GAME DAY: Ottawa Senators @ New York Rangers - 7:00pm ET - Fri, Mar 8 2013

For as much as we all rip on him, Gonchar had a great game.

SeawaySensFan wrote:Turris played well enough to have about 12 points. Yet he had NONE. Unreal.

He is beyond cursed, at some point that has to stop. Probably when Spezza returns , Turris was on fire when #19 was on the roster.

NEELY wrote:For as much as we all rip on him, Gonchar had a great game.

He's been solid all season long. Not a star or anything but real steady.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

NEELY wrote:For as much as we all rip on him, Gonchar had a great game.

He's been solid all season long. Not a star or anything but real steady.

Some nights he's just not all there but he's also 39 and has a ton of miles on him... fact of the matter is he's playing way more mins in a season where he should be getting nights off than he should or is probably capable of.

I think they question about him is do they bring him back next season? Yah, there are other players like Boyle who you wish you could have but what's the cost? Gonchar would be a free D man and is a vet LH shot on the PP. Splits time with Gryba on the 2nd and 3rd pair and his minutes would be a lot easier in that sense.

I'd totally bring Gonchar back if he signs a one year deal. Like it or not, Wiercioch loves playing with him and getting mentored. As it stands, no one else in the org can do that job.

Nope. Love the Karlsson/Methot pairing. Love the Phillips/Gryba pairing. Like the Weircoich/Gonchar. Then that begs the question, what to do with Cowen?

NEELY wrote:Nope. Love the Karlsson/Methot pairing. Love the Phillips/Gryba pairing. Like the Weircoich/Gonchar. Then that begs the question, what to do with Cowen?

Keep him.

Philips has 1 year left.

Obviously keep him, lol. Just saying but I would be Cowen and Wiercioch could be a pairing going forward.

LeKing wrote:I'd totally bring Gonchar back if he signs a one year deal. Like it or not, Wiercioch loves playing with him and getting mentored. As it stands, no one else in the org can do that job.

I think Gonchar will be looking for a 2 year deal minimum. whether the sens agree to that or not... some other GM will IMO.

NEELY wrote:Obviously keep him, lol. Just saying but I would be Cowen and Wiercioch could be a pairing going forward.

One of them will replace Phillips, who knows how Cowen will be after missing a year, we can alternate him in and out of the line up.

Wiercioch is looking better so far, but we'll see how he does in the 2nd half of the season (and playoffs). Gonchar has been a great mentor to a bunch of our D-men, I'd say that was worth his salary alone.

NEELY wrote:Obviously keep him, lol. Just saying but I would be Cowen and Wiercioch could be a pairing going forward.

They both play the left side.