The Fourth Period's Anthony Di Marco shared that the Philadelphia Flyers made an offer on Pinto. The offer was Mathieu Joseph, who makes $2.95M for the next three years, to Philadelphia alongside Pinto as a cap dump. No return from Philadelphia is mentioned, although Di Marco notes that it would've been a roster player.
Ottawa have less than $800,000 in available space to make a deal work. The New York native had a strong rookie season, playing all 82 games , scoring 20 goals and 35 points.
Ottawa will be reluctant to give up on Pinto but with the tight cap situation that they find themselves in, they might not have a choice. Insider Elliotte Friedman believes after Pinto's strong rookie showing he has earned himself a payday of around $2.5M per year.