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NEELY wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

Don Brennan ‏@SunDoniB 8m

If everybody gets healthy this year, Bryan Murray sees Conacher on a third line with Zibanejad and Silfverberg

that is one hell of a third line!!!

That's a perfect compliment right there.

Solid add. We were short on 3rd and 4th liners.

Yah, Conacher/Zibanejad/Silfverberg is a 4th line lol.

Right now that's a 3rd line and we had a 3rd line before this trade. So we added a 3rd liner to a team already full of 3rd and 4th liners. This could work out but the team is not much better right now.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

spader wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

Don Brennan ‏@SunDoniB 8m

If everybody gets healthy this year, Bryan Murray sees Conacher on a third line with Zibanejad and Silfverberg

that is one hell of a third line!!!

That's a perfect compliment right there.

Solid add. We were short on 3rd and 4th liners.

Ha. You're being SSF, but having a 2B line is a recipe for success, IMO. Having a 3rd line that has potent scoring like that is huge.

We'll see how potent they are because they haven't even played yet.

I suppose so. Mighty cynical today, aren't ya?

SeawaySensFan wrote:

NEELY wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

Don Brennan ‏@SunDoniB 8m

If everybody gets healthy this year, Bryan Murray sees Conacher on a third line with Zibanejad and Silfverberg

that is one hell of a third line!!!

That's a perfect compliment right there.

Solid add. We were short on 3rd and 4th liners.

Yah, Conacher/Zibanejad/Silfverberg is a 4th line lol.

Right now that's a 3rd line and we had a 3rd line before this trade. So we added a 3rd liner to a team already full of 3rd and 4th liners. This could work out but the team is not much better right now.

It's thr Detroit Redwings... they roll 3 lines who could score and one that was hell to play against.

NEELY wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

Don Brennan ‏@SunDoniB 8m

If everybody gets healthy this year, Bryan Murray sees Conacher on a third line with Zibanejad and Silfverberg

that is one hell of a third line!!!

That's a perfect compliment right there.

Solid add. We were short on 3rd and 4th liners.

Yah, Conacher/Zibanejad/Silfverberg is a 4th line lol.

If that's our 3rd line in the post-season I'm a happy man.

So we broke Kelly's leg and concussed Bergeron. If you can't beat 'em, beat 'em up.

Conacher - Zibanejad - Silfverberg is a scary line to play against IMO. Lots of skill, speed and shiftiness.

apparently the oil offeed Jones and a pick for Bishop and philly was asked to part with couturier in a deal for bishop. I really liked that the sens asked for Couturier. when you swing for the fences swing hard BM!

Flo The Action wrote:apparently the oil offeed Jones and a pick for Bishop and philly was asked to part with couturier in a deal for bishop. I really liked that the sens asked for Couturier. when you swing for the fences swing hard BM!

Murray's the best.

Good trade by Murray, don't know if you can get much more than he did in a trade for an unproven #1

SpezDispenser wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:apparently the oil offeed Jones and a pick for Bishop and philly was asked to part with couturier in a deal for bishop. I really liked that the sens asked for Couturier. when you swing for the fences swing hard BM!

Murray's the best.

why not eh? as it was stated there was no reason we had to move Bishop so the deal had to look right. this makes me think management thinks alot of Conacher. plus Dorion will probably turn that 4rth into a top 4 dman.

NEELY wrote:Good trade by Murray, don't know if you can get much more than he did in a trade for an unproven #1

very true. lots to hope for in Bishop but there's been nights where you wonder.

I was thinking NJ might have made a solid pitch for him. maybe they take a swing at Bernier this summer. they're going to have to think about repalcing Brodeur with a solid option sooner rather then later.

steve Iz interview. by the sounds of it they still see Lindback as their top dog.
http://video.lightning.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=55&id=235185

Conacher > Couturier anyway

Ev wrote:Conacher > Couturier anyway

You think?

Flo The Action wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:apparently the oil offeed Jones and a pick for Bishop and philly was asked to part with couturier in a deal for bishop. I really liked that the sens asked for Couturier. when you swing for the fences swing hard BM!

Murray's the best.

why not eh? as it was stated there was no reason we had to move Bishop so the deal had to look right. this makes me think management thinks alot of Conacher. plus Dorion will probably turn that 4rth into a top 4 dman.

Dorion can do a lot with that pick for sure. Conchar is a massive, cheap, fast, skilled piece to add for Bishop. I like Bishop, but had some reservations about his lateral movements. I think he'll be good as a tandem with Lindback, but what we got back is way more than we could possibly have hoped for.

Potential to be. Murray has swung for the fences. The Sens have a bunch of guys that can be solid 3rd liners, not a ton who can be legit top 6, maybe top 3 guys. Conacher is a big swing, Couturier would have been a safe bet for a 3rd line guy for a long time... oh well.

Conacher could bomb out and I wouldn't be shocked but he could turn out to be a star and I wouldn't be shocked either.

NEELY wrote:Potential to be. Murray has swung for the fences. The Sens have a bunch of guys that can be solid 3rd liners, not a ton who can be legit top 6, maybe top 3 guys. Conacher is a big swing, Couturier would have been a safe bet for a 3rd line guy for a long time... oh well.

Conacher could bomb out and I wouldn't be shocked but he could turn out to be a star and I wouldn't be shocked either.

An undrafted guy who worked his arse off to make the pros, then killed it in the AHL and has begun his career in the NHL with fantastic numbers - almost 60 points pro rated through a full season. This kid won't be going away any time soon IMO. This definitely has some risk to it, but we gave up a player that was redundant at this time, so it's a shot worth taking 100% of the time.

The Sens gave up their 3rd goaltender for Conacher and a 4th... yah not bad.

If people were to say before the day started that Bishop would be moved for Conacher and a pick, people would have said BS and ripped into you.

That said, I like this move for Tampa as well because it makes sense. This was a good hockey deal on both sides.