Ohhh Franco
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Not ready whatsoever, IMO. Haven't seen him do anything special and only special players should be playing in the NHL at 19 or 20 or whatever.
He's not ready and I doubt he even gets 9 games at this point. Unless he plays much better in the new few pre-season games.
What number do you think Chabot goes with? He can make that 72 look good but it just seem to fit and I get him confused with Boro so it bugs me.
He was #5 in junior, and Ceci has that number locked down. maybe he sticks with 72 - my guess is he goes with 4.
To me, the 9 games are to evaluate a player who's on the verge of cracking the lineup in real game conditions. If we're sure he's going back to junior, there's no reason to give him those games. He's already had his season disrupted by Sens camp so let him get back to his team and settle in before the WJC disruption.
Yeah 4 is as good as gone as 11 is.
Yeah 4 is as good as gone as 11 is.
I do not support retiring numbers; putting a player's name and number and picture in the rafters is special enough.
So how come he is allowed to play in the NHL but isn't allowed to play in the AHL?
There is a private agreement in place between the NHL and the CHL that governs when a player coming from the CHL can play in the AHL. A player from the CHL has to either turn 20 by December 31st of the season (ie a player born in 1987 can start playing in the 2007-08 season, a player born in 1988 can start playing in the 2008-09 season etc.) OR have completed 4 seasons of junior eligibility. This agreement also covers European players if they are drafted out of the CHL (Examples would be players like Petr Vrana and Ivan Vishnevskiy). Also - CHL players are eligible to play in the AHL once their junior season is over (either by virtue of their junior team not making the playoffs or being eliminated from the playoffs) even if they don't yet meet the age or eligibility criteria listed above.
College players and European players (provided they are drafted out of Europe--even if they later play in the CHL) are not covered by this agreement. They only have to abide by the AHL's age requirement, which is that a player has to turn 18 by September 15 of any given season to be eligible to play. While you won't see many 18-year olds in the AHL, some European players have played at that age (e.g. Niklas Bergfors)
Agreed, but I would also add that it wouldn't surprise me at all if next yr he starts the yr in Bingo rather than Ottawa to get some pro grooming there as well. He may not stay the whole yr down there but could see NHL action near the end of the season as we have seen the Sens do almost every yr with some young players.We finally have a lot of depth at all positions (well except 3rd pairing LD) but Claesson/Borowiecki will do the job this year. The Sens can afford to take their time with prospects. Chabot IMO is not physically ready for pro hockey, which is a big step from junior. He needs to hit the gym and get ready to face NHL forwards. What is great about Chabot is he has a lot of things that you can't teach. Let him grow into a man and we'll have a special player
Actually, imagine if we could have all of Chabot, White and Brown at the same time next year? Well, Englund and Perron will graduate soon as well. Once those guys are here is when we will truly contend IMO.
He's not ready and I doubt he even gets 9 games at this point. Unless he plays much better in the new few pre-season games.
No way he takes 4. He's gotta know that would cause a little upset.
I was at the game in Saskatoon last night. I said the same thing.
http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=403429
From 2008 but I believe this is still accurate. Correct me if I'm wrong.
How is the fan support out there?
Thought I saw quite a bit of Sens jerseys in the stands