wprager
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Age : 62
Location : Kanata
Favorite Team : Ottawa
Registration date : 2008-08-05
tim1_2 wrote: wprager wrote:Boston: Krug says he wants to get paid and not take a 1 year wait-and-see deal; good chance he'll sign somewhere else. Chara wants to return; he'll be 44 before the season is over. Three of their star forwards aren't getting any younger.
Buffalo: as mentioned earlier, they have 3 forwards signed, so impossible to tell where they will be; however recent history indicates they are still a tire fire as long as Eichell continues to be Eichell.
Detroit: They were bad and then they lost the lottery. They will continue to be bad.
Florida: see Buffalo; every year everyone says they are a team on the cusp and every year I scratch my head. I don't get the love, but I am not surprised at the lack of any success.
Montreal: their rookie forwards showed great promise but their D and G are not getting younger and there's a little trouble brewing with Domi.
Tampa: 15 players on the roster with a little over $5M in cap space to fill that out to 21. That's pretty much 6 league-minimum players. And will Stamkos be able to play at all? Even with all that they should still have enough to lead the Division.
Toronto: they still don't have good D, a goalie the team can trust, or a decent coach. They are not as bad off as the Bolts (16 players with more than $7M in cap space) but that's still very bad. Will they miss the playoffs? I don't see how, but they've always been able to surprise me.
I think the Sens have a legitimate chance of getting into the playoffs. It will take a tremendous amount of luck and progress but it's a distinct possibility.
Yes, it will indeed take "a tremendous amount of luck and progress", and is absolutely not a "distinct possibility". Your statements conflict with each other.
The only team we are better than in our division is Detroit. Boston, Florida, Tampa, and Toronto are all substantially better, and Montreal looks like they'll be better too. Who knows with Buffalo.
Maybe I meant "distant"
Come on, let me have some fun. It's been nearly six months since the last Sens game.
That said, I vehemently disagree that we are 7th in the Atlantic.
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