The situation with Schubert

wprager wrote:He was coaching in Rochester, but Buffalo's affiliate is now Portland. Randy had accepted an AC position with Atlanta last summer but, let's be serious, that's not a hard job to leave.

He's in Atlanta as an AC.

cash wrote:

wprager wrote:
The interesting part of that article is that Richardson declined the coaching job and Clouston is looking for another former player to fill that position. Smith is not yet "former" unless those early rumours of a career-ender develop into reality. So, who else could fit the job description?

Maybe they're bringing Yashin back You can never have a shortage of good influences on your prospects...

If it's not Smith, then I'm thinking it might not be someone with any relation to Ottawa at all. Other than Richardson, I can't remember the last player to retire as an Ottawa Senator.

Maybe its someone Clouston has a history with?

If Yashin were willing to take 2.5 or something on a one year deal, I'd bring him in as a second line centre. I still maintain that Fisher needs to play the wing. A Heatley-Spezza-Fisher line would be awesome.

504Heater wrote:

wprager wrote:He was coaching in Rochester, but Buffalo's affiliate is now Portland. Randy had accepted an AC position with Atlanta last summer but, let's be serious, that's not a hard job to leave.

He's in Atlanta as an AC.

^ I mean that like this:

He's in Atlanta as an AC?

A few former player possibilities...

Shaun Van Allen
Randy Robitaille
Jason York
Brad Marsh

Dash wrote:A few former player possibilities...

Shaun Van Allen
Randy Robitaille
Jason York
Brad Marsh

I am not ever against Shaun Van Allen joining the Sens organization in any capacity, was one of my favorite players from first watching the Sens hit the ice.

Dash wrote:A few former player possibilities...

Shaun Van Allen
Randy Robitaille
Jason York
Brad Marsh

What a great idea Shaun Van Allen and Jason York are. Either one brings the requisite playing resume to be a good coach. They worked hard every shift, they're both defensively responsible - especially Van Allen as a forward.

Either one of those would be nice - if they have some background and have a desire to coach.

Yorkie is too busy coaching his kids' soccer or softball or broomball

Sp00nz wrote:

cash wrote:

wprager wrote:
The interesting part of that article is that Richardson declined the coaching job and Clouston is looking for another former player to fill that position. Smith is not yet "former" unless those early rumours of a career-ender develop into reality. So, who else could fit the job description?

Maybe they're bringing Yashin back You can never have a shortage of good influences on your prospects...

If it's not Smith, then I'm thinking it might not be someone with any relation to Ottawa at all. Other than Richardson, I can't remember the last player to retire as an Ottawa Senator.

Maybe its someone Clouston has a history with?

If Yashin were willing to take 2.5 or something on a one year deal, I'd bring him in as a second line centre. I still maintain that Fisher needs to play the wing. A Heatley-Spezza-Fisher line would be awesome.

What?

Sp00nz!

Although I'd love to see *that* top line, you can't put Yashin on a line with Alfie. It would be heart and anti-heart, like matter and anti-matter. A big explosion and the world of a clean up.

Also, he would not go for $2.5M and I would never want to give it to him.

wprager wrote:Sp00nz!

Although I'd love to see *that* top line, you can't put Yashin on a line with Alfie. It would be heart and anti-heart, like matter and anti-matter. A big explosion and the world of a clean up.

Also, he would not go for $2.5M and I would never want to give it to him.

actually he might go for that but it's wether the fan base would accept him on the team.

wprager wrote:Yorkie is too busy coaching his kids' soccer or softball or broomball

From what I'm told, he'll be coaching one of the Kanata (KMHA) competitive hockey teams - I'd assume that he has a kid around that age then?

wprager wrote:Sp00nz!

Although I'd love to see *that* top line, you can't put Yashin on a line with Alfie. It would be heart and anti-heart, like matter and anti-matter. A big explosion and the world of a clean up.

Also, he would not go for $2.5M and I would never want to give it to him.

Heh i didn't think about that, there is probably still some bad blood between Yashin and Alfie. I do remember in game 4 of the first series against Buffalo that had Alfie setting up Yashin for an OT goal, but that was long ago.

Im just desperate for a 60 point guy, i believe Yashin could do that. I don't think it would happen, but it would be a nice story

Sp00nz wrote:

wprager wrote:Sp00nz!

Although I'd love to see *that* top line, you can't put Yashin on a line with Alfie. It would be heart and anti-heart, like matter and anti-matter. A big explosion and the world of a clean up.

Also, he would not go for $2.5M and I would never want to give it to him.

Heh i didn't think about that, there is probably still some bad blood between Yashin and Alfie. I do remember in game 4 of the first series against Buffalo that had Alfie setting up Yashin for an OT goal, but that was long ago.

Im just desperate for a 60 point guy, i believe Yashin could do that. I don't think it would happen, but it would be a nice story

Nice?

I wonder if he'd survive the first drive to the rink.
I'm sure there are more than a few fans that would be quite ready to run him off the road...he certainly did his best to piss off a few people while he was here.

Sp00nz wrote:

wprager wrote:Sp00nz!

Although I'd love to see *that* top line, you can't put Yashin on a line with Alfie. It would be heart and anti-heart, like matter and anti-matter. A big explosion and the world of a clean up.

Also, he would not go for $2.5M and I would never want to give it to him.

Heh i didn't think about that, there is probably still some bad blood between Yashin and Alfie. I do remember in game 4 of the first series against Buffalo that had Alfie setting up Yashin for an OT goal, but that was long ago.

Im just desperate for a 60 point guy, i believe Yashin could do that. I don't think it would happen, but it would be a nice story

After the hold out it was actually Vinnie Prospal who threw Yashin under the bus. When asked if the team would welcome Yashin back when he returned to the lineup, he was the only one who called it like it was. And for that he gor promptly traded, or at least that's what I thought at the time. He did not toe the company line which the others all did "That's part of the business side of hockey, and Yashin is a skilled player who will help this team win games."

Prospal gained a lot of respect from me that day.

Acrobat wrote:

Sp00nz wrote:

wprager wrote:Sp00nz!

Although I'd love to see *that* top line, you can't put Yashin on a line with Alfie. It would be heart and anti-heart, like matter and anti-matter. A big explosion and the world of a clean up.

Also, he would not go for $2.5M and I would never want to give it to him.

Heh i didn't think about that, there is probably still some bad blood between Yashin and Alfie. I do remember in game 4 of the first series against Buffalo that had Alfie setting up Yashin for an OT goal, but that was long ago.

Im just desperate for a 60 point guy, i believe Yashin could do that. I don't think it would happen, but it would be a nice story

Nice?

I wonder if he'd survive the first drive to the rink.
I'm sure there are more than a few fans that would be quite ready to run him off the road...he certainly did his best to piss off a few people while he was here.

Yeah but, the fans that bought Yashin Jersey's can now take the Duct tape off of the name and wear them proudly to the games again

Why not bring Meszaros back too so my Wife can wear her game worn Meszaros Jersey too?

sheesh next thing you know the Daigle Sens jerseys will start popping up again, talk about stroll down bumpy memory lane

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Why not bring Meszaros back too so my Wife can wear her game worn Meszaros Jersey too?

Strip off the "1" and done.