I'm thinking they probably do something similar to last year and get Chicago (or a different rebuilding team) to take him his contract for something like a 2nd or another swap of the late 1st they own for one of Chicago's mid-late 2nds.
Chicago has over 40M in cap space opening up and there's very few quality UFAs this year. Hence why they agreed to take on Zaitsev's last year for a 2nd+4th.
I dont think Chicago is going to spend 6M to move up 15 spots in a draft. Toronto likely has to move a first. Chicago now having Zaitsev in the books will be less likely to take on Murray unless its a 1st coming back. Would Toronto give up a 1st to shed the contract completely? The alternative is buying him out and only having a 0.687M caphit next year.
Yep surmised the same , when heard May 15 bids would be due. Figured by time approval goes through, it’s going to be too late.Whomever is the successful bidder might have time to hire a GM or POHO before the draft/free Agency, but I doubt it.
Likely return with Dorion as GM and Smith as Coach on very short leashes next year.
Lmao what a f***ing joke if true.FWIW…
Team is prepared to hand over the “keys” as of July 1st.
Whomever is the successful bidder might have time to hire a GM or POHO before the draft/free Agency, but I doubt it.
Likely return with Dorion as GM and Smith as Coach on very short leashes next year.
It's not true.Can someone clarify this for me?
I was just told that if we qualify ADB then we cannot trade him this year, and he walks to UFA.
That can’t possibly be true can it?
FWIW…
Team is prepared to hand over the “keys” as of July 1st.
Whomever is the successful bidder might have time to hire a GM or POHO before the draft/free Agency, but I doubt it.
Likely return with Dorion as GM and Smith as Coach on very short leashes next year.
How is it he's repeatedly failed? By not making the playoffs? That really hasn't been an objective and prior to this past season he hasn't had anywhere close to the roster to make it.Lmao what a f***ing joke if true.
Boston and NYR fired coaches just for losing in round 1, Sens stick with DJ despite repeated failures.
How is it he's repeatedly failed? By not making the playoffs? That really hasn't been an objective and prior to this past season he hasn't had anywhere close to the roster to make it.
Having a team built for the playoffs and being unsuccessful is failure.
I don't think what DJ's done the past few years qualifies as failure.
And I think you know the difference
We easily had a playoff roster this season and we were the worst team in the league at the end of November.How is it he's repeatedly failed? By not making the playoffs? That really hasn't been an objective and prior to this past season he hasn't had anywhere close to the roster to make it.
Having a team built for the playoffs and being unsuccessful is failure.
I don't think what DJ's done the past few years qualifies as failure.
And I think you know the difference
Close, 28thWe easily had a playoff roster this season and we were the worst team in the league at the end of November.
Any discussion of how well you or I or anyone expected the Sens to do this year has to start with how good you thought Jake Sanderson would be.Close, 28th
I thought they’d come up just short, and they did
did you think they make the playoffs, even after Norris went down.
We easily had a playoff roster this season and we were the worst team in the league at the end of November.
I was really high on Sanderson, his season did not shock me at all, but I didn't think we were making the playoffs going into the year (I had us pegged as a long shot, but it was possible). I also had Pens and Washington as close to locks to make the playoffs.Any discussion of how well you or I or anyone expected the Sens to do this year has to start with how good you thought Jake Sanderson would be.
IE, if someone had told me in September he’d be an absolute stud, best player on the ice most of the time, I’d have said the Sens should make the playoffs.
Injuries happen every year. Teams like Vegas and Colorado had tonnes of injuries and still made the playoffs.We were missing Norris and Zub for most of that period, Sanderson was playing his first ~20 pro games, and we hadn't yet traded for Chychrun. I don't think anybody thought we easily had a playoff roster at that point even before the injuries, to say we did with the benefit of hindsight is quite the feat.
Yes, injuries happen every year, and they derail teams every year. Teams like Colorado (current SC champs) and Vegas (perennial contender for the SC and going to the WCF) have the margin to overcome injuries. Other teams like Washington weren't able to overcome their injuries despite both being generally considered playoff caliber.Injuries happen every year. Teams like Vegas and Colorado had tonnes of injuries and still made the playoffs.
My biggest concern though is we always come out of the gate so poorly. It is like the team can only win when the games don't matter.
Not a joke. With the sale imminent, no management/coaching changes will be made.Lmao what a f***ing joke if true.
Boston and NYR fired coaches just for losing in round 1, Sens stick with DJ despite repeated failures.
Well if Vegas didn't have injuries and were unable to put guys on LTIR , they would need to lose $15 million of salary. In the playoffs their total salary is over $97 million for the guys they are playing.Injuries happen every year. Teams like Vegas and Colorado had tonnes of injuries and still made the playoffs.
My biggest concern though is we always come out of the gate so poorly. It is like the team can only win when the games don't matter.
Yes, injuries happen every year, and they derail teams every year. Teams like Colorado (current SC champs) and Vegas (perennial contender for the SC and going to the WCF) have the margin to overcome injuries. Other teams like Washington weren't able to overcome their injuries despite both being generally considered playoff caliber.
They’d still have all summer to make a coaching change if they’re supposedly handing over the keys on July 1st. I get the GM staying since there are a lot more moving parts there.Not a joke. With the sale imminent, no management/coaching changes will be made.