GDT: GAME 58 | Jets @ Senators | Everybody's Gone Slumpin' Edition | Wed Feb 26 2025, 7PM | SN, RDS

[BigRig4]

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It’s surreal how much pushback I got in the summer for saying not buying out Hamonic was a huge mistake. When we miss the playoffs by a few points this will be a pretty easy one to point out as a critical error. The “he’ll basically just be a player-coach, or “he’s just a 7th D he’ll never play” people must feel pretty dumb now.

 

[Bileur]

It’s surreal how much pushback I got in the summer for saying not buying out Hamonic was a huge mistake. When we miss the playoffs by a few points this will be a pretty easy one to point out as a critical error. The “he’ll basically just be a player-coach, or “he’s just a 7th D he’ll never play” people must feel pretty dumb now.

I don’t think you need to buy out the player to avoid making bad roster decisions.

Hamonic isn’t that bad as a 7.

The fact he got a much larger role than that makes me question the coaching decisions far more than the decision to not buy out Hamonic.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Very hard not to like crookshank. Several months of practicing with the nhl roster I think we have a player

He actually has a mix of speed, skill, and grit, something we need.

 

[Micklebot]

It’s surreal how much pushback I got in the summer for saying not buying out Hamonic was a huge mistake. When we miss the playoffs by a few points this will be a pretty easy one to point out as a critical error. The “he’ll basically just be a player-coach, or “he’s just a 7th D he’ll never play” people must feel pretty dumb now.

Green playing him over JBD and Matinpalo is a different argument than is it worth buying out his contract (which btw we probably couldn't do since he was getting work done on his knee which means he probably wasn't medically cleared and ineligible for a buyout anyways).

Buying him out meant about 730k in cap savings this year, which immediately gets eaten up by having to go out and find a different 7th Dman (who knows if they'd be any better), and then we're stuck with a 360k cap penalty next year.

I mean, would we really be better off having Matinpalo or Guenette up all year with JBD getting Hamonic's mins? Probably not tbh, at least not to any significant degree.

 

[BigRig4]

I don’t think you need to buy out the player to avoid making bad roster decisions.

Hamonic isn’t that bad as a 7.

The fact he got a much larger role than that makes me question the coaching decisions far more than the decision to not buy out Hamonic.

Any amount of NHL games for Hamonic, in any role, is bad.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

I can’t beleive kleven laid a huge tone setting hit and then immediately got rocked in a fight and had to leave the game.

That is the most Sens thing I have ever seen.

 

[Crosside]

I can believe a big guys like him, renewing to distribute big hit. Have never learn how to fight

 

[Burrowsaurus]

I don’t think you need to buy out the player to avoid making bad roster decisions.

Hamonic isn’t that bad as a 7.

The fact he got a much larger role than that makes me question the coaching decisions far more than the decision to not buy out Hamonic.

Yes he is that bad as a seven every time he comes in he plays poorly

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I love how players on this team go from game-time decisions to missing a month of hockey.

Genuinely wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t see Brady and Pinto for another 2 weeks.

At this point Green's approach to discussing injuries feels like gaslighting.

 

[Dionysus]

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Time to go 11 forwards 6 D lol

 

[Big Muddy]

It’s surreal how much pushback I got in the summer for saying not buying out Hamonic was a huge mistake. When we miss the playoffs by a few points this will be a pretty easy one to point out as a critical error. The “he’ll basically just be a player-coach, or “he’s just a 7th D he’ll never play” people must feel pretty dumb now.

Hamonic is not a good defender at this stage. But, I don’t think he’s at or near the top of the list of problems with the team. I’d rank lack of scoring way higher.