Player Discussion Linus Ullmark (G)

[Carl Hungus]

congrats Sens fans

Ullmark is a great guy and i hope he plays very well for you

 

[aragorn]

Well the good news is that we won't have to hear people crying about him not re-signing here. Looks like a good deal for both sides & they are set in net for 5 yrs. Stois making a lot of good moves.

 

[mysens]

No surprise here really, there was no way this guy was going to spend over 3 1/2 million dollars in buying a home in Ottawa without having an idea that they talked about numbers. I said it all along this guy is signing!!!

 

[Good in Osgoode]

It might simply be a coincidence, but he signed for the exact same AAV as Swayman lol.

In my opinion, it is no coincidence that he signed just a couple of days after Swayman did.
It would seem he was just waiting to see what his buddy Swayman got.

 

[albator71]

Let's f***ing go!!!! Thank you what a relief to have Linus as our #1 goalie for the next 5 years

 

[coladin]

Only big ticket players needing re-signing are Giroux and Greig, after that there's Kleven and JBD

We also need a goalie, and some bottom six guys.

JR said this morning that the cap is going to 92 so there is 17.5...and made a good point that right now they are paying almost $10M in goalies. Next year you have 8.25 and Sogaard at 775 I think, so we are good

 

[milkbag]

This is basically it.

I don't understand why people are still so obsessed with Dorion. He's gone. Move on already.

People still mention Mike Millbury as GM and Wayne Gretzky as a coach. Turns out when you're exceptionally bad at something you get talked about for a long time.

 

[ToastrStutzle]

Now just don't let Harmonic on the ice to bury a player right into Ullmark

 

[OttawaSenators11]

Nice to have a franchise goalie locked up thru his prime!

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Ullmark: There's a change in the air around this team

Sens GM Steve Staios and goaltender Linus Ullmark speak to the media after the netminder signed a 4-year extension to keep him in Ottawa for the next 5 seasons

www.tsn.ca

not sure if this was posted

Dean Brown was allowed to ask a question. Handled very well by Ullmark lol

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

This is basically it.

I don't understand why people are still so obsessed with Dorion. He's gone. Move on already.

Have you taken down his posters in your room yet?

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I love Ullmark's confidence in this team. He's just been in Boston so he knows exactly what it takes to be a contender, so him saying he thinks they're on the right track is huge.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

f*** yes

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Daccord is younger, played 50 games (versus 40 for Ullmark) and put up 2.46gaa and .916sv% compared to Ullmark's 2.55gaa and .915sv%. We're paying for a longer track record but there's no way if you removed the names that you'd suggest the second stat line is worth $3.25M more per season.

Yes, everyone knows that the best way to evaluate goalies is by looking at Just One Season - especially when that season is a huge progression/deviation from the rest of his career.

Signed,
Martin Gerber
Andrew Hammond
Joonas Korpisalo
etc

 

[mysens]

I am enamored with this guy, the love and respect he shows his wife and children and how he continually mentions it all the time that what he is doing and the decisions that he’s making are for them. Love this guy.

 

[aragorn]

Good contract & term for this team, thanks Linus. Next re-sign Giroux to an affordable team friendly contract.

 

[dumbdick]

This is the official test.

If this one doesn't work out, we're the problem.

But honestly, even if ottawa is the goalie graveyard it's rumored to be, we still want the best guy in there.

 

[BankStreetParade]

Yes, everyone knows that the best way to evaluate goalies is by looking at Just One Season - especially when that season is a huge progression/deviation from the rest of his career.

Signed,
Martin Gerber
Andrew Hammond
Joonas Korpisalo
etc

Right. As opposed to the absolute hallmark of consistency the position has become known for.

 

[HSF]

great job Staois

showed him that he is a key part to our team

 

[BankStreetParade]

I removed the names, I think I'd pay the extra

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Congrats, you proved the exact thing I said: "we're paying for the longer track record"...

 

[dumbdick]

I think us ruining goalies is how this deal got done. Linus doesn't want to risk getting hung out to dry by the sens system in a contract year so he inked now.

He shorted his own stock.

...and for us, even if our system shells goalies, we still want the best one we can get in net to stem the bleeding.

Win-win.

 

[aragorn]

Finally acquired & signed an NHL goalie with Vezina Pedigree. Haven't had one since Hasek.

 

[dumbdick]

Finally acquired & signed an NHL goalie with Vezina Pedigree. Haven't had one since Hasek.

A few got pretty close after leaving here.

But Ullmark is the best of the bunch i think.

 

[Silky Johnson]

according to puckpedia we will have 12.5million cap space for next year with 13/23 players interesting hopfully couple prospects break in next year.

I think that doesn't have the 4.5 - 5M cap increase included.

 

[HSF]

Ottawa played this well. Brought him Ullmark and made him feel important and like a core member of the leadership right away. They let him take the spot lot over the past few weeks and probably had the right guys talk to him like Alfie about Ottawa who can relate as a fellow swede.

In contrast to bringing in DBC and playing him on the second PP unit to start the year. There is a difference in how Ottawa is trying to show Ullmark that this team is great while previous management seem to trade for a player then play them in positions that didn't make sense for them