PTO: [OTT] D Calen Addison signs PTO with the Senators

[MMC]

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[Wallet Inspector]

Wasn't Addison actually considered pretty good a couple years ago?

 

[Hale The Villain]

Wasn't Addison actually considered pretty good a couple years ago?

Put up solid numbers when he was running Minnesota's top PP.

Since he won't get top unit PP time in Ottawa, or even second unit PP time, I struggle to see the fit.

 

[TheBeard]

He started out strong in SJ but just fizzled out and basically became a liability.

 

[57special]

Decent running a PP, 3rd pairing at best otherwise. You would think that he would be better with a breakout pass considering how good he is on the O zone with the puck, but he just isn't wired to play in the D zone. I guess the hope would be that he learns to at least be mediocre defensively, in which case he could help a team needing PP help.

He's passive, and hesitant defensively. His smaller size doesn't help him win board battles, either. In the AHL he was feisty on occasion, and would drop the gloves, but he hasn't been able to bring that game with him into the NHL.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I remember when he was a top prospect in Pittsburgh

 

[amnesiac]

Wasn't Addison actually considered pretty good a couple years ago?

may be the worst defensive player in the league

 

[Stive Morgan]

Wasn't Addison actually considered pretty good a couple years ago?

Decent PP quarterback but nothing special in his current form, but he is god-awful defensively so he's not really worth it.

 

[MS]

The only way Addison has any utility is if he's running a team's PP1, but that seems unlikely in Ottawa as surely Sanderson/Chabot will take those minutes.

Awful ES player. And it's not even like he generates any ES offense to make up for his defensive play.

 

[Erep]

The only way Addison has any utility is if he's running a team's PP1, but that seems unlikely in Ottawa as surely Sanderson/Chabot will take those minutes.

Awful ES player. And it's not even like he generates any ES offense to make up for his defensive play.

He got taken off of the Sharks powerplay in favor of a mix 5th forwards, some of whom will not be in the NHL next year.

 

[MS]

He got taken off of the Sharks powerplay in favor of a mix 5th forwards, some of whom will not be in the NHL next year.

Yeah, that too. He did look decent on Minny's PP the year prior, though.

 

[Altimus]

Could he play as a winger if he sucks so bad defensively? Likely hoping to land a North American job before he makes the jump to Switzerland.

 

[KevinRedkey]

I like the idea in theory but he's a righty and the Sens already have JBD and Hamonic for that role.

Seems like a bad fit tbh.

 

[BKarchitect]

Last gasp shot at the NHL for the future Barys Astana legend.

 

[bert]

may be the worst defensive player in the league

You cant say that about every senators player. It can only be one.

 

[NyQuil]

Decent running a PP, 3rd pairing at best otherwise. You would think that he would be better with a breakout pass considering how good he is on the O zone with the puck, but he just isn't wired to play in the D zone. I guess the hope would be that he learns to at least be mediocre defensively, in which case he could help a team needing PP help.

He's passive, and hesitant defensively. His smaller size doesn't help him win board battles, either. In the AHL he was feisty on occasion, and would drop the gloves, but he hasn't been able to bring that game with him into the NHL.

We replaced Brannstrom with Brannstrom.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Perhaps the least physically capable defenseman in the NHL last season

 

[Hobnobs]

He's basically a decent PP option on a basement dweller. Don't see the Sens signing him during or after camp.

 

[bobbythebrain]

may be the worst defensive player in the league

"Hold my beer"- Tony Deangelo

 

[Silky Johnson]

We replaced Brannstrom with Brannstrom.

Well if we replaced Brannstrom @ 2M (his Sens qualifying offer) with league minimum Brannstrom, that is all good.

 

[rynryn]

by some Wild fans. Thats about it AFAIK. against all evidence some still do.

Wasn't Addison actually considered pretty good a couple years ago?

 

[57special]

Addison looked assured with the puck in the O zone, especially on the PP, and consistently made good decisions. That's not nothing. Since he was young, it was thought that he could improve his defensive game somewhat, and become a PP/3rd RHD(which are always in demand). As things progressed in MN, there were mutterings that Addison wasn't improving, or taking coaching well. I mean, he had Jared Spurgeon, a tiny but superb two way RHD on the same team to learn from, but his game didn't seem to change.

If he could improve on his puck retrievals at ES then he could be good on breakouts. The guy knows how to pass. He just seems weirdly passive in the D zone. He's not like a Klingberg, who can do all sorts of stuff athletically, but makes all sorts of weird decisions leading to mistakes. Addison just sort of disappears. I wonder if it's partly a confidence issue at this point.

People on here are reveling on shitting on him(because it's easy), w/o acknowledging that he does some things significantly better than most Dmen in the league. That's got to be worth giving him another chance, though why the hell it would be OTT is beyond me. I guess he and Kleven could be a Yin/Yang pair together at some time in the future?

 

[Al Lagoon]

Perhaps the least physically capable defenseman in the NHL last season

He'd probably kick your ass in a brawl though, right?

 

[KevinRedkey]

Hamonic, JBD, and Addison will battle it out for the 3-RD positon I guess. One will end up being a 7D (my guess is Hamonic), and the other likely let go on sent to the AHL (my guess is Addison).

It very much looks like Kleven is going to slot in to the 3-LD position, but there's basically no LD after him. If When Chabot gets injured, it's really thin on that side. I would have preferred to give a PTO to a lefty for that reason.

 

[Kcoyote3]

He'd probably kick your ass in a brawl though, right?

Yeah he would