat, Eric Branstrom, Julien Gauthier, Igor Sokolov, Shane Pinto and Dylan Gambrell will become RFA.
Cam Talbot and Nick Holden who will not returnTravis Hamonic, Derek Brassard, Austin Watson, Patrick Brown will be free in the air July 1st.
Despite the lack of selection, the general manager will not be idle in the off-season. And with his desire to win now, we can expect a change.
a lot of
Speaking of the senses.
Disillusioned with the outcome, the Senators nonetheless believed in their futurehttps://t.co/iZ8Kgz2y
—RDS (RDSca) April 14, 2023
– Good gesture.
– TVA Sports (TVASports) April 14, 2023
– to listen.
Picnic Zone, Season 4 | Episode 56 https://t.co/iSKKfn63A3
– The Sports Press (LaPresse_Sports) April 14, 2023
– Captain Marlies is invited to the Rogers Center.
thanks for the @employee Captain Logan Shaw for being sent off first game tonight!
Good luck in the Calder Cup Qualifiers 👏 pic.twitter.com/numKWnRMOq
—Toronto BlueJays April 14, 2023
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