In reply to G.J. Burke.
Some interesting points. Sokolov is in the position of power simply given his RFA status, and the fact he won’t be waiver exempt. There is a lot of competition for his spot, will be ready? 21 goals and 59 points in Belleville might be proof. However, is his skating where it needs to be? The other thing would be interesting packaging Branny and Joseph in a trade. It could potentially bring very nice return. Maybe try to find someone with one year left on their contract, and looking for a raise next year. If the cap is going up, the Sens may have room for Tarasenko, Sanderson, Kubalik etc.