It seems pretty obvious now that both Dorion and HF Sens overvalued Chychrun before he was acquired, given that we now know how he's valued around the league. That's forgivable for fans on a message board. Less so for the guy paid to run an NHL team.LMao at the this is all Dorion.
We wanted Chychrun.
Now we don't
Brutal. Staois got his pants pulled down. Couldn't even get a 2nd round pick lmao
But then we have to put up with another year of Chychrun, rather than trading him for a better and experienced player, with better positional and play style value for us.
Jensen > ChychrunWho is this experienced player with a better play style you talk about and when is he coming?
4 mill for a 34 year old 3rd pairing guy can’t be the one.
Zub is better and should be on the 2nd pair and this team clearly needs a RHD for the 1st pair, even a weak #2 RHD/strong #3 could have been slotted, but this is lame no matter what.
LoL DORION DID THIS.Dorion did a far better job at recouping the assets in the DeBrincat trade.
Jensen is a solid 4 d man. Has been for a long time.LoL DORION DID THIS.
Don't like this one but let's get real other teams scouted Chych. They saw what we saw, tons of raw talent. No consistently or willingness to compete and battle. Bad body language.
All the talent in the world but unfortunately there's more than that. Too bad Dorion and Co didn't do any homework when scouting him in the first place.
This trades terrible though.
Sign Walker for 4 per year it's 2 million more than he would have made with Carolina. Trade Chychrun for whatever futures you can get.
Jensen is a 3rd pairing d man. Only a 3rd. Yikes.
Zub and Sanderson are a top pairing. There’s no”he should be second pair”. He works well with Sanderson AND chabot. And he works well playing against other teams top comp. sorry. That’s a top pairing d man.Who is this experienced player with a better play style you talk about and when is he coming?
4 mill for a 34 year old 3rd pairing guy can’t be the one.
Zub is better and should be on the 2nd pair and this team clearly needs a RHD for the 1st pair, even a weak #2 RHD/strong #3 could have been slotted, but this is lame no matter what.
Walker is 4 years younger a better player at a lower cap hit. Much prefer him he's very mobile.Jensen is a solid 4 d man. Has been for a long time.
I would rather Jensen at his contract than walker at the contract he got (and we would have had to likely offer more)
goalies just arent worth much and are easier deals to makeAnalysis: Senators Trade Chychrun to Capitals for Jensen + 2026 3rd
The Sens got their right-handed defensemanwww.silversevensens.com
That being said, sometimes you have to sacrifice value when you're desperate to address a specific need. Steve Staios crushed the Linus Ullmark trade because the Boston Bruins were desperate to clear salary and a roster space, in order to make several additions today. With the acquisition of Nick Jensen and a 2026 3rd-round pick from the Washington Capitals, Staios loses out on value because he was desperate for some adequacy on the right side of Ottawa's blueline, and couldn't acquire said adequacy without moving on from Chychrun.
This new defence should be able to cut down on low danger shotsChychrun was a -30. Sure blame the goaltenders. But the goalies played in front of a piss poor defense aka Chychrun.
I was good with him staying but I really don’t mind seeing a change here, even at a sunk cost. Who cares.
And longer contract. More than double I think.Walker is 4 years younger a better player at a lower cap hit. Much prefer him he's very mobile.
Depends which Jensen we’re getting.I have a feeling we're all going to like this trade a hell of a lot a few months into the season.
He was also paired with Sandin. Both Chabot and Sanderson are way better players, so that should bode well for Jensen.Last year Washington had 5 D play over 1000 minutes at 5v5.
Jenson played the 3rd most all strengths minutes TOI/GP 19:37 and the most TOI/GP on the PK
Jenson had the lowest GA/60 ; 2nd lowest SCA/60 2nd lowest HDCA/60; Fewest Ozone Starts/60
His usage was primarily defensive and he faired pretty well.
Last year Washington had 5 D play over 1000 minutes at 5v5.
Jenson played the 3rd most all strengths minutes TOI/GP 19:37 and the most TOI/GP on the PK
Jenson had the lowest GA/60 ; 2nd lowest SCA/60 2nd lowest HDCA/60; Fewest Ozone Starts/60
His usage was primarily defensive and he faired pretty well.