Traded Jakob Chychrun (D)

JD1

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Would not want to get carpal tunnel!
Repetitive strain injuries are the worse.

Imagine having to use the remote with your other hand? It'd feel like someone else was changing the channel
 

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I wish we could just sign him to term right now, at a sweetheart number due to his injury history.

Then just pray he plays 82 for us season after season after season. And playoffs after playoffs after playoffs.
 
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Probably the guy I trust out their playing the most minutes and against the other teams top players. He’s all around good at everything and rarely makes a mistake.
 
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Probably the guy I trust out their playing the most minutes and against the other teams top players. He’s all around good at everything and rarely makes a mistake.

I think he's a bit more of a risk-taker than Jake Sanderson. That's not necessarily a bad thing because he has more of an offensive skillset at the moment.

It's why I would split Chychrun and Chabot up and put Sandy with Jakob and Zub with Thomas.
 

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Chychrun is our best defenseman. Sanderson is very good and may eventually be our best but anyone who suggests he's already better than Chychrun is delusional.
 

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Chychrun is our best defenseman. Sanderson is very good and may eventually be our best but anyone who suggests he's already better than Chychrun is delusional.

I've seen 12 (now 13) games of Chychrun and ~77 (now 78) games of Sanderson.

I think being conclusive about anything with that kind of sample is pretty delusional.

I agree that it's a lot to ask for a sophomore to be better than a nearly 400 GP veteran.

Still, I'm reserving my opinion until I can see enough of both guys.
 

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His wrist shot is already clearly the best I’ve ever seen from a Sens D. Just a bullet.

Very good at closing the gap and using his reach to poke check and break opponent’s possession in all zone. Good anticipation too.

We’re very lucky to have him. Changes the dynamic of the entire D
 
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DueDiligence

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It's a 1a, 1b thing with Chychrun and Sanderson. Which pushes chabot to an excellent number 3 guy and zub as a rock solid 4 guy.

Health permitting, that's a beauty of a top 4.
Right now I'd say Chabot is just an OK number 3 with the potential to be excellent if he gets back to his early career form.
 

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Right now I'd say Chabot is just an OK number 3 with the potential to be excellent if he gets back to his early career form.
That’s a bit silly, look at the 3rd best D on every team and you’ll quickly realize after just a handful that he’s not a #3
 

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Chychrun is our best defenseman. Sanderson is very good and may eventually be our best but anyone who suggests he's already better than Chychrun is delusional.
They are just different. Chychrun had some explosive moments last night and he is more of an offensive weapon at the moment but Sanderson has a unique skill set in how he can protect the puck, skate the puck out of trouble and ultimately use his skating in transition.

It is 1 preseason game so great to see but I read that his pair didn't have great 5v5 stats last night either.
 

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Right now I'd say Chabot is just an OK number 3 with the potential to be excellent if he gets back to his early career form.
He's a guy who is gonna really benefit from playing with and around elite players like Chychrun.

If the next coach eases his management load to a number 2 dman and when Chychrun begins talking to him about mistakes etc and he adjusts, we should see a huge net gain.
 

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I think he's a bit more of a risk-taker than Jake Sanderson. That's not necessarily a bad thing because he has more of an offensive skillset at the moment.

It's why I would split Chychrun and Chabot up and put Sandy with Jakob and Zub with Thomas.
I thought him and Chabot played well together last night. They just gotta get used to one another. What I liked is they seamlessly could switch from side to side makes them really dynamic. They just need lots of reps. Once they do the natural talent will take over to go with their unreal skill sets. They should get all the O zone starts which will really make this team dangerous on icings. Set plays to get Chychrun a shot off the draw would yield insane results.

I didnt know Chych had that type of vision he showed last night. A couple unreal seam passes and some breakaway feeds too. I think he should be on PP 1 personally. This maybe crazy but I may not have Sanderson on either PP. Reason being if they have Zub and Sanderson ready as soon as the PP ends the momentum shift should be negated as they are so good defensively.

I also personally like when a team has a set shut down pair and Sanderson and Zub are the teams best defensive D men.
 

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I think he's a bit more of a risk-taker than Jake Sanderson. That's not necessarily a bad thing because he has more of an offensive skillset at the moment.

It's why I would split Chychrun and Chabot up and put Sandy with Jakob and Zub with Thomas.
I was at the game last night and I'd be surprised if they didn't do this. As much as I want Chabot/Chychrun to work, the defensive effort was inconsistent.
 
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Just for sake of discussion and all this Chabot complaining. Not necessarily something I'd do, but what about a Chabot for Mackenzie Weegar swap? Would save us some cash and put more of a well rounded RD to slot in. Probably not worth the long term pain of that contract, but could arguably be a better fit for today.
 
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NyQuil

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I was at the game last night and I'd be surprised if they didn't do this. As much as I want Chabot/Chychrun to work, the defensive effort was inconsistent.

I don't know if there are personalities involved or a pecking order when it comes to #1 D and Chabot's tenure with the team and his "A".

To me it's a no-brainer so I'm not sure where DJ is at.

Chychrun said a lot of nice things about playing with Chabot so we shall see.

bert said:
I didnt know Chych had that type of vision he showed last night. A couple unreal seam passes and some breakaway feeds too. I think he should be on PP 1 personally.

He plays a similar role to Norris in that his shot can bring the defence in to block it, but it can open up those lanes (as it did to Batherson) when they do so.

If they back off, he can just shoot and score, unscreened if necessary. He has that kind of velocity.

I'd think you would have to have him and Norris on different units, the way they are set up.

bert said:
This maybe crazy but I may not have Sanderson on either PP. Reason being if they have Zub and Sanderson ready as soon as the PP ends the momentum shift should be negated as they are so good defensively.

It might be best for the team but my god, the ribbing the fanbase would take on that contract of his.
 

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I don't know who should get PP2 minutes between Chabot/Sanderson (maybe both if Pinto misses time to start the year, but that's for another thread) but Chychrun has to be on the top unit.

His shot could and would be a bit of an X factor on the same unit Tim is running with Brady as the net front presence. I knew he'd have the best slapper from the moment he got here but his wrister has surprised me and I think could be a real dangerous asset if he's getting quick shots on net instead of needing to load up all the time.

My biggest criticism of Chabot on the PP has always been his shot (or lack thereof). Chychrun does a lot of the same good things while having a much better shot and having that extra threat would give the big boys some room to work down low.
 
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