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I should clarify that my comments about Green are from the perspective of why the fan base could/should be upset. My personal opinion - I don't really care who coaches so long as the team wins games. I don't really have an opinion on Green. @Ev you made good points that I agree with. 

I think if this team wants to get out of the basement the onus falls on the GM to clean up Dorion's mess. We've traded away too many 1st rd picks and we've used the ones we've had poorly (see Tyler Boucher). Go big on a goalie, move Chychrun and bring in some vets throughout the lineup. 

Also - Halliday now has 8 points in 6 playoff games. He's been on PP1 and seems to be a catalyst for Belleville's offense. I'm not sure if he makes the team out of camp, but he and Kleven will be a big part of the team's future.

Halliday looks real good and he’s not that young so he should definitely be up soon if he has that ability

In regards to the draft, I’m not understanding why Yakemchuk isn’t ranked higher. He is a near complete defenseman with height, size and scoring, meanness, physicality, decent skating, and is a right shot. Just needs to work on positioning and own zone more. He’d be a great pick for the sens and can play sooner than other players (not that that is big deal, but might be for Staios and co compared to other higher risk D)

I still want Iginla but not gonna be one of those people who yell at them for not picking the guy I decided I wanted in two days of research

I don’t have so much an opinion on Green as I have on picking another guy.
Green had a weird team in Van and that NJ team had some definite holes.

Before the season starts, it’s up to staois to fill in those holes.

But what I found more concerning is their choice of green. It leaves me wondering that the other coaches that were interviewed probably turned down the job?

Berube could have. McClellan? I don’t know. Maybe if he felt he was the lead candidate for another team further ahead (like NJ).

The next obstacle is goaltending and will be a better gauge of what Staois is capable of doing.
I personally don’t want Markstrom as much as NJ probably does. The dude is 34. The backend of his career. Let him go to jersey.
He’s probably gonna cost a 1st and then some.
If you’re gonna overpay you have better overpay for Saros. He didn’t have a great playoff so the team might be open to wanting to have a split duty between askarov and another goalie.
I’d be willing to trade our 7th overall plus one of our better prospect, take your pick or even our second 1st if it means acquiring Satos on an extension (agreed to prior).
It’s always nice getting new prospects but we’ll likely get something decent out of Chychrun.
A few trades and a couple of FA and I think this trade is ready to compete. A saros is a real difference maker. Pay what you have to that doesn’t impact our team too much.

Locked on Sens Podcast floating an Ehlers for Chychrun trade. I guess this is based on Ehlers having a bad year and Dillon likely not being re-signed. Winnipeg would want to clear out some cap space to help sign a RHD.

I'd be all over this

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Locked on Sens Podcast floating an Ehlers for Chychrun trade. I guess this is based on Ehlers having a bad year and Dillon likely not being re-signed. Winnipeg would want to clear out some cap space to help sign a RHD.

I'd be all over this

I’d say maybe to that. Ehlers is always injured and doesn’t really score that much.

Except for last year the same can be said about Chych (always injured). Like Chych, Ehlers played 82 games last year. The year before was only 50% of the games.

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Except for last year the same can be said about Chych (always injured). Like Chych, Ehlers played 82 games last year. The year before was only 50% of the games.

Yes but Ehlers is a pending UfA as well. It depends what the alternative would be in trading chychrun

That's the beauty of the trade. UFA for UFA. Ehlers probably plays with Stutzle and Giroux

Tkachuk with Pinto/Norris and Bath

Honestly, let's give the guy a month or two behind the bench before passing judgement. For all those who think Berube was the cream of this year's fired coach crop what's he really done outside of the Mgic Binnigton run? Leafs fans who think they've got the best guy available might but realize that he's not coming to Toronto with 2018-19 Binnington in tow.

Both Toronto and Ottawa need a fee more moves before any reasonable evaluation of their respective coaching staffs can take place.

Sens hire Dimaio as director of player personnel.
Looks like he has a solid background in scouting and was Assistant Gm with Anaheim last year.

I’m guessing he’s out next GM in waiting once Staois moves into the President position full time.
Why else would he leave an Assistant GM position for His new one.

I’m hoping this brings a bit of a revamping to our scouting department and little less chaos to that segment of the organization.

I like this hire

I wonder if this could lead to tehe sens having a look at Gibson. You’d think Dimaio would have a good read on his situation health wise.
That’s a guy that’s been on the trade board for a long time without traction.
You’d wonder if the price to acquire him might go down a little.

Would we be happy with a mid 1st rd pick for Chyrchrun? There are a few teams in the 10-21 range that I could see having interest

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Would we be happy with a mid 1st rd pick for Chyrchrun? There are a few teams in the 10-21 range that I could see having interest

Why not given that’s what we gave up? But likely isn’t worth that

As for the draft,I’m not an expert or anything and I would trust whoever the sens scouts pick, but I’m really not liking Parekh. He doesn’t look like a guy who will translate his skills to the NhL. Looks like drysdale out there

Out of everyone I’ve researched and read about, I’d like Dickinson, Buium, Lindstrom, Iginla

Ev wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Would we be happy with a mid 1st rd pick for Chyrchrun? There are a few teams in the 10-21 range that I could see having interest

Why not given that’s what we gave up? But likely isn’t worth that

As for the draft,I’m  not an expert or anything and I would trust whoever the sens scouts pick, but I’m really not liking Parekh. He doesn’t look like a guy who will translate his skills to the NhL. Looks like drysdale out there

Out of everyone I’ve researched and read about, I’d like Dickinson, Buium, Lindstrom, Iginla

Well we gave up some additional draft capital. I see Philly as a trade partner

To Ottawa: #12, #30, #51
To Philly: Chych, #25

So essentially it's Chych for #12 and #51 and we move back 5 spots in the 1st.

I also agree Parekh is a boom or bust guy. I'm not sure he's worth the gamble at 7. Yakemchuk is another guy who we should be keeping tabs on.

If the Sens do this trade and draft any two of those guys (or parekh at 12) and someone like Mews, Elick, Letourneau, or Greentree later in the 1st I'd be elated

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:

Ev wrote:

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Would we be happy with a mid 1st rd pick for Chyrchrun? There are a few teams in the 10-21 range that I could see having interest

Why not given that’s what we gave up? But likely isn’t worth that

As for the draft,I’m  not an expert or anything and I would trust whoever the sens scouts pick, but I’m really not liking Parekh. He doesn’t look like a guy who will translate his skills to the NhL. Looks like drysdale out there

Out of everyone I’ve researched and read about, I’d like Dickinson, Buium, Lindstrom, Iginla

Well we gave up some additional draft capital. I see Philly as a trade partner

To Ottawa: #12, #30, #51
To Philly: Chych, #25

So essentially it's Chych for #12 and #51 and we move back 5 spots in the 1st.

I also agree Parekh is a boom or bust guy. I'm not sure he's worth the gamble at 7. Yakemchuk is another guy who we should be keeping tabs on.

If the Sens do this trade and draft any two of those guys (or parekh at 12) and someone like Mews, Elick, Letourneau, or Greentree later in the 1st I'd be elated

Yes Yamemchuk too

For the mid pick, Bransegg -Nygard seems like a fantastic choice

I do think if we make a trade and acquire another mid 1st, I'd take Iginla at 7 if he's there. I think Yakemchuk might fall a bit and there will be some good dmen towards the end of the 1st. All this to say we better hit this draft

Another Chychrun option is Ullmark. One for one

DefenceWinsChampionships wrote:Another Chychrun option is Ullmark. One for one

Ullmark isn’t my first choice.
I’d spend the bank to try and get saros with a new contract.
That said, because it’s not my first choice, it’s likely to be what happens.