Because the Ottawa Senators mull their place as patrons or sellers heading into the NHL’s 2023 commerce deadline, no less than one factor stays crystal clear for GM Pierre Dorion and the way forward for his membership: Alex DeBrincat isn’t going wherever.
Talking with the media Thursday, Dorion was emphatic in his dialogue of the group’s choice to carry onto the pending restricted free agent by the remainder of 2022-23.
“Alex DeBrincat’s not being traded. No chance,” Dorion stated Thursday. “So, we’ll just see where it goes at the end of the year and if we sign a contract with him before then, we’ll see what happens. But he’s not getting traded.”
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The Senators acquired DeBrincat — who’s twice topped the 40-goal plateau at 25 years outdated — from Chicago within the low season, parting with three draft picks (the seventh-overall decide in 2022, a second-rounder in 2022, and a third-rounder in 2024) to herald the younger sniper.
DeBrincat’s at present enjoying out the ultimate season of a three-year, $19.2-million deal signed with Chicago in 2019 — he’ll change into an RFA after the deal expires.
Requested how the membership assesses the younger winger’s season thus far — the Farmington Hills, Mich., native has 18 objectives and 44 factors by 53 video games to date — Dorion stated they’ve been happy with what they’ve seen.
“Really good,” he stated. “People forget there’s an adjustment when you go to a new team. There’s adjustments. Alex has played with different centres all through this year. He works hard, he’s talented, he does the right things. We play a bit different than Chicago — they’re a more rush team, we do things a bit differently. But we’ve been very happy with how Alex has played overall, very happy.”
Earlier this month, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the Senators’ intention to carry onto DeBrincat on the deadline, including that there may very well be a chance of a deal for Senators defenceman Nikita Zaitsev within the coming weeks.
How the Senators deal with their deadline total stays to be seen, Dorion stated, as they’ve but to resolve whether or not they’ll enter March 3 as patrons or sellers. The membership at present sits seven factors out of a wild-card spot, with 4 groups sitting between them and a possible Japanese playoff berth.
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“Right now, probably everyone is wondering are we a buyer or a seller — for us, let’s see where these next seven games take us,” Dorion stated. “I feel now we have to resolve. We have now a plan in place for if we’re going to be a purchaser and if we’re going to be a vendor. We is likely to be simply standing pat, additionally. We made numerous strikes in the summertime to arrange to play significant video games.
“We could be a buyer at certain positions, a seller at certain positions. So, right now there’s a lot of balls in play.”
Whereas the Senators’ total deadline plan stays up within the air, Dorion did establish two different pending free brokers who’re prone to stay with the group previous March 3: defenceman Travis Hamonic and ahead Derrick Brassard.
“Travis is a really good leader,” the GM stated of the previous. “It doesn’t matter what anybody says, I’ll inform you he has helped Jake Sanderson’s transition to the NHL — having a gentle companion, having somebody that talks to you, having somebody that’s gone to warfare. So, do I see a future? For certain. He’s in all probability somebody that we’re not going to maneuver on the commerce deadline.
“We want him here, and we’ll see at the end of the season where this path takes us.”
As for Brassard, who sits at 993 profession video games performed, Dorion made clear the group is planning for the 16-year vet to rejoice his milestone second in a Sens jersey.
“Derrick Brassard will play his 1000th game with the Senators,” he stated. “Unless there’s a trade that shocks us, I would put it at 99.9 per cent.”
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