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NEELY wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:The thing with Da Costa is we really can't put him in a position to succeed.  I think he's a fairly one-dimensional, offensive centre.  Our top two centre spots are already filled and I don't think Da Costa will be overly useful as a 3rd or 4th liner.  He just seems like a guy destined to tear up the AHL, yet not have a big NHL impact.  I hope I'm wrong, because he has shown flashes of being a good playmaker...I just don't think it'll be at the NHL level.

Again, he will be a winger at the NHL level.  Doesn't have the body or game to be an effective center in the top 6.

He has never played wing in the NHL or AHL so I don't see it.

He is a prototypical centre with his skating (slower, patient) and vision.

If they put him on the wing with Pageau....well...maybe.

Ev wrote:

NEELY wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:The thing with Da Costa is we really can't put him in a position to succeed.  I think he's a fairly one-dimensional, offensive centre.  Our top two centre spots are already filled and I don't think Da Costa will be overly useful as a 3rd or 4th liner.  He just seems like a guy destined to tear up the AHL, yet not have a big NHL impact.  I hope I'm wrong, because he has shown flashes of being a good playmaker...I just don't think it'll be at the NHL level.

Again, he will be a winger at the NHL level.  Doesn't have the body or game to be an effective center in the top 6.

He has never played wing in the NHL or AHL so I don't see it.

He is a prototypical centre with his skating (slower, patient) and vision.

Mike Comrie is the best comparison for Da Costa IMO and Comrie was fine on the wing. Very similar games. Learning the wing is not hard.

I need a new avatar for this season. Not sure what or who yet.

PSBSens ‏@PSBSens 2m
Zibanejad is on a line with Stone and Puempel #BSens

SpezDispenser wrote:PSBSens ‏@PSBSens 2m
Zibanejad is on a line with Stone and Puempel #BSens

Things are looking up already!

Brent Wallace ‏@tsn_wally 2m
Sens lines: Michalek Spezza Ryan; MacArthur Turris Conacher; Smith DaCosta Neil; Condra Pageau Greening Kassian as extra forward

Steve Lloyd ‏@TSNSteveLloyd 1m
Methot-Karlsson, Cowen-Wiercioch, Phillips-Corvo. Gryba extra. #Sens D

Like those lines a lot. Da Costa is going to get a lot of room with those two playing beside him. Hope that works out, no reason not to be 100% comfortable on the ice if you are him at this point.

Ev wrote:

LeKing wrote:I can't believe people are this upset about a 20 year old kid getting sent down to the AHL.
I for one am happy this is happening because I still see a lot of bad habits in his play, so inconsistent when it comes to physical play and lacks Pageau's poise with the puck in the offensive zone. He is not even close to where he needs and CAN be.

And it's not like I am hating on the kid, I was one of the only guys in here who thought he would become a PPG player and still think he will.

And please, DaCosta will not be sent away in the following weeks. Dude is gonna perform very well this year.
Murray sums it up: "To be true to our words when we ask players to do things and they do it, and we don't reward them, we are not the right people to give kids the opportunity they deserve"

Remember Filatov?

Not even close to have the same compete level

did anyone notice but The Team 1200 just became a TSN radio station? maybe that's a big reason Mendes made the switch. that coud be a big springboard if ottawa ever gets their own TSN TV air time the way winnipeg does.

Flo The Action wrote:did anyone notice but The Team 1200 just became a TSN radio station? maybe that's a big reason Mendes made the switch. that coud be a big springboard if ottawa ever gets their own TSN TV air time the way winnipeg does.

We sure did, old friend.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:did anyone notice but The Team 1200 just became a TSN radio station? maybe that's a big reason Mendes made the switch. that coud be a big springboard if ottawa ever gets their own TSN TV air time the way winnipeg does.

We sure did, old friend.

am I the only one to get the news late? I mean I don't live in ottawa but this is great news as far as the kind of coverage and the quality of the broadcasting it's going to be! i'm excited!

Flo The Action wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:did anyone notice but The Team 1200 just became a TSN radio station? maybe that's a big reason Mendes made the switch. that coud be a big springboard if ottawa ever gets their own TSN TV air time the way winnipeg does.

We sure did, old friend.

am I the only one to get the news late? I mean I don't live in ottawa but this is great news as far as the kind of coverage and the quality of the broadcasting it's going to be! i'm excited!

Pretty nice, IMO. 690 is still a better product. But dropping Rome for local content is a step in the right direction.

I am actually very happy with this move. Zib was outplayed this training camp by not 2 but 3 players and the organization rewarded the harder working players. Sending him down really sends a message to him and the organization as a whole. It also makes sense as Ottawa wants to develop Zib as a center and there's no room in their top-six right now. In Bingo, he gets an opportunity to center the top line composed of high-potential prospects rather than being tested on the wings or centering a fourth line given his camp. I think it's beneficial for everyone that he start the season down there.

People are reading into this too much though. On the business side, Zib is on a two-way and the Sens did not want to lose Da Costa on waivers for nothing. I am assuming BM tries to work out a deal early in the season to trade some depth for picks so Zib and maybe Stone have a chance to crack the roster at some point. Also given our injury history, Zib will likely be back up within a matter of weeks (knock on wood).

I am not sure how they plan on using Pageau/Da Costa though. Did Pageau earn himself 3rd line duties? If so, Da Costa on the fourth doesn't make sense to me...

Michalek- Spezza- Ryan
MacArthur-Turris- Conacher
Greening- Pageau- Condra
Smith- Da Costa- Neil

I guess I posted really late. You guys already said all this!

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:I guess I posted really late. You guys already said all this!

Better late than never, old friend.

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:I am actually very happy with this move. Zib was outplayed this training camp by not 2 but 3 players and the organization rewarded the harder working players. Sending him down really sends a message to him and the organization as a whole. It also makes sense as Ottawa wants to develop Zib as a center and there's no room in their top-six right now. In Bingo, he gets an opportunity to center the top line composed of high-potential prospects rather than being tested on the wings or centering a fourth line given his camp. I think it's beneficial for everyone that he start the season down there.

People are reading into this too much though. On the business side, Zib is on a two-way and the Sens did not want to lose Da Costa on waivers for nothing. I am assuming BM tries to work out a deal early in the season to trade some depth for picks so Zib and maybe Stone have a chance to crack the roster at some point. Also given our injury history, Zib will likely be back up within a matter of weeks (knock on wood).

I am not sure how they plan on using Pageau/Da Costa though. Did Pageau earn himself 3rd line duties? If so, Da Costa on the fourth doesn't make sense to me...

Michalek- Spezza- Ryan
MacArthur-Turris- Conacher
Greening- Pageau- Condra
Smith- Da Costa- Neil

I think Da Costa will be on the third line with Pageau and Condra will see 4th line duty. The other wild card is Conacher. If he doesn't start producing he'll find himself in the press box in short order because he's not a good fit for 3rd or 4th line duty

Very true. I know he was scratched a few games down the stretch but I really like his game (minus the penalties). He can score, he wins battles, he's got good offensive vision, and players love picking on him because he's small. Hopefully the penalties he took last year translate to the penalties he'll draw this year.