Chris Neil interviewed on Team 1200 radio

Bass Destruction wrote:Good to hear. Hopefully we'll be patient with Silfverberg, he and Lehner should both, realistically, make Sweden's World Junior team. I can't wait for that, should be an interesting tournament for Sens fans. And hopefully with Keller, Brodeur and St Pierre, Bingo will do well this year.

We could have Karlsson, Petersson, Lehner and Silfverberg on Team Sweden. Some pretty solid Sens content there.

Cowen and Wiercioch are both strong contenders to play a really prominent role for Team Canada.

jamvan wrote:

Neely4Life wrote:I dont, Schudari got 3.4 mil a year. I have no doubt people would have paid for a guy who can play a regular shift, get in on the forcheck hard, pop in the odd goal, and is a great team guy.

Neil is defently someone NYR needed after losing Orr. Neil is a good hockey player who can play a certain type of role Ottawa is going to need more than ever this year. He will be a big part of holding things together on and off the ice this year. 2 mil is a lot but he is probably worth it to The Sens at this point.

You might se his production go up a bit being we have absolutly no one else to put on the 2nd PP unit and stand in front of the net.

Yep, there's no doubting we overpaid, but one thing Neil is; is loyal. I didn't really want to pay for Neil to be honest, but now that he's signed. He will be a bargain in a year or two.

Murray has done such a great job in locking up guys, then F$&@head goes and pulls this crap. I went to see the young kids and I tell you, this Karlsson kid has some real nice hands. Hands that remind me of a young Zhamnov. I really think this kid is going to be the real deal. Other standouts were Regin, Weirechoch and the swedish goalie. Man he's big and pretty quick.

If Karlsson had a physical handicap he would still be better than 1/2 the players on the ice because of how high his hockey IQ is. In all seriousness, as skilled as he is its secondary to how smart the guy is on the ice. I was amazed watching him compete at the highest level.

asq2 wrote:

Bass Destruction wrote:Good to hear. Hopefully we'll be patient with Silfverberg, he and Lehner should both, realistically, make Sweden's World Junior team. I can't wait for that, should be an interesting tournament for Sens fans. And hopefully with Keller, Brodeur and St Pierre, Bingo will do well this year.

We could have Karlsson, Petersson, Lehner and Silfverberg on Team Sweden. Some pretty solid Sens content there.

Cowen and Wiercioch are both strong contenders to play a really prominent role for Team Canada.

That's going to be a pretty sick tournament. Maybe even get wind of future Senator John McFarland. I'd love to say future Senator Taylor Hall, but i'm trying to be a little more realistic.

Bass Destruction wrote:

asq2 wrote:

Bass Destruction wrote:Good to hear. Hopefully we'll be patient with Silfverberg, he and Lehner should both, realistically, make Sweden's World Junior team. I can't wait for that, should be an interesting tournament for Sens fans. And hopefully with Keller, Brodeur and St Pierre, Bingo will do well this year.

We could have Karlsson, Petersson, Lehner and Silfverberg on Team Sweden. Some pretty solid Sens content there.

Cowen and Wiercioch are both strong contenders to play a really prominent role for Team Canada.

That's going to be a pretty sick tournament. Maybe even get wind of future Senator John McFarland. I'd love to say future Senator Taylor Hall, but i'm trying to be a little more realistic.

I don't think we're even going to be that bad. A future Ottawa Senator is probably Kevin Sundher.

I've never even heard of him... Who would you compare him to?

Bass Destruction wrote:I've never even heard of him... Who would you compare him to?

I couldn't tell you very much, just that he's a centre prospect that looks right now like he may go around the 10th over-all slot, an area around which I see us picking (I don't see us tanking).

Plays in the WHL for the Chilliwack Bruins, born in Surrey, but he's East Indian. cool)

http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=560933

Here's a thread to consult, but I wouldn't set anything down in stone. Rankings this early on are often difficult: although I think it's pretty set that Hall, Kabanov and Fowler will go top-5 (perhaps they are the top-3), beyond that it can change dramatically.

A guy I'd like the Sens to land is Victor Ohman (left-winger), but I think he might go before where we end up picking.

There's a LOT of NHL and Junior hockey to be played before the 2010 draft though. A lot can and will change.

Cool thanks for the info... That's actually where I heard John McFarland was expected to go, so that's why I said him. I've been following him and the Sudbury Wolves all year, because I really wanted us to draft Marcus Foligno. And when we had a chance, and didn't, i just about threw a temper tantrum in my room. Lots of swearing and yelling... very much like this, but without the stripping: