Dobson is almost 25. Seider is 23. Sanderson just turned 22 and Power will be 22 soon
Personally, I think it's going to be Sanderson, Seider, Dobson and Power. Relatively close though, all these guys will be among the NHL elite for a decade
Didn't we hear this last year and then he was alright?
When do all these amazing players and contracts start helping the Sens win? I've heard they are all amazing and the Sens are a darkhorse to do some damage for multiple years now.
I'll never understand why people come up with these team arguments when talking about a player individually. Hockey is definitely a team game, you have 18 skaters and a goalie having various impacts on a game.
The thing with Ottawa is some people (not just Sens fans) crowned them too fast without looking at who was managing them. I declared after 7 games in the 2020-21 season that they would NOT go anywhere as long as Pierre Dorion was the GM and DJ Smith was the coach. Rest is history, and here we are now after Dorion dilapidated a huge part of this team's potential.
Regarding the reasons why Ottawa struggled : coaching, goaltending, health (Norris and Chabot have been injured a lot these last few years, Stutzle had a bad season for his ability as he played injured all year, etc) and bad support/depth/roster poorly constructed. Jake Sanderson was 21 y/o and it's clear when watching the games how good he is.
You want to use xGA by not g%? So not real goals but just expected ones? You are delusional.
g% is not just GF................
This is Ottawa's year, don't worry.
ok nevermind, I think there would be too much to explain...
The way Power gets talked about here you'd never guess that his closest comparable in terms of 5on5 icetime and goal differential was Miro Heiskanen
You think these 2 variables are the most important to evaluate the quality of a D-man?