Management UPDATE: Steve Staios GM and POHO, Dave Poulin Senior VP of Hockey Operations

[Blotto71]

I, for one, am very happy they are slow playing any kind of Giroux extension. I am starting to wonder if he won't remain a FA until the last moment he can sign with a team and still be eligible for playoffs - he'd be a great depth pick-up down the stretch next year.

 

[ottawagm]

I, for one, am very happy they are slow playing any kind of Giroux extension. I am starting to wonder if he won't remain a FA until the last moment he can sign with a team and still be eligible for playoffs - he'd be a great depth pick-up down the stretch next year.

Was just thinking the same thing. It wouldn't surprise me to see him sit out the first 30 games next year and sign a cheap 1 year deal in Feb, hopefully with Ottawa.

Then we can use his money to get another player for the year and add him for the playoff.

 

[bicboi64]

Can't imagine he'd want to go anywhere else given his roots here.

Really hoping his next deal isn't past $4 million and for 2 years. That's what it took to sign Perron, and that's the minimum it'll take to keep Giroux

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

He is going to be a GM of the year finalist so long as we don't get bounced. Pierre Dorion was a finalist in 2017, which is interesting.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

He is going to be a GM of the year finalist so long as we don't get bounced. Pierre Dorion was a finalist in 2017, which is interesting.

we better not make a Duchene esque trade then.

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

we better not make a Duchene esque trade then.

He got it before the Duchene trade.

Chiarelli was another finalist. I don't pay close attention to the NHL awards, so I assumed that it's the type of thing where because it's voted during the conference final, it skews to the GM of an overachieving team, but looking at the last few winners it seems pretty fair (Jim Nill has won a few times).

Dorion did make some big moves (Brassard, Burrows) - but I don't know how significant of a role they actually played in the run. Brassard had his moments, but he didn't quite come as advertised. I am probably in the minority that I think the Phaneuf trade a year earlier was brilliant if you consider how dire the Senators situation was with their need for a top 4 defenseman and their inability to shed cash/spend. But if I recall that move was more Bryan Murray, although I could be wrong.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

He got it before the Duchene trade.

Chiarelli was another finalist. I don't pay close attention to the NHL awards, so I assumed that it's the type of thing where because it's voted during the conference final, it skews to the GM of an overachieving team, but looking at the last few winners it seems pretty fair (Jim Nill has won a few times).

Dorion did make some big moves (Brassard, Burrows) - but I don't know how significant of a role they actually played in the run. Brassard had his moments, but he didn't quite come as advertised. I am probably in the minority that I think the Phaneuf trade a year earlier was brilliant if you consider how dire the Senators situation was with their need for a top 4 defenseman and their inability to shed cash/spend. But if I recall that move was more Bryan Murray, although I could be wrong.

Iirc, Murray was GM but he credited ass GM Dorion for negotiating that one.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

He got it before the Duchene trade.

Chiarelli was another finalist. I don't pay close attention to the NHL awards, so I assumed that it's the type of thing where because it's voted during the conference final, it skews to the GM of an overachieving team, but looking at the last few winners it seems pretty fair (Jim Nill has won a few times).

Dorion did make some big moves (Brassard, Burrows) - but I don't know how significant of a role they actually played in the run. Brassard had his moments, but he didn't quite come as advertised. I am probably in the minority that I think the Phaneuf trade a year earlier was brilliant if you consider how dire the Senators situation was with their need for a top 4 defenseman and their inability to shed cash/spend. But if I recall that move was more Bryan Murray, although I could be wrong.

Basically, I'm just saying, don't do anything stupid. The only thing I'd spend a first for is a legit young cost controlled player, ala not a Duchene.

 

[zenator]

Here's a crazy move if say Giroux decides to retire. We'd still have 9 top 9 forwards.
Without paying Giroux, we'd have about $9 million to sign RHD Aaron Ekblad (not that he'd cost that much at this point in his career, but we'd have to overpay). Or maybe Neal Pionk, if Ekblad is too risky. We'd have one of the best D corps in the league.
Sanderson-Zub
Chabot-Ekblad
Kleven-Jensen
Matinpalo

I'm not expecting this to happen, but it would be good to have a top 4 like that.
We'd need to pick up a 3rd line winger making like $1.5 mil at the trade deadline to have better forward depth.

Edit: I checked out the Florida forum, it looks like some Florida fans don't want Ekblad back. He's had a lot of injuries, perhaps he's declining early from many miles and being banged up. On one hand, he could be cheaper to sign, but I'd only consider 2 years, which means he'll probably sign elsewhere. So, I'd make Pionk my focus, although, I'm sure Winnipeg will want him back.

 

[bicboi64]

If we sign Ekblad, we'll be placing bets on how long he stays off/on the IR.

 

[Perratrooper]

Sorry if this is the wrong thread, but would Sens fans have any interest in Lehkonen in the off-season?

 

[DueDiligence]

Can't imagine he'd want to go anywhere else given his roots here.

Really hoping his next deal isn't past $4 million and for 2 years. That's what it took to sign Perron, and that's the minimum it'll take to keep Giroux

take away CG's faceoff ability and I would say Perron is more effective overall on a shift by shift basis.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Sorry if this is the wrong thread, but would Sens fans have any interest in Lehkonen in the off-season?

in a word yes

 

[Perratrooper]

in a word yes

What sort of package would the Sens be willing to offer? I wouldn’t be opposed to a more future heavy deal depending on the pieces being considered.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

What sort of package would the Sens be willing to offer? I wouldn’t be opposed to a more future heavy deal depending on the pieces being considered.

I like the player .. not sure what a trade would look like. Maybe post it in the trade thread and get more bites

 

[bicboi64]

take away CG's faceoff ability and I would say Perron is more effective overall on a shift by shift basis.

For all we know, Perron could just be having a hot streak. I'm taking Giroux's IQ and playmaking over Perron any day. Perron with Giroux's ice time and march ups would be looking even worse. If we start next season with Perron on the roster and let Giroux walk, that's a major downgrade.

 

[aragorn]

I think they re-sign Giroux for at least a yr or two & Perron has another yr on his contract so I expect he will be back as will Amadio who has another two yrs on his contract. I don't see much change in the top nine for next season & the only real question is where will Zetterlund fit in. My guess is if they leave him in Giroux's spot on the top line than Giroux most likely either pushes Perron down a line to replace Amadio & push him down a line or Giroux goes right into Amadio's spot on that 3rd line for that next season. Either way it pushes Amadio to the 4th line.

What they do with their 4th line will be interesting given Cousins, Highmore & Gaudette are all UFAs? Will Halliday get promoted next season & where will he play if he does? Do they re-sign Crookshank or Reinhardt? Do they re-sign Gilbert? Does Guennette also get promoted? Will they sign a vet backup goalie or go with Merilainen as the backup which is what I think they should do? They have some decisions to make this summer including will they make a big signing in the UFA market this summer?

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Ekblad is going to get a massive contract. I don't think it is realistic at all to bring him up with the Senators.

Florida added Jones, who after this season has 5 years left at a 7M cap hit. This probably shows what they wanted to pay for the player in that spot. I doubt Ekblad would have signed that kind of contract. Chychrun just got 9M x 8 years with signing bonuses. The market has been reset.

 

[DueDiligence]

For all we know, Perron could just be having a hot streak. I'm taking Giroux's IQ and playmaking over Perron any day. Perron with Giroux's ice time and march ups would be looking even worse. If we start next season with Perron on the roster and let Giroux walk, that's a major downgrade.

Giroux was poor the last 30 games of last season and the pattern is repeating again. There comes a time when even a really smart player can't keep up. I could see the Sens moving on from both Perron and Giroux.

 

[Hale The Villain]

With the cap jumping and a weak UFA class coming up, we could do a lot worse than signing Giroux to a short-term deal that won't break the bank.

 

[Cosmix]

I wonder if Staios will trade our first round pick plus other assets prior to the 2025 draft to acquire a young highly regarded prospect to play in our top 6 next season. We have a short window to improve the team during the next 2 or 3 years and a top draft pick likely won't be NHL ready and fully developed/experienced in that timeframe.

 

[Hale The Villain]

I wonder if Staios will trade our first round pick plus other assets prior to the 2025 draft to acquire a young highly regarded prospect to play in our top 6 next season. We have a short window to improve the team during the next 2 or 3 years and a top draft pick likely won't be NHL ready and fully developed/experienced in that timeframe.

Why though?

Tkachuk - Stutzle - Zetterlund
Perron - Cozens - Batherson
Greig - Pinto - Giroux/Amadio

No room in the top 9, let alone the top 6.

And the last thing this team should do is trade another 1st round pick, even if it's for a young player.