The Senators are less than $3M under the cap ceiling. Granted, 80% of MacArthur's salary is paid by the insurance company and they are not using LTIR relief to go over the cap, but still. This is not a cap floor team by any stretch.
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wprager wrote:They have a couple bad contracts (Phaneuf and Ryan). One was taken on because Melnyk drove Alfie out, the other to cover up multiple mistakes by Murray (Cowen, Michalek, Green - all bad contracts).
Unfortunately it looks like Dorion is continuing on that fine tradition giving out extensions to Burrows, giving a one way to McCormick, signing Oduya, then letting Boucher top up all his bonuses. The Oduya signing wasn't bad, but he hasn't earned the ice time he is getting. I am still at a loss to explain the Dumont signing. Would much rather see White get that ice time. Or even McCormick.
Ev wrote:The sens do spend just fine in my opinion. They do have some bad contracts but if Melnyk was so cash strapped he simply wouldn’t have signed Ryan to the deal he did
I think Ev is referring to the fact that Dumont was a waiver pick up.wprager wrote:I don't really care what Dumont is making (and, yes, he was signed, he is under contract, not sure what distinction you were trying to make).
I would much rather we spent time developing our top-six prospects ins ittead of someone else's bottom-six ones.
Look at Boston. They are playing McAvoy and other youngsters. Chabot and White outplayed these guys two years ago! Are you telling me White couldn't do the job Dumont is doing, except better, while getting the experience he'll need when he is asked to contribute in the top six? Dumont is not a replacement for CMac and never will be, while White may well have been ready this year and certainly would have been next year if he had a full season under his belt.
It's not like the team was winning because we all know that trumps everything else.
wprager wrote:Maybe it wouldn't be such a mess if they let the kids play. White had been playing against me the last few years. He's ready physically. It's only a matter of developing his speed and skill, and you can't develop NHL speed in the AHL.
Ev wrote:wprager wrote:Maybe it wouldn't be such a mess if they let the kids play. White had been playing against me the last few years. He's ready physically. It's only a matter of developing his speed and skill, and you can't develop NHL speed in the AHL.
white was not playing men. He was in college.
id rather him get top minutes than be on a fourth line.
IMO sens are back, this is the turning point of the season
Flo The Action wrote:Ev wrote:wprager wrote:Maybe it wouldn't be such a mess if they let the kids play. White had been playing against me the last few years. He's ready physically. It's only a matter of developing his speed and skill, and you can't develop NHL speed in the AHL.
white was not playing men. He was in college.
id rather him get top minutes than be on a fourth line.
IMO sens are back, this is the turning point of the season
Yeah because beating montreal and the rags is “being back”
Let’s get some wins against actual contenders.
Although I’m quite happy seeing Ryan score.
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