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Traded Vladimir Tarasenko (1 year, 5 million)

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GCK said:
It wasn’t one player. It’s years of experience playing that style across different coaches.


We will see.
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Ya, it's going to be interesting. That team lost as many solid contributors as any
 
GCK said:
The Bruins have a fantastic top 4 D and 2 goaltenders who have proven themselves. Up front they still have Pasternak and Marchand as well as guys who can grind teams down. Their scoring will likely decrease but they know how to shut teams down.
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Strong defensive centers like Bergeron and krejci were a huge part of why they were able to shut teams down.
 
GCK said:
It wasn’t one player. It’s years of experience playing that style across different coaches.
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Exactly. Those experienced core players that made this possible are all retiring/leaving/declining.
 
SpezDispenser said:
Wow, I dunno about that yet.
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The last 20 games he played last year to me put him easily in the top 5 - I think he’s better then Chara, Hossa and Alfie so it’s only EK65.

Don’t think he can get to EK65 level of excellence but I think Sandy will have a Cup by age 25 and maybe the Conn Smyth and a Norris (maybe all in the same season) so it could be no contest for best Sen ever
 
Tuna99 said:
The last 20 games he played last year to me put him easily in the top 5 - I think he’s better then Chara, Hossa and Alfie so it’s only EK65.

Don’t think he can get to EK65 level of excellence but I think Sandy will have a Cup by age 25 and maybe the Conn Smyth and a Norris (maybe all in the same season) so it could be no contest for best Sen ever
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I mean he looks like a Heiskanen type talent - likely the top skater on the team - but Norris and Smythe? That's some kind of projection man.
 
LuckyPierre said:
I mean he looks like a Heiskanen type talent - likely the top skater on the team - but Norris and Smythe? That's some kind of projection man.
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He’ll do it, maybe multiple times. Best Ottawa rookie I’ve ever seen.
 
SpezDispenser said:
I'll etransfer you 20 bucks if that happens. No questions asked.
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Make it $20000 and you have a deal

PoutineSp00nZ said:
That alfredsson guy had a pretty good rookie season if I recall.
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Totally. But what Sandy did last year as a Dman - doing it all at an exceptional level with such maturity and focus on winning, I think apart from McDavid he’s going to be in conversation for best player in the NHL in 2-3 years
 
Tuna99 said:
Make it $20000 and you have a deal



Totally. But what Sandy did last year as a Dman - doing it all at an exceptional level with such maturity and focus on winning, I think apart from McDavid he’s going to be in conversation for best player in the NHL in 2-3 years
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Tuna99 said:
Make it $20000 and you have a deal



Totally. But what Sandy did last year as a Dman - doing it all at an exceptional level with such maturity and focus on winning, I think apart from McDavid he’s going to be in conversation for best player in the NHL in 2-3 years
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I'll be happy if he's the best defenseman on the senators.

Expecting him to be a top 3 player in the league is pretty damned optimistic.

I hope youre right but my expectations aren't that high.
 
Locked on Sens tweet a picture taking by Yana of his son with a Sens hat. I hope everything goes well and he extended his time here.
 
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PoutineSp00nZ said:
I'll be happy if he's the best defenseman on the senators.

Expecting him to be a top 3 player in the league is pretty damned optimistic.

I hope youre right but my expectations aren't that high.
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He’s easily the best Dman on the Senators and by game 10 of this season Wil be considered their best player (which he is already just the fans need to catch up after the articles are printed)

This is the exact same conversations I had about year 1-2 Erik Karlsson - when he got demoted to the AHL I thought it was stupid and the response from most fans was he needed it and he was only 19 because most fans honestly don’t really know what to think they just think what TSN tells them to think.
 
Tuna99 said:
He’s easily the best Dman on the Senators and by game 10 of this season Wil be considered their best player (which he is already just the fans need to catch up after the articles are printed)

This is the exact same conversations I had about year 1-2 Erik Karlsson - when he got demoted to the AHL I thought it was stupid and the response from most fans was he needed it and he was only 19 because most fans honestly don’t really know what to think they just think what TSN tells them to think.
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I like Sanderson. I like him a lot. I think he'll be our best defenseman this year and our best over the next decade.

But here's the thing....if he ends up a better player than our 90 point 21 year old center...if he's better than that guy... we're going to win multiple cups imo
 
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Tuna99 said:
He’s easily the best Dman on the Senators and by game 10 of this season Wil be considered their best player (which he is already just the fans need to catch up after the articles are printed)

This is the exact same conversations I had about year 1-2 Erik Karlsson - when he got demoted to the AHL I thought it was stupid and the response from most fans was he needed it and he was only 19 because most fans honestly don’t really know what to think they just think what TSN tells them to think.
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No he isn’t the best player.
 
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Mingus Dew said:
I'm optimistic for sure. We should absolutely be a playoff team with this roster and league average goaltending. The major wrinkle is that we are playing in what will probably be the best division in the NHL.

Better possession metrics and a better breakout will help. Ultimately we need guys to be more mentally focused and committed to structure so that unforced errors don't lead to gaudy GA numbers. I don't know shit about hockey systems so I don't know if we play a good one, but regardless there are lots of guys on this team that didn't execute the system well last year. That should be improved.

No way I can project the Sens to finish at the top of the division until we see how they're playing defensively. Would take a major step forward.



Norris is probably going to start the year cold. It's to be expected after all the time he missed.

Will be imperative that he's able to shake it off and also that we can insulate him somewhat in the early days.
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This is also the time of the year that fans tends to be a little myopic and focus on their own team. In the meantime, rival teams take strides to become better as well. We can focus on Boston, but there are other teams in the division and the conference that aren't going to remain static. It should be an interesting year. I would use the term cautious optimism here I suppose.
 
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