Ottawa signs Konopka 1 year/700K

rooneypoo wrote:Anyway, if training camp -- especially for our young, rebuilding team -- is supposed to be all about having roster spots to compete for, then we've either forgot about that goal, or we've got other moves planned. I'm banking on the latter.

Hoags wrote:

Dash wrote:Might be worse than TSN's comments section.

From the comments section in TSN's story on Ryan Keller signing with Edmonton:

How did they get him so cheap, aren't the Canucks going to miss him, he was a candidate for playoff MVP this year...good bargain for the Oilers. Sedins need to find a new linemate

Hard to top that

In general manager Bryan Murray's mind, he's exactly what's needed by a team that figures to be much younger in the season to come. Nobody agreed with that more than Paul MacLean, the Senators' new head coach.

"Paul and I had talked earlier about adding this kind of player," said Murray. "No. 1, he competes every night. No. 2, he can provide some leadership on the ice and some competitiveness on the ice, and No. 3, he wins faceoffs and brings that dimension to our hockey club. We like to have the puck and Paul was adamant that we be strong in that area. I hope we’ve addressed part of that, at least, in adding Zenon.

"We hope he’ll bring, with another couple of guys on his line, a real feistiness to our lineup. We believe that he can kill penalties. A number of people will get that opportunity and he’ll certainly be one of them."

Dash wrote:
Touche.

SpezDispenser wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:
Well, to be fair, I'm expecting both Butler and Condra to get 1-way deals, especially considering the Smith and Greening deals. We'll see in time I guess, but I think Condra walks away with a 1-way deal. If so, all of a sudden we have 13 forwards on 1-way deals, and that's throwing aside the question of Zibanejad and Da Costa. Can't imagine that we want to have any of the kids sit for expended periods.

We'll see -- but I smell a deal or two before it's all done.

Interesting. I'm not sure about Condra, so I can't really say anything. He looked ready to me, but I thought they might give him one more year in the AHL just based on numbers alone - and that was before this signing.

Maybe you're right. I think if anything, this spells the end of Zibanejad playing on the Sens this year, Da Costa too I imagine. Can Ziban play in the AHL? I assume so because he's an import.

Michallica wrote:Konopka signing on the dotted line apparently:

sandysensfan wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:
Well, to be fair, I'm expecting both Butler and Condra to get 1-way deals, especially considering the Smith and Greening deals. We'll see in time I guess, but I think Condra walks away with a 1-way deal. If so, all of a sudden we have 13 forwards on 1-way deals, and that's throwing aside the question of Zibanejad and Da Costa. Can't imagine that we want to have any of the kids sit for expended periods.

We'll see -- but I smell a deal or two before it's all done.

Interesting. I'm not sure about Condra, so I can't really say anything. He looked ready to me, but I thought they might give him one more year in the AHL just based on numbers alone - and that was before this signing.

Maybe you're right. I think if anything, this spells the end of Zibanejad playing on the Sens this year, Da Costa too I imagine. Can Ziban play in the AHL? I assume so because he's an import.

I've never played hockey.. but I've been watching it for a very long time.

To me Condra has great on-ice vision. Is very good defensively. That stood out to me when he was on the PK after the trade deadline. He should be on the team.. along with Greening, Butler and Zack Smith.

Sens PK had better be very good this year... as Konopka spends a lot of time in the penalty box. Is he brought in for the extra forward for his toughness.. playing against teams like Toronto or Boston?

Dash wrote:Also, the comments on the Facebook Sens page are awful to read. These "fans" are the most clueless people. Make our teams fans look idiotic. Might be worse than TSN's comments section.

Somebody is going to get punched in the face.

sandysensfan wrote:
I've never played hockey.. but I've been watching it for a very long time.

To me Condra has great on-ice vision. Is very good defensively. That stood out to me when he was on the PK after the trade deadline. He should be on the team.. along with Greening, Butler and Zack Smith.

Sens PK had better be very good this year... as Konopka spends a lot of time in the penalty box. Is he brought in for the extra forward for his toughness.. playing against teams like Toronto or Boston?

Michallica wrote:For the nerds out there, is Zenon as powerful as this?