You're just gonna ignore the lack of a scoring top-6 winger, a failing #2C, and the current 3rd D pairing consisting of frikkin' Travis Hamonic and JBD uh? Yes, Perron and Amadio come in, but do they really offset those issues? Not bloody likely.
It's not like we have the cap space to improve on any of those positions either. This is likely it for us. So yeah, perhaps on paper it's a slight improvement globally, but there are way too many question marks to call this team any sort of a playoff contender.
Ullmark is not going to stay, he'll have better options elsewhere.What are you on? Goaltending is a massive upgrade. Coaching upgraded. Bottom 6 upgraded. Jensen is a much better fit than Chycrun so defense also upgraded. Sign Ullmark and Pinto and it's a very solid off season.
Bro why are you thinking about Carrier lol.Alexandre Carrier extension has not been announced right?
Next to Claire I look like Bruce! Definition of out-chicked hahaOur Power Couple
He'd be a great addition?Bro why are you thinking about Carrier lol.
It was never all going to be fixed in a day. I don't think they're done, but we'll see. And cap space is an issue so there's no miracles. Making the best of it, but I'm not arguing they're great, just better than a week ago imo.You're just gonna ignore the lack of a scoring top-6 winger, a failing #2C, and the current 3rd D pairing consisting of frikkin' Travis Hamonic and JBD uh? Yes, Perron and Amadio come in, but do they really offset those issues? Not bloody likely.
It's not like we have the cap space to improve on any of those positions either. This is likely it for us. So yeah, perhaps on paper it's a slight improvement globally, but there are way too many question marks to call this team any sort of a playoff contender.
was never going to be fixed in the first off season, I said it would take 2-3 years.You're just gonna ignore the lack of a scoring top-6 winger, a failing #2C, and the current 3rd D pairing consisting of frikkin' Travis Hamonic and JBD uh? Yes, Perron and Amadio come in, but do they really offset those issues? Not bloody likely.
It's not like we have the cap space to improve on any of those positions either. This is likely it for us. So yeah, perhaps on paper it's a slight improvement globally, but there are way too many question marks to call this team any sort of a playoff contender.
Okay, Chicken Little.
The Sens have Greig, Pinto, or Perron as top 6 options right now, if no one else is brought in.
With Sanderson and Chabot there's 40+ minutes a night of offence coming from the D.
Can't beat Detroit with this lineup? Ha. That's hilariously pessimistic.
Its an almost comical schtick that has been beat to the point of annoyance. Will be my third on ignore if the posting frequency is back up.Are you for f***ing real?
Dorion f***ed this organization to the point of parody.
Hes the one who put us himself and Staios in the f***ing conundrum with no simple way out. Years of f***ing us and the org. and you’re “hahaha see we’re still f***ed with Staios and it’s Staios’ fault!!” as if you’ve made some sort of point.
So f***ing bizarre.
Dude the coaching hire is trash, Ullmark already stated he doesn't want to have any extension talks and play out the season, after the Dbc debacle we know what most likely that means. Pinto requested a trade apparently. Jensen is horrible return and even then he's a 33yr old signed for 2 years, thats not building for any future runs, its a temp plug and likely to end up just as good as Hamonic's addition. What are you talking about?What are you on? Goaltending is a massive upgrade. Coaching upgraded. Bottom 6 upgraded. Jensen is a much better fit than Chycrun so defense also upgraded. Sign Ullmark and Pinto and it's a very solid off season.
Aim lower man. Waaaaay lower.He'd be a great addition?
You don't know if Ullmark will stay or not. And Perron and Jensen suck?? So you just have already made up your mind to be negative no matter who we sign.. Got it.Ullmark is not going to stay, he'll have better options elsewhere.
Jensen and Perron are old and slow, they fit but they suck.
You sound like a whiny baby that doesn't get your way.Dude the coaching hire is trash, Ullmark already stated he doesn't want to have any extension talks and play out the season, after the Dbc debacle we know what most likely that means. Pinto requested a trade apparently. Jensen is horrible return and even then he's a 33yr old signed for 2 years, thats not building for any future runs, its a temp plug and likely to end up just as good as Hamonic's addition. What are you talking about?
was never going to be fixed in the first off season, I said it would take 2-3 years.
It’s on you if you thought, with the cap it could be fixed in one season.
No kidding. Ullmark seemed pretty mature in his response and open to it to me.You don't know if Ullmark will stay or not. And Perron and Jensen suck?? So you just have already made up your mind to be negative no matter who we sign.. Got it.
Team is better now than they were last year that's for sure.
Rationale vs EMO .. hard to win theseThis is already shaping up to be a completely different team via the backend. 1 more year of development for Sanderson, and if they get their Edmundson-type, along with Jensen, we've completely changed the complexion of our D-core by adding size and some grit, and giving Chabot what should be the closest thing he has had to his "Methot". Add in a Vezina goalie, and that's at least a start.
Up front, the team hasn't changed as much because there is only so much they can do without digging into the core. They have started the process of trying to get "harder to play against" or get veterans with a different mentality in some of the forward spots.
There is also a completely different coaching staff as well.
I'm not saying the team has improved on paper in an EA Sports combine the overall of all of our players sense, but in terms of how locked up the roster was by Dorion, how little cap flexibility there was, and how few assets Staios had to work with, he has changed the roster dramatically in one off season. Although, mostly the backend.
Fwiw, Bruce did say that he was out there big game hunting and named Roy, Tanev, Pesce, etc., but nobody wanted to dance with Steve. Tough spot.Lol how is me properly assessing the current state of our team on me?
There's an expectation for us to be contending for the playoffs, and if you think this fanbase will patiently wait another 3 years to make it, you're out to lunch. And how do you expect to keep this core in place if we keep threading water for this long? Tkachuk might want out, and Giroux will be gone by then.
No doubt Dorion f***ed us, but Staios will need to do much better than this if he wants the franchise to ever succeed.
Let me cookBro why are you thinking about Carrier lol.
Well now the rookie self hired GM knows Ottawa can’t go into FA guns blazing shot for shot with the American teams.Fwiw, Bruce did say that he was out there big game hunting and named Roy, Tanev, Pesce, etc., but nobody wanted to dance with Steve. Tough spot.
Let me cook
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Not happening, but fun to play around with scenarios none the less