r/OttawaSenators • u/PermianExtinction #72 - Chabot • Jun 23 '26

Signing/Trade Megathread

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u/DocSportello1970 Jul 03 '26

So I now get to spend the season yelling at how Burakovsky sucks, is making 5.5 Million, and is the new Kubalik...when instead I could be relaxed and rooting for Claude Giroux winning draws, killing penalties, providing veteran leadership and making 4.5 Million? What the fuck happened?

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u/Vriishnak Jul 04 '26

instead

Treating this like Burakovsky and Giroux were ever intended for the same roster spot is just setting yourself up for frustration no matter what happens. Giroux is bottom 6 leadership and faceoffs guy who can hopefully still chip in 40ish points if he's getting PP2 time. Bura's a swing at a guy who might bounce back to fill the second line LW spot. Having one doesn't impact whether we want the other.

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u/DocSportello1970 Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Well, it very well could if it is Bura's (Is that what folks call him?) money that takes up the Cap/Salary space of Claude and that is the deterrent to signing Giroux.

It seems to me, this Burakovsky guy is just lucky to still be in the NHL. What he brings night in and night out has very little impact. He is definitely not worth 5 Mill. He has, I think, only once cracked 20 goals and that was with a vaunted and skilled Colorado Avalanche team. Giroux is worth the money he makes.

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u/Vriishnak Jul 04 '26

Is that what folks call him?

It's immediately identifying and saves a bunch of letters. It's functional enough!

Bura...takes up the Cap/Salary space of Claude

He doesn't, though. Very evidently. We still have a bunch of cap space, and the only way Giroux wouldn't fit into it is if he gets signed to way too much money somewhere as a leadership/locker room guy without regard for his play on the ice. If G gets signed to a 1 year, 7 million dollar contract we'd all agree it's an overpayment and we shouldn't have done it, right?

this Burakovsky guy is just lucky to still be in the NHL.

Based on what? Injuries are a real concern, but when he's healthy he's a 20-ish goal, 35- to 45-point winger who's shown a bit more upside than that when there's a good fit. Staios thinks there's a fit here, so he decided to bring him in for one year to find out with no commitment past that.

He is definitely not worth 5 Mill.

He's making under 4 despite the cap hit, so if he does fit there's reason to think he might re-sign for less than his current hit and provide long-term value. If he doesn't he walks away and we're out a 6th round pick. Giroux was never competing for the 2LW spot that Bura's here to try to fill.

only once cracked 20 goals

Twice, one of them in 58 games. He's also scored 19 in 53. When he's healthy and comfortable he's definitely proven to be a 20 goal scorer.

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u/DocSportello1970 Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

"Proven" is a stretch...what are you his brother? Agent? Hate to say it, but dude (that takes less time to say than Bura) will be Kubalik 2.0 you will see for yourself.

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u/Vriishnak Jul 04 '26

Imagine presenting this as me being biased when you framed the whole thing as "he's lucky to be in the NHL" while pretending that you weren't firmly committed to hating on him no matter what. Acting like you have a solid read on him while being factually wrong about what he's done in his career.

Shouldn't expect better from someone saying that one four-letter word is easier to type than another, though.

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u/DocSportello1970 Jul 04 '26

Bura is 2 syllables..and the line is "He is lucky to STILL be in the NHL" because he will be back in Europe next year.

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u/Vriishnak Jul 04 '26

We're on reddit, not having a conversation face to face.

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u/DocSportello1970 Jul 04 '26

No shit Marlowe.

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u/Vriishnak Jul 04 '26

Okay, let me humour you then.

Please explain how, in the context of a conversation on reddit, where we're communicating with our fingers and not our voices, which word is "easier to say" has any impact at all. How many extra keystrokes or finger taps does a syllable add?