Unless I am mistaken, the 3rd becomes a 1st if Miller re-signs or if the Blues make the Conf final. Thus most likely 2 firsts, which is what the poster said.
Ok didn't know that as they don't say it on the trade tracker lol (spending much less time on the NHL now). So maybe they will get another "maybe" like Eaves, O'Brien, Noesen, Puempel, etc. It's a good "meh" return then, I'd rather have more quality than quantity but it still is probably what about any GM in the league would have gotten. NHL is not a stupid video game. The guys are not magicians with Jedi mind tricks clicking on buttons. They get what they can based on market value and it really depends with what team you work with rather than anything else, what they have available, their needs, their depth, etc.
Serious question. Are you a Senators fan or a Tim Murray fan? You seem to be heartbroken that he's gone and you pine over him like a lost love. If Tim was the greatest thing since sliced bread, why is our team mired in mediocrity? He has as much a thumbprint on this franchise as any GM could. He had autonomy by being the GMs nephew.
Getting OT but I take your post to elaborate on a more general reflection. I think that nowadays a big portion of people don't live in reality anymore. Can't blame them, the world is a total mess. Just read on what teens are fed with today (synthetic drugs, for example) or the virtual worlds they live in (Facebook, video games...). It's funny how many 15-20 years old teens told me how mature they are when they never worked for a cent and still live in the cocoon of their parents.
And since you imply that "our team mired in mediocrity", it might reflect the actual opinion of this board on the team... So my question is why would it be the case in the year 3 of the "rebuild plan"? The team is supposed to be a contender already? Is it realistic? Which teams are the example of a such quick turnaround? And without drafting top-5 a few times?
St-Louis might be a good example, but even then, they missed the playoffs 5 times in 6 years and lost in round 1 when they made it and they got to pick 1st, 13th, 4th, 17th and 14th at the draft.
I'm a senators hockey fan. Which is why I'm so disappointed timmy is not taking over as gm here like I expected. But considering ownership in each org I get how buf is a much better opportunity for tm.
The people at the top of this org make it harder to be a fan but I am still a fan.
It's just my belief that he will quickly get his team up to our level and then surpass it. He just has an amazing hockey mind. In comparison I don't think much of dorion. Randy lee is great it remains to be seen how capable of a manager he can be.
Like I told you before, what you are saying is not based on reality but on your perception and biases as an outsider, (i.e. your opinion) you really have no idea what
really goes on behind the scenes... Your opinion would be much more valuable if you worked in upper echelon management for the Sens, or anywhere else to begin with. Basically, your subconscious is building all that for you
I know for a fact that I didn't work for the Sens so I can't really say much but just by logic of the facts, it's seems evident that Tim Murray learned a lot from his uncle Bryan and owns him a lot of his "amazing hockey mind". If you really like Tim Murray (and you have all the right to do that), but it implies that you also like Bryan as a hockey mind, even if you don't recognize it.
Finally, I think it's a great thing that our team has been surrounded with great hockey minds for a while (Murrays, Dorion, Lee, just like Shero, Kekäläinen, etc before). It might pay off down the road, hopefully
