Shawn Simpson: It would be a perfect time for Ottawa Senators GM Pierre Dorion to re-sign forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau and defenseman Dylan DeMelo.
This would help create some stability before you start moving out other pending unrestricted free agents and giving some AHL prospects an NHL look.
Steve Lloyd: “What do you with Anthony Duclair? There’s no fire to sign him, as he still has two more seasons of RFA status, but how will an arbitrator look at his numbers this summer? Is William Karlsson a template after his breakout season?