from Larry Brooks of the New York post,

- The Ottawa organization has been swallowed by the dysfunction that emanates from the owner’s suite, but, surprise, surprise, it seems as if the Senators did get it right last June when they chose to keep their own fourth-overall pick and send this year’s first-rounder to Colorado instead of the other way around.

Because Brady Tkachuk at four last June is likely a superior pick to the player the Senators would have been able to grab fourth-overall this time following the slide in the lottery.

Blind squirrel, broken clock, Eugene Melnyk/Pierre Dorion.

- By the way, if Artemi Panarin cares about such things, tax implications as calculated on GavinGroup.ca seem to indicate the Rangers would have to play the impending free agent Columbus winger just above $12.374 million per to equal an $11 million per offer from Joel Quenneville’s Panthers.

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