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Nah we don’t need those guys. The season is over. Look to get some trades or FA done in the summer

Ev wrote:Nah we don’t need those guys. The season is over. Look to get some trades or FA done in the summer

Disagree. It's never too late to bring minimum contracts to teach people to play during the game. I'd rather make these investments with 40 games left then have a slow vet on the team next year tbh.

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This should be our lineup heading into next season. Everything else is up for grabs IMO. I'd like to sign Halliday out of college and see how he does at the end of the year. Give Kleven, Jarventie, Ostapchuk, Boucher some NHL minutes but no guarantees heading into next year.

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

Ev wrote:Nah we don’t need those guys. The season is over. Look to get some trades or FA done in the summer

Disagree. It's never too late to bring minimum contracts to teach people to play during the game. I'd rather make these investments with 40 games left then have a slow vet on the team next year tbh.

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Norris-Stutzle-Batherson
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Korpisalo

This should be our lineup heading into next season. Everything else is up for grabs IMO. I'd like to sign Halliday out of college and see how he does at the end of the year. Give Kleven, Jarventie, Ostapchuk, Boucher some NHL minutes but no guarantees heading into next year.

I don’t know in what universe is Greig really a number 1C.
I could get behind the idea of trying Norris on the wing bu to me that still pushes up pinto into the 2C and Grieg into the 3C.
I think management might try moving Norris this summer. I hope for their sake that he starts finding his scoring touch again for him to have the value he should.

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:

wprager wrote:How many veterans do you need? We've got Giroux and Tarasenko up front and Hamonic on D.  Chychrun has played 424 games and Chabot and Brady are both nearing 400.  Maybe a better question would be what you consider a veteran.

Well tarasenko is for sure gone. We need a veteran top 9 and top 6 D who will be here for at least 3 years imo. Weegar would be good although I don’t like his contract term. Guentzel would be a good guy to overpay too

So 399 games (Chabot) doesn't cut it as a veteran but 432 (Weegar) does?  Or are you saying we need a vet in addition to Chabot (especially since it looks like Chychrun is as good as gone and Hamonic was finally shown the bench).

Do you think any vet is equal or the same?

Because I put a lot more emphasis à Vet that is coming from a winning culture, a vet that has made deep runs in the playoff or possibly won a cup over a vet that has only known one dressing room and doesn’t show compete.

If I was the Sens, I’d contact Boston.
Offer Norris Forsberg for a resigned Debrusk and Ullmark

Who says no?
The Bruins have been trying to aquire a top 2 C for the last year, they have a wealth in goalies but as time goes by, their value isn’t increasing for Ullmark.

Debrusk plays the kind of hockey the Sens need. Ullmark is a decent goalie and is still a year and a half under contract at a reasonable price and allows us to run the period until we know if we want Soogard or we resign Ullmark that is only 30.

Flo The Action wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

Ev wrote:Nah we don’t need those guys. The season is over. Look to get some trades or FA done in the summer

Disagree. It's never too late to bring minimum contracts to teach people to play during the game. I'd rather make these investments with 40 games left then have a slow vet on the team next year tbh.

Tkachuk-Greig-Giroux
Norris-Stutzle-Batherson
Joseph-Pinto-XXXX
XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

Chabot-XXXX
Sanderson-Zub
XXXX-XXXX

XXXX
Korpisalo

This should be our lineup heading into next season. Everything else is up for grabs IMO. I'd like to sign Halliday out of college and see how he does at the end of the year. Give Kleven, Jarventie, Ostapchuk, Boucher some NHL minutes but no guarantees heading into next year.

I don’t know in what universe is Greig really a number 1C.
I could get behind the idea of trying Norris on the wing bu to me that still pushes up pinto into the 2C and Grieg into the 3C.
I think management might try moving Norris this summer. I hope for their sake that he starts finding his scoring touch again for him to have the value he should.

It's about balance. Giroux likes to play with Tkachuk and Greig it seems. I don't think he's a #1C but I also don't think Tkachuk is a #1LW...

Norris is a few goals away from being a 0.5 G/G scorer. Hasn't played in 1.5 years, etc. He'll find it. I also think he'll score more as a winger

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

Ev wrote:Nah we don’t need those guys. The season is over. Look to get some trades or FA done in the summer

Disagree. It's never too late to bring minimum contracts to teach people to play during the game. I'd rather make these investments with 40 games left then have a slow vet on the team next year tbh.

Tkachuk-Greig-Giroux
Norris-Stutzle-Batherson
Joseph-Pinto-XXXX
XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

Chabot-XXXX
Sanderson-Zub
XXXX-XXXX

XXXX
Korpisalo

This should be our lineup heading into next season. Everything else is up for grabs IMO. I'd like to sign Halliday out of college and see how he does at the end of the year. Give Kleven, Jarventie, Ostapchuk, Boucher some NHL minutes but no guarantees heading into next year.

I don’t know in what universe is Greig really a number 1C.
I could get behind the idea of trying Norris on the wing bu to me that still pushes up pinto into the 2C and Grieg into the 3C.
I think management might try moving Norris this summer. I hope for their sake that he starts finding his scoring touch again for him to have the value he should.

It's about balance. Giroux likes to play with Tkachuk and Greig it seems. I don't think he's a #1C but I also don't think Tkachuk is a #1LW...

Norris is a few goals away from being a 0.5 G/G scorer. Hasn't played in 1.5 years, etc. He'll find it. I also think he'll score more as a winger

I’m starting to come around to the idea of experimenting with Norris even though he’s never played as a winger.

But liking to play with someone isn’t a recipe. And I’d argue that Tkachuk is a pretty good 1st line winger if he’s 30 to 40 goal scorer every year. Tkachuk is a hair away from being a 40 goal guy this year.

Parker Kelly should be kept for the fourth line. He’s been impressive imo
I have a trade idea. Korpisalo for Merzlikens. Columbus would save money and get a goalie they already had and trusted

Flo The Action wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

Ev wrote:Nah we don’t need those guys. The season is over. Look to get some trades or FA done in the summer

Disagree. It's never too late to bring minimum contracts to teach people to play during the game. I'd rather make these investments with 40 games left then have a slow vet on the team next year tbh.

Tkachuk-Greig-Giroux
Norris-Stutzle-Batherson
Joseph-Pinto-XXXX
XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

Chabot-XXXX
Sanderson-Zub
XXXX-XXXX

XXXX
Korpisalo

This should be our lineup heading into next season. Everything else is up for grabs IMO. I'd like to sign Halliday out of college and see how he does at the end of the year. Give Kleven, Jarventie, Ostapchuk, Boucher some NHL minutes but no guarantees heading into next year.

I don’t know in what universe is Greig really a number 1C.
I could get behind the idea of trying Norris on the wing bu to me that still pushes up pinto into the 2C and Grieg into the 3C.
I think management might try moving Norris this summer. I hope for their sake that he starts finding his scoring touch again for him to have the value he should.

It's about balance. Giroux likes to play with Tkachuk and Greig it seems. I don't think he's a #1C but I also don't think Tkachuk is a #1LW...

Norris is a few goals away from being a 0.5 G/G scorer. Hasn't played in 1.5 years, etc. He'll find it. I also think he'll score more as a winger

I’m starting to come around to the idea of experimenting with Norris even though he’s never played as a winger.

But liking to play with someone isn’t a recipe. And I’d argue that Tkachuk is a pretty good 1st line winger if he’s 30 to 40 goal scorer every year.  Tkachuk is a hair away from being a 40 goal guy this year.

It's not just about goals. He doesn't play PK and I don't trust him on the ice defending a lead or shutting down the other team's best players.

Ev wrote:Parker Kelly should be kept for the fourth line. He’s been impressive imo
I have a trade idea. Korpisalo for Merzlikens. Columbus would save money and get a goalie they already had and trusted

I think columbus would say no. I’d say yes in a heartbeat. Which makes me think it’s a definite no.

Parker Kelly has been impressive. One of the few player that seems to understand that they are playing for their job.

Yupp. Liking Kelly's game a lot.

I'm done with JBD. I hope he's packaged to either increase a return or to get a pick back. He's trash

Lazy JBD penalty. Both of them.

That macewen was a beauty!

3-1-1 in last five. Let’s keep it going

I mean even if we beat Montreal we face Boston Thursday and NYR Saturday. I'm happy with 3 points over the next 3 games. At this point I'm all for the tank unfortunately

Ev wrote:Parker Kelly should be kept for the fourth line. He’s been impressive imo
I have a trade idea. Korpisalo for Merzlikens. Columbus would save money and get a goalie they already had and trusted

Sens are capped out so you either need another contract moving out (or downgraded to a smaller one) or a third team involved.

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:I mean even if we beat Montreal we face Boston Thursday and NYR Saturday. I'm happy with 3 points over the next 3 games.  At this point I'm all for the tank unfortunately

Just beat Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Buffalo. And Pittsburgh.

As for JBD, he played well at the start of this latest callup. Then DJ was fired and I suspect Martin is not as good with the younger players. I think his game can be improved with a different approach (teach, play, observe -- make him a 7D until he plays consistently well). Unfortunately he's one of our only 3D so if he comes out Hamonic and Brannstrom are both in and one leftie has to play the wrong side. If they had room I would bring up Thomson and rotate JBD, Hamonic, Thomson as the 3rd pairing RD. Which means Brannstrom would have to be moved (for cap and roster room).

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:Parker Kelly should be kept for the fourth line. He’s been impressive imo
I have a trade idea. Korpisalo for Merzlikens. Columbus would save money and get a goalie they already had and trusted

Sens are capped out so you either need another contract moving out (or downgraded to a smaller one) or a third team involved.

They can always waive Kubalik which is probably what ends up happening if they can't get a mid round pick for him at the deadline.