Ottawa Senators Armchair GM Part 2: Defense And Goaltenders
Apr 26, 2015; Ottawa, Ontario, CAN; Montreal Canadiens center
Torrey Mitchell(17) shoots on Ottawa Senators goalie
Craig Anderson(41) during the third period in the game six of the first round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Canadian Tire Centre. Mandatory Credit: Jean-Yves Ahern-USA TODAY Sports
6. Trade Craig Anderson to Buffalo for Rasmus Ristolainen and a 2nd round pick (Islanders)
This is the biggest bombshell amongst my moves, and I love it. Maybe I’m dreaming too much by asking for Ristolainen, but I think the Sabres will try to make a flurry of moves this summer to improve their team. Maybe it’s Robin Lehner that they target instead because he will be cheaper, but if it were up to me I would move Anderson.
No matter which goalie the team is trading, I hope they target a young defenseman in return
He’s 34 years old, and goaltenders do not age well. Obviously he’s been the best goalie Ottawa has ever had, and he was phenomenal this past season. However, I still have lots of faith in Lehner, and Anderson will net a bigger return while also saving the team more money.
A return like this would be quite substantial, and it would help the defense immensely. No matter which goalie the team is trading, I hope they target a young defenseman in return. However, I have my doubts that will happen.
I’m not so sure Lehner will be the one to go in reality, and it’ll be very interesting to see what goes down.