Ray Kinsella
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Friedman looks like he just woke up from a one month nap.
I don't know in what world I would ever agree to Ceci getting 4.5... He's hot garbage..Melnyk has to losen the purse strings .. sign Karlsson, Stone, Duchene and let the Sens resemble an NHL team that he apparently wants to own.
Karlsson 11.2 million with 20 million in bonus $ in the first 3 years.
Stone 7.5-7.75 x 8
Duchene 7.5-7.75 x 8
Ceci .. under 4.5 ok ... over trade him.
This is going to continue to drag out right to training camp.
I don't know in what world I would ever agree to Ceci getting 4.5... He's hot garbage..
Fine with me other than calling a person hot garbage because you don't like how they play. But lets trade him for futures.. promote Jaros and throw the difference at Karlsson's contract
AHHHH, see folks, just what I have been saying for months. There was never a deal, nor was any deal close. EK wants to stay here, as I have been saying all along. He is not going anywhere. The owner and the kid are banging heads, as I said before, the billionaire vs the millionaire. Both sides want this figured out. SO, yes, the guy who comes in and ruffles feathers has said what Fried just said.
Unfortunately, EM can’t/won’t change his narsistic ways.Maybe they need a professional mediator
Yeah we need tampa to start like 7 and 15. Then maybe yzerman will offer raddysh on top of his Callahan and a second package.If this drags out to training camp then the underperforming teams will be pressured bigtime to buy and the offers for karll will go up
Friedman looks like he just woke up from a one month nap.
Hahaha... I totally thought of the groundhog thing too lolAnd he saw his shadow which means six more weeks of Karlsson trade rumours.
I agree. Is that what you're hearing?
The more this thing gets pushed forward without Karlsson signing in Ottawa , the less likely Ryan will be included in any EK trade imo. I think it is moving towards a rental deal more than anything . No way Ryan is included in a rental deal. Sens should eat some of Ryan's Salary and move him on his own. Even if that was 3 million the savings could be enough to extend Karlsson. Dorion has to grow a pair.More so that nothing is brewing right now unless Melnyk backs off on Ryan.
My dream scenario is Karlsson is traded, we obtain great return, EK doesnt sign extension right away, something happens and Melnyk sells, EK returns with Alfie.
Ceci is likely not worth $4.5 M (top-4 money) and he is also not suited to play a shutdown guy in the top-4. He may still have some offence in him, but not under Boucher.
A trade may be the best case scenario for Ceci, which includes re-signing of 65, Stone, and Duchene.
Ceci can still fetch an early round pick as a youngish top-4 guy (on a team with a veteran defensive defenceman), or a combo of a pick + a young prospect in some team's top 7 to 10 ranking. Ceci's still a "baby" for a defenceman as a 24 year old RD who already has a lot of experience (including post season) at that age range.
The thing is, Dorion protected Ceci in the expansion draft, so he's not going to trade him one year later .... he has to save face if you like, but Dorion likes Ceci, and it would look so foolish to trade him, and would almost be admitting he protected the wrong D man......... which he did not.
He just protected the younger guy with more value, and it was the right move even if we all miss Karlsson having a competent partner. Ceci and many other more important players are now up for new contracts though, so all cards are on the table especially for a team hamstrung by such a low strict budget and inability to pay huge bonus money. I think we do keep him like you do, but i dont think it has anything to do with saving face from the expansion draft.The thing is, Dorion protected Ceci in the expansion draft, so he's not going to trade him one year later .... he has to save face if you like, but Dorion likes Ceci, and it would look so foolish to trade him, and would almost be admitting he protected the wrong D man......... which he did not.
Dorion can screw up all on his own .. but Melnyk makes his job tougher.
Dorion has to push back.. If he already is, he has to push back harder.
Everyone in this thread is desperate lol. Karlsson is waiting for a team sale. Karlsson wont sign. Teams are in a holding pattern. This is going to playout in training camp.
We don't know ****, Karlsson will likely be traded, the return will be good, and the day all of us don't check our phones for a Karlssonwatch update will be the day he is traded. Soon, but not too soon.
In two weeks time we will know the new franchise direction. If Stone isn't signed, it's a total rebuild. 2 weeks left!
Its often. Zaibanejad and Turris deals are two examples. Soon to be FA needing big deals dealt? Ya , not a coincidence