The Expendables - Ottawa Edition

rooneypoo wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:What I want to happen - Trade Anderson and run with Lehner and Hammond and then bring up O'Connor (I'm assuming he signs here as it's what I want to happen ) if Hammond faulters or after O'Connor has had a season or 2 in Bingo.

What most likely will happen - They'll keep Anderson out of fear of what might happen to Lehner as they've shown a propensity to do that and Hammond will walk for ZIP and IF we're lucky we'll have O'Connor.  We'll go into next season with Anderson and Lehner and if we have O'Connor then they'll trade Lehner as soon as O'Connor feels he's ready for the NHL.

I don't know about any one else, but I'm about this concerned about Hammond walking.

NEELY wrote:Hammond won't get a 3 year deal from anyone and if by some miracle he does get a 3 year deal worth more than 6 mil than that GM should be let go right away.

I can see MAYBE a team like the Yotes doing to just to get above the cap floor as a backup but that's really about it.

As for Hammond, we'll see how much he really wants to be here if he's offered a 1 way deal.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:What I want to happen - Trade Anderson and run with Lehner and Hammond and then bring up O'Connor (I'm assuming he signs here as it's what I want to happen ) if Hammond faulters or after O'Connor has had a season or 2 in Bingo.

What most likely will happen - They'll keep Anderson out of fear of what might happen to Lehner as they've shown a propensity to do that and Hammond will walk for ZIP and IF we're lucky we'll have O'Connor.  We'll go into next season with Anderson and Lehner and if we have O'Connor then they'll trade Lehner as soon as O'Connor feels he's ready for the NHL.

I don't know about any one else, but I'm about this concerned about Hammond walking.

He's 27 and this might be the only contract he gets if he flops.  I wouldn't blame Hammond one bit if he went where he could find the most money.  If Ottawa were to trade Anderson then Ottawa would be able to match any potential offer elsewhere.

rooneypoo wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:What I want to happen - Trade Anderson and run with Lehner and Hammond and then bring up O'Connor (I'm assuming he signs here as it's what I want to happen ) if Hammond faulters or after O'Connor has had a season or 2 in Bingo.

What most likely will happen - They'll keep Anderson out of fear of what might happen to Lehner as they've shown a propensity to do that and Hammond will walk for ZIP and IF we're lucky we'll have O'Connor.  We'll go into next season with Anderson and Lehner and if we have O'Connor then they'll trade Lehner as soon as O'Connor feels he's ready for the NHL.

I don't know about any one else, but I'm about this concerned about Hammond walking.

He's 27 and this might be the only contract he gets if he flops.  I wouldn't blame Hammond one bit if he went where he could find the most money.  If Ottawa were to trade Anderson then Ottawa would be able to match any potential offer elsewhere.

I just mean that keeping Anderson and Lehner are higher priorities for me. Hammond was amazing and I totally understand if he needs to cash in here... but short term, Andy is a better goalie, and long term, Lehner has the higher ceiling. I'm not ungrateful for the work he did, but those are the realities.

tim1_2 wrote:Except we've seen that having Lehner and Anderson both here probably isn't the ideal situation....especially for Lehner.

rooneypoo wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:Except we've seen that having Lehner and Anderson both here probably isn't the ideal situation....especially for Lehner.

Again, in terms of priorities with my goalies, Hammond comes in at #3 on my list. Hence my original post.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:Except we've seen that having Lehner and Anderson both here probably isn't the ideal situation....especially for Lehner.

Again, in terms of priorities with my goalies, Hammond comes in at #3 on my list. Hence my original post.

Well, it would seem, that Ottawa's priority is to sign Hammond and move one of Lehner or Anderson.  I hope it's Anderson that gets moved for a few reasons.

spader wrote:It's fair to assume Greening gets moved, bought out, or very well paid to score 0.5 PPG in Btown. What about Condra? Is he gone?

spader wrote:It's fair to assume Greening gets moved, bought out, or very well paid to score 0.5 PPG in Btown. What about Condra? Is he gone?

NEELY wrote:If the Sens make enough moves to clear up some roster space then why not keep Greening as the 13th, 14th forward?  If you could choose a guy to play that roll it's probably Greening.  That said I think he is bought out when the time comes.

Ev wrote:

NEELY wrote:If the Sens make enough moves to clear up some roster space then why not keep Greening as the 13th, 14th forward?  If you could choose a guy to play that roll it's probably Greening.  That said I think he is bought out when the time comes.

You don't want your 13th forward making that much money