Yesterday it was talked about and this morning it became official.
The Ottawa Senators announced they have recalled forward Mark Stone from Binghamton of the American Hockey League. In 38 AHL games, Stone has racked up 8 goals and 21 points. With the Sens offence struggling, the team is hoping Stone can provide a spark.
The Senators are on the ice for practice this morning in Ottawa at 11:00 AM so we'll have an idea where Paul MacLean plans to use Stone. With the team struggling to create offence, you would assume Stone finds his way into the top six forwards.
The Sens are also hoping Milan Michalek will be available for tomorrow's game. Will provide updates from practice as they become available.
Here is the official news release on the Mark Stone call up.
Lets hope Michalek returns and he and Stone can spark some offense. Most importantly, need to get Turris going.
With BSens playing in Hamilton and Toronto this past weekend, I would assume that Stone remained in Canada and is ready to practice today.
Hopefully he finds his game up here!
I thought he was playing more of a 3rd line checking role up until his injury?
It's true, he was.
My mistake if that's the case. I was under the impression that this TOI moved up before his injury with all the call-ups to Ottawa.
Michalek-Turris-Alfredsson
Stone-Regin-Silfverberg
Greening-Smith-Neil
Dziurzynski-Zibanejad-Condra
O'Brien is skating with Latendresse and Daugavins.
Also not a fan of sitting O'Brien. The guy has been in beast mode most of the time.
Western Conference:
Central Division (Hawks, Blues, Wings, Preds, B Jackets) - 128 Pts
Pacific Division (Ducks, Yotes, Kings, Sharks, Stars) - 130 Pts
Northwest Division (Nucks, Wild, Flames, Avs, Oilers) - 110 Pts
Eastern Conference:
Northeast Division - (Habs, Bruins, Lafs, Sens, Sabres) - 138 Pts
Atlantic - (Pens, Devils, Philly, Rangers, Isles) - 120 Pts
Southeast Division - (Canes, Jets, Tampa, Caps, Panthers) - 99 Pts
Our Northeast Division is racking up more points than any of the others so far.
Take what you will from this. I just thought it was interesting numbers to stare at for a moment.
right now 4 NE teams occupy playoff spots and all are in the top 6. RIDICULOUS.
saw on twitter than anderson not around - any news?
Ha! No doubt.
Many teams were interested. Sucks for FLA.
Lots of players dont like signing contracts while playing, so if any team has major interest in Weiss knowing he is done for the year and lots of time to work out a deal why wouldn't you offer Florida a 3rd round pick and have extra 3-4 months to work out a deal, should Weiss be interested? (not saying ottawa should be)
one thing JOB has shown - surprisingly - is that he has had finish this year.
http://senators.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=14872
would make sense in some ways, but i think its not allowed for good reasons, plus i think owners would not like it because then you are paying for an injured player who is just counting days to become UFA.
If this is how we're linning up tomorrow I'm a little confused as to why are leading goal scorer is scratched lol? I know he isn't the most gifted but clearly he is doing something right. Maybe time for smith to sit one out and relax? Worked out great for greening
As for Daugavins would be nice to see the guy get moved to a team looking for depth and help on the pk....just doesn't appear to be any room for the guy
yeah Regin is due for exploding . He is skating , has great intuition and him out of the slump would be a great welcome for sure .
both other new swedes addition this year are showing promising for sure . Silfverberg has got some hockey sense , a great shot , without being too physical , while Zibanejad looks like a complete player . Even if Alfie is the one with the greatest hockey smarts on the team , lets face it , he is not getting any younger .
Gotta love Alfie .
Go TEAM Go
I THOUGHT YOU SAID THAT SMITH SHOULD'VE BEEN PROMOTED, lol.
Just kidding...
I really do not like this move, if anything he should be moving up on the chart... IMO
Almost. Would love to see O'brien in the lineup since hes our leading goal scorer but I guess he just isn't as good defensively as Smith, therefor his offense means nothing
I still think JOB could be effective as a 4th line winger though
i think it has more to do with the clog at centre. Smith has been better at draws 47% vs 52% win rate. 7 assists vs 5 goals.
funny thing is Chris Neil also has 5 goals.
i would PM rather plant JOB on Mika's wing, this would also provide Zibanejad with good faceoff shelter as his FO rate is a not very good 42%.
i think its better logic to play your two top goal scorers than to sit one. but im not the coach.
unfortunately the real goal scorer is out. EK65 had 6G.
as for Regin, hopefully he stops trying to beat guys one on one, he ends up on his ass every single time..
He skates like hell and just goes to the net and shoots the puck. Can't really ask for more.
All in all - excited to see Stone!!
GO SENS GO!!!
We are sitting 7th in the league!!! (10th or so if all teams play same amount of games - Fucking impressive!)
Saw that. With O'Reilly signed, Weiss done for the year and Perry likely to test free agency (according to most Anaheim reporters) who are we going to include in our outlandish trade scenarios now?
Bishop, Daugavins and O'Brien for ......?
for Charlie Coyle in Minny!
for Charlie Coyle in Minny!
Rejected. Too sensible.
As for Weiss, with him off the market it just adds more value to other guys out there. If Iginla and Alfie decide to chase a cup I think it will come down to who goes first and 2nd and what they may fetch.
Stone has a chance to show everyone that he can play at this level without the pressure of being inserted into a playoff game. If he is completely healed I believe he will do well if given a chance to play.
I think many of us are confused by this as well. There is nothing that I am seeing with O'Brien on the ice that would make me think that PMAC is not happy with his game and effort, enough anyway to sit him.
Im gonna go ahead and assume theres a quiet injury that they aren't talking about. He missed a couple games after the New Jersey game 2 weeks ago, and was seen with an icepack on his wrist during that game as well.
Maybe that wrist or something else small is nagging at him. Confused why they wouldn't just come out and say it if it was a minor injury though, if that is indeed the case.
Just doesn't make sense to make our highest scoring forward a healthy scratch.
When your team's highest scoring player is a defensman that hasn't played in 3 weeks since being injured, you know your team is struggling to score goals.
If this team could only get just 1 more (avg) goal a game, our Goaltending and defense are strong enough for this team to continue to surprise.
Didn't skate which is a little surprising. The belief is he's close but I kind of assumed he would practice today. We'll see what MacLean has to say shortly.
Thing is, JOB is actually effective as a winger, which is what I would have expected him to play tomorrow.
interesting
shows his heart and character
You have two shooters on the wing and nobody to dish out the passes. Please dont say Regin is capable of doing so, he aint.
Stone and Silf need a playmaker, I would move Alfie back down to line 2 so he can feed Stone or Silf. Line 1 can be Turris feeding Michalek and Stone/Silf.
I would bench Regin quicker than a hookers bra hits the floor.
Your telling me Regin has outplayed JOB??? Regin has been a sore spot on this team for 3 years now. He is as in-effective as it gets.
Michalek Turris Silf/Stone
Michalek and Stone/Silf give Turris much room to make plays.
Stone/Silf Smith Alfie
Smith being defensively sound allows Alfie and Stone/Silf to push harder on OFF. Maybe even get Smith going!
Zibanejad JOB Condra
Energy line, checking line, great intangibles, pain to play against.
4th line I dont care.
Or stupidity.
- Sens are 3rd in the league in shots on goal per game.
BUT
- The Sens are 1st in the league for shots missing the net by a wide margin.
If they could hit the net even 10% more often, we'd be number one in the league in shots for. I swear to god, if I have to hear Dean saying "xxxx innnnnnnnnnnn, AND MISSES THE NET WIDE/HIGH/ETC" i'm going to lose my mind.
Like I said damaged goods, what use will he be at 80% or whatever he is at. He risks injuring even worse and with him being made of glass (not Leclaire glass tho) I predict he plays a few games until he's done for the year.
Better to bring up the kids and make them play than a hobbled Vet.
I would assume Michalek's value is in the shitter after this news. Nobody wants to take on that injury risk.
or you trust what your vet says and feels and trust your team doctor that he is cleared to play without risk of further damge
Agreed.
It serves no purpose if he aggravates his injury. It will only hurt the team in the long run.
I'd rather players take more time to come back at 100% then to come back still injured.
Same goes for Spezza.
EXACTLY...and this coming from a Doc
;)
Interesting...n ot as out there as a lot of the things posted here.
Yeah it is a bit ridiculous that Condra has only 5 hits in 22 games...ouch but to his defense, he is not there to hit, he's more of a pick pocket specialist!! lol
Anyone seen Malkin's goal in his first game back...OMG
I would give up (enter any name here + any pick) for him!!!
I'd rather have him cheering from the sidelines and coming back healthy and motivated next season.
He's playing because doctors have obviously told him that there is no risk of injuring it further I would assume.
That's why they had to wait for the swelling to do down before making a decision.
whats more intriguing is Anderson not making the trip to TOR and NYC.
The coaches never trust what the Vet says, the Vet ALWAYS wants to play, no matter what.
As for being medically cleared to play, sure, thats fine, comes from the Doc. But can you tell me where it says he wont risk further damage? There is no way the Doc says that, he could hurt himself the first game, he would lose his job quick.
Or he could wait out the year come back next year and get stomped on and rip his achilles
Things happen
You try to mimimize the risk as much as possible, but cant prevent everything
Thought about this, this morning
If he and gonchar are best friends like they say, lets just pray gonchar is loving his time in Ottawa for his family
Who knows, maybe in a few years Malkin wont want to be in Pitt anymore ;)
hahaha
I hope so, but we know for a fact that players have come back too early from injuries in order to help the team (Fisher, Alfie, etc.).
Hope I'm wrong and we start to see the 2011-2012 Michalek.
Ya, why would the Sens want 9MM or Spezza back anyway. We're scoring enough goals without them, thank you very much!
Rediculous... let them play IF they're medically clear and feeling up to it. Injuries will happen regardless.
Yeah that can happen too and like you say its trying to minimize the risk of injury to a player that has banged up knees.
I understand the SENS need goals but whats to say an innjured Michalek can even produce? And risking another injury?
Tookie, you've been COOKE-D!
lol... good point. Guess my earlier post looks a little foolish.
oh well, par for the course
No prob man, I can take digs at me, most of the time they are funny and I enjoy them, I dont go whining like some we know.
And yeah I agree with Alcatraz, it is about minimizing the injury, although its impossible to 100% prevent injury, clearing Michalek to play on banged up knees is proably not the safest approach.
But tell that to Michalek
The Pens made Crosby sit for like forever because of his concussion. then he came back and got concussed within a month again
Should Pittsburgh never have let him come back?
Injuries happen, and I'd be willing to bet the doc says he needs surgery to clean up the knee, but waiting any more time will not lessen the risk of re-aggravating a banged up knee
I think you missed the point.
Line from the Batman movie. (Ledger RIP)
May not be the safest approach but we need to score for god sake. Stache knows that if we get a couple goals any one of our goalies will win the game. Michalek gets a hatty against the laughs
Have tix to watch the sens play in leaf nation, and I could sure use the scoring boost to help the cause!
Finally Stoney gets his shot. I wouldn't be surprised if he is here to stay, not expecting it but we are definitely more dangerous offensively with him. Looking forward to it
Hopefully Stash finally tries my self named meatball line of Silf - ZBad - Alfie
Hell yes!, it was scrutinized to no end, why is even coming back, Sid should sit, dont risk your franchise player....bla bla bla. I bet they count their lucky stars EVERY night since that dreadful mistake to have Crosby healthy instead of career ending concussion.
I understand injuried cant be prevented 100% when a ehalthy player goes out and plays, but a banged up player who is very injury prone, in a season that is going well without him. (not including recent struggle).
I'm just saying I wont be surprised when he gets hurt again this year and forced to shut it down.
What are the chances of Murray signing Lebda to an NHL contract for the remainder of the season?
Looks good in Bingo so far with 8 points in 11 games. Has won a cup with the Wings and has almost played 400 NHL games. All things considered wouldn't be a bad idea to give him a shot.
Make it a 2 way,, worse case scenario... He goes back to Bingo if he doesn't perform well.
Played predominately with Chelios back in the day, maybe try him with Methot??? take some pressure off Gryba?
Stone going with #60 again?? or take 16 and stick with it?
I doubt if his knee was hanging by a thread to the point where his career is in jeopardy they let him play.
I'm sure that there are plenty of players playing in the league today that have nagging injuries that surgery would surely fix but don't because they can play through it.
Exactly which is why you always see all these maintenance surgeries in June out of no where, and the press release is always followed up with "Will be ready by September"
I mean logically speaking I would try out my most productive forwards in the top 6. The most productive forwards the last 2 weeks have been Greening and Zibanejad. I mean Zibanejad gets a game tying goal last game and ends up playing a measly 10 minutes. Zibanejad's 3 goals in 7 games has been the most productive of any players in the Senators in the last 2 weeks I have know idea why Maclean is not putting him in top 6 or giving him ice time equivalent to Silfverberg.
Really? You'd give up Erik Karlsson + 1st for him?
Milan Michalek and Guillaume Latendresse both practiced today.
The lineup itself has yet to be finalized outside of Bishop in goal.
Methot-Gryba
Wiercioch-Gonchar
Phillips-Benoit
regular pass?? he read Spezz's play beautifully, put it through 2 Rangers and picked McDonough's 5-hole,,,, in the playoffs.... ON ONE OF HIS FIRST SHIFTS EVER IN THE NHL....
ZBAD better be at least a Top 6 or I'm going to be bitching about missing Sheifele for years to come. Like I still do for Kopitar or M. Staal
There's no way he makes it to Ottawa and if he did, I doubt the Senators be willing to take on the salary.
2) you will never see the Swedish Meatball line (sorry if this offends any Swedes, God know someone will be offended...)
Zibanejad is not 2C material.
regular pass?? he read Spezz's play beautifully, put it through 2 Rangers and picked McDonough's 5-hole,,,, in the playoffs.... ON ONE OF HIS FIRST SHIFTS EVER IN THE NHL....
ZBAD better be at least a Top 6 or I'm going to be bitching about missing Sheifele for years to come. Like I still do for Kopitar or M. Staal
Yeah Im going to have to second that comment on regular pass. Im sure you almost shat yourself when you saw that tooks. and apparently your 3 year old is amazing and should be up with the big boys.
BUT what I don't agree with is the organization letting everybody know about Michaleks situation, with all the injuries the team already has you would think they would want to keep this information on the down low. I would assume now every Matt Cooke AKA ASSHOLE in the league is going to target Michalek ESPECIALLY when we get into the playoffs if he lasts that long.
He is pretty much done anyway, not an upgrade over what you currently have, and not worth the hit at 3.5
WATCH OUT..shit is about to hit the fan(although far more justified in this case)
Thoughts on Lebda?
AHL player and boro is higher on depth chart
Guys like Silfverberg and Zibby have been on our radar since day 1 but Stone was a very late pick and I think that's why I've been pulling for him a bit more
Stone is a big guy who plays a very simple game. He's not the fastest but he makes up for it with hockey IQ and rugged play
I'm looking forward to seeing if he can use his size properly at this level of play. Not expecting any miracles just hoping for a real solid effort
Agreed. Lebda isn't an upgrade over benoit, wire or gryba. If anyone gets the call it should be Boro, and I am not certain he is quite ready yet. If something happens that we fall out of a playoff spot I would call Boro up and let him gain the experience, but wouldn't have him sit as 7th D. JMO
I did
Really don't understand your love for
Mark Scheifele, because that guy was not even supposed to be within the top 10. He is also a very in consistent player, some games he looks amazing, other games he is a no show. His last two world junior performance have really disappointing as well.
I personally think the sens did not really miss out any one when they drafted Zibanejad, sure it's not right to compare right now, but Couturier has the same amount of points as Zibanejad right now while playing over 18 minutes a game and having 1 year of NHL experience. Sven Baertschi has 1 point. Dougie Hamilton is a defenceman that sens did not need at the time aswell.
Chicago has had the best draft with Saad and Shaw coming from that draft. Its still early but the best player is and will be landeskog
If zib could stay close with couts and larsson in terms of impact ill be thrilled
Quoting Doc:
Did I?
You did.
If zib could stay close with couts and larsson in terms of impact ill be thrilled
Zibanejad is the closest thing to Landeskog the Senators drafted because both of them play a similar style of game, they are also childhood buddies.
Once Zibanejad gets converted to the wing and figures out the game he should be more of a Milan Michalek or Evander Kane style player.
Saad and Shaw are benefiting from playing within a team that is on a 22 game point streak, 5 points in 21 games for Saad is pretty disappointing number for a guy that is playing on a really hot offensively charged team.
i wouldnt count out huberdeu who already has 10goals in 22 games, lando only put together 22 in his 82game rookie campaign. or RNH who also outscored both those guys in his rookie year in points per game for best player of that draft already...
although im not saying lando cant be the best, im a huge lando fan and also had fingers crossed we draft him with our highest pick then move up to get zib with our other pick
I personally think that Huberdeau is the best player from that draft, because he is putting up amazing numbers without Hall or Eberle caliber players.
and its not from a lack of effort on RNH's struggles. ill blame this season on the infamous "sophmore slump".
but yes i do agree on huberdeau hes basically already carrying the team on his back, and will be doing that for a majority of his career in florida.
RNH is not a top 6 player, right Tookie?
but.....i like our zibs game more - just has more flair to it. i think he will be a special player for the sens soon. just needs to shoot more, needs to be more selfish when puck is on his stick.
Anyone who is ready to write off Z-Bad as a second liner - either you are really daft or I feel sorry for you frankly having such negativity about a prospect like that.
Given the crazy year we are having, the development curve and all the the rookies we are throwing to the wolves this year without a lot of veteran assistance... all of that pressure.
He will be great. These things take time.
I would fully expect by the time this season is said and done a lot of people will be singing a different tune about Turris, ZBad and Regin also.
Exactly he had a chance to get a second goal against the islanders last game from the one and only Condra setting hip with the give and go, having clear shot in close of the net he instead elected to make a pass to a covered Silfv.
As I said before once Zibanejad figures out the game, and enhances his decision making skills he should become an impact player. I have already noticed that Zibanejad has scored 3 game tying goals already.
that and people questioning MM9's decision to play to extreme lengths. on one hand this whole fanbase complains for a scoring winger and when said scoring winger says he is going to play but still have surgery at season's end, the fanbase churns and howls.
2- Will be nice to see what Stone can do at this level. Am disappointed we don't get to see him with Spezz... think there is some chemistry there obviously.
Its also good to have another veteran forward back in the line up to help out the young guys.
yup, and dont forget what he did to the leafs in dying seconds with that faceoff win.
way way way WAY to positive of a post for this site.....
stone-spezz-silf
zib-turris-noesen
size on both lines with a good helping of talent and speed.
Haha sorry not totally accustomed to the posting rules yet... just used to reading the rubbish negativity over the years.
If the GM is that interested I'd pass on those contracts of Brassard and Tyutin and ask for Ryan Johansen.
I wouldn't trade him to CLB unless we are getting a rockstar back. just dont like the leclaire and filatov trades right now. too many trades with them lol
I'll say it everyday we should be trading Bishop to minny
Backstrom is leaving, and unfortunately harding is a question mark medically
Bishop++ for coyle
or
Bishop for setogucci straight up
What part of getting lehner don't you like?
um not to pop your bubble but you do realize minny may be the deepest team in goaltending
backstrom, harding, kuemper, hackett, gustaffson.
last of their worries is goaltending.
We drafted lehner big difference. we easily could have gotten jeremy morin or ethan werek with that pick
We made that deal for leclaire not for lehner
Am I happy we have Lehner? of course. Was he who we wanted in that deal? no
Backstrom is UFA
Harding unfortunately has MS and wil be day to day for rest of his career
other 3 guys you mentioned are good prospects, but if your the wild who just paid through the roof for suter+Parise, you really wanna hinge your bet on unproven goalies who are 20?
Look at what is happening in Toronto with Kadri right now. The entire fan base was calling him a bust just a few months ago and calling Burke a moron for not trading him for Luongo.
Heard on the Team 1200 yesterday that if you looked at the Sens lineup on the weekend.. you had 2 goal scorers on the Sens in Turris & Alfie. You then had a bunch of checker & muckers and then a bunch of kids.
No wonder the Sens are having trouble scoring in games. They seem to go for the perfect shot or the perfect pass.. rather than just shoot on the net.
Sens sit 29th in the NHL for goals for. Edmonton with it's highly touted and highly skilled first overall picks in RNH, Hall, and Yakupov and highly skilled Eberle.. sit 25th in the NHL for goals for.
Now for goals against the Sens are #2 in the NHL behind only Chicago. Something they should be proud of.
As for Hamrlik his contract is over this season. 3.5M -- but it's really only half of that at 1.75. Yeah he is up there in age.. but he;s also experienced.
well played sir.
Anderson hasn't responded. He will stay off the ice. #Sens
Latendresse also experienced migranes. He said he did not have a concussion.
Ya anderson did not travel with team to toronto/new york
He hasn't suffered any setbacks, he just hasn't responded as expected so no point travelling
Stay home work with trainers and build it back up while team sits on trains and planes
No thanks for seto, gotta strike when the iron is hot and seto is worth at best a 3rd.
107 goals in 327gp
lowest goal total for full season is 19. has put up 31,22,20 and 19 goal seasons (the 22 and 20 were in 70g)
Not saying he is christ, but he is worth much much more than a 3rd
and he is only 3 mill a season for this and next then UFA
I think he would fit tremendously alongside Turris
The ENTIRE league would take setogucci for a 3rd considering Mike Brown was traded for a 3rd lol
I dunno he has a concussion history. I wouldn't. He should probably sit for rest of year as to not re-aggravate it
Yeah, damn what was I thinking...how about a late 7th? Or maybe Malkin and Crosby for a 4th then.
I agree
I forgot they have hackett and gufasson in net but I think they could still be interested in Bishop as a 1a and hackett 1b type tandem
Hopefully they are interested
Would be a slam-dunk help on our PP because then they can roll:
Wier-Gonch
Phillips-Hamrlik.
Only reason Id be interested is to eb able to say we have had both Yashin+Hamrlik from the 1992 Entry draft (1+2)
Yes...ok maybe not + a first but Karlsson for Malkin anyday of the week.
yea, but one of the reasons the sens are sucking dirty pond water in scoring is that their PP back end is severely undermanned. Phillips was never that good on the PP, but he is ok because he can surprise you with the shot sometime. but Benoit and I think we even saw Methot and gryba once too....thats just sad to watch on the PP. He has a good shot and can be useful and is available for free.
not to mention, sens are out of NHL-ready D as of Lundin's concussion. Borocop is good for callups, but cannot minute-munch.
I predict a competitive and passionate team on the ice! and of course SENS WIN!
AWESOME! I don't understand what the Oil were thinking... another 1st overall maybe? But then why give up a pick at all if you plan on tanking?
Is Oil management that bad, or do they REALLY need Brown?
Well you're in the minority on that one... no idea why anyone would trade one of if not the best defenceman in the NHL for one of the best forwards in the NHL. Defence is just as important as offence, and Karlsson brings both.
EK is the best player in the game. Not worth a straight up trade for Malkin IMO. I'd consider Malkin plus Pitt's first though.
I'll actually defend Tookie to a certain degree here
It was a nice goal, but nothing exceptional. It was a great soft touch to headman the puck, but had Spezza not found a way to squeek it through Lundquists legs, we would have never remembered that play
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXW0a4g_6T4
thats the play in question, and it was a great pass to put it through his legs, but its not like how some people here who have said he thread it through two dmen then through the legs
Great pass, but not legendary
If they were in the west I would consider that if it wasn't a really low 1st.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf65YWBxpkQ#!
To Pittsburgh: Karlsson
To Ottawa: Malkin and Calgary's 1st
To Calgary: A manual on understanding offer sheets in the new CBA
Transcript or Coles notes version?
This is excellent. Have added to the top of the post
Would you trade Cowen + picks for Gonchar if he wasn't on the Sens?
Yeah no way Pitt gives up Despres for Gonchar - not unless it's somehow Gonchar from 5 years ago and they decide they have to try and win a cup this year.
"Are we getting a number of the injured players back? And are they healthy? And are they able to play at a good level because of missing a number of games? ... Or do we continue to show patience and because we don’t have a couple of key guys playing, do we just wait and hopefully, as we look past that, look at the bigger picture?"
Milan Michalek is ready for the Battle of Ontario. http://ottsens.com/YUwklG
Combiine thi with the comments about "those kinds of trades (for good players)" being hard, and the fact that such big trades usually take a while to put together, and considering that Chrip's been reporting that Murray's been speaking with Anaheim for several months now, it sure sounds like Perry is the number one target.
Murray also says that you don't make a trade with a team who is going somewhere this year, which leads me to believe the trade for Perry (if it happens) would be on draft day.
Did you guys forget, that both Murray and Melnyk said, the only player who is untouchable is Erik Karlsson.
And this was before he was named the Norris Trophy winner last year !!
What we don't need is Ottawa to be a graveyard for old guys past their prime who are being waved by their respective teams (like Hamrlik). They are being waved for a reason, and our youngsters are currently holding down a playoff spot. IF BM sees an organizational need that can be filled (i.e.. a scoring winger) that can be had for the right price I am sure he will pull the trigger.
Nobody (in their right mind) really thinks EK will ever be traded.
http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=59093
A little more on the Craven signing
http://www.nescachockey.com/2013/02/wesleyans-nick-craven-to-sign-ato.html
First Cornell, now Wesleyan. If the NHL ever ditches the shootout for a debate on the merits of post-structural ist theory we are gonna be set.
I like Silfverberg but I don't think he'll be a Superstar in the NHL, good player yes.
this is CRAZY but I would offer Craig Anderson and Jakob Silfverberg for Jonathan Huberdeau.
Huberdeau just has Guy Lafleur written all over him. Imagine the fans from our neighbouring province who would become instant Sens fans.
then you sign Corey Perry in the off season.Boom
Huberdeau-Spezza-Perry
Michalek-TUrris-Zibby
Hoffman-(DaCosta or Regin)-Stone
Greening-Smith(or whoever)-Neil
Cowen-Ceci
WIorcioch-Gryba
Phillips-Boro
Bishop-Lehner
And Bingo still loaded best team in AHL.
I keep wanting to knock it...and say hell no, but I can't.
I do agree Huberdeau will be the best player from that draft.
Still don't think I would move Silfverberg though.
No subtractions, also kind of sounded like signing Gonchar to another year was an option.
I guess if BM was thinking of trading him he would say the same thing, thinking of keeping him you are going to have to pay more if you want him.
very interesting listen.
ottawasun.com/.../...
p.s. Completely non hockey related. I cant wait for my little girl to get these glasses and be able to see a Sens game for the first time.
Not sure if its just me but your link doesn't work. Anyways I searched the article up and I'm thrilled for your daughter! I know the CEO of eSight, Kevin Rankin, and he is a good friend of my father. He is a great, classy guy and I hope this product will help so many in the future!
Silfverberg - Regin - Stone
Greening - Zibanejad - Condra
Z. Smith - JOB - Neil/Daugavins/DD
Methot - Benoit
Wiercioch - Gonchar
Phillips - Gryba/Boroweicki
Bishop - Lehner
This is awesome. Thanks for sharing. Hope the upcoming fundraiser is a huge success!
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Great interview for sure.
And really, with the shortened season unless we lose 15 games in a row there's no way we'll be 100% "out of contention". We could be in 10th place and realistically unlikely to crack the playoffs, but it's almost mathematically impossible for us to be in clear seller mode.
Don't think Gonchar goes anywhere unless someone offers the moon for him AND our young guys continue to over-perform.
As for next year, I think despite Murray's somewhat bitter comments alluding to Cooke-type players injuring guys all the time, I can't see us giving Gonchar a roster spot that we could instead have Wiercioch, Gryba, Ceci, Borowiecki and Benoit fighting over (not to mention other dark horses). But I'm not as opposed to another year as I once was.
Don't think so. Gonchar was a Capital between 1994 and 2004 and Murray left for Detroit in 1990.
My best wishes are with you and your daughter. Hope it goes well.
Regardless, the team moving forward is going to look absolutely mental, would only assume.
Caffeine overdose ?
How long will you cry when the Leafs sign Perry in the first hour of free agency ?
I'm extremely curious as to how you would make up your 3 man, 4 line combos and who we should target come UFA. I would love your to hear read your input.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnFUTGsVMuA
Or am I dreaming?
Ok...Huberdeau for Anderson and 1st and 3rd?
Still dreaming?
He is probably the only untouchable on that team
http://senators.nhl.com/club/roster.htm
Only noticed now because his status changed in Yahoo Fantasy Hockey.
Not sure... Doesn't matter really, maybe they put him on to get cap relief (or budget relief) and can activate him anytime since he has been down for a while, he was probably placed on IR retroactively.
Hey, small world. Thats great that you know him. This ottawa based company is going to get alot of attention with this ground-breaking technology. Thanks so much for the kind words.
Not sure why the link didnt work in the original post. http://www.ottawasun.com/2013/03/05/high-tech-glasses-helps-little-girl-see-clearly-for-first-time
Cheers! And thanks to all, even Chirp, for their kind words.
Thanks for sharing this. Sometimes we all get too wrapped up in whatever the debate-of-the-d ay is among us, so your post was a timely lesson on perspective.
As well, I was reading a story this morning about that lady who left her 3 kids alone in the apartment covered in feces...sick sick story...makes you wonder about people.
Fortunately, your post was also a lesson in faith.
Thanks again Icy....and give your daughter an extra hug tonight.
He was definitely down as IR when I last looked at the roster (Monday). Any reason why Cowen isn't?
I think Cowen is technically on the Binghamton roster right now, if I'm not mistaken.
Anyone know for sure?
"Erik Karlsson still leads the Sens with 6 goals. Jim O'Brien leads their forwards with 5. And they're tied for 5th in the East. Remarkable."
I'm surprised Yashin isn't there.
I've been following this company for a little over a year, pretty incredible technology! You must be so ecstatic to live in an age where this is possible.
Best wishes for your daughter!
If thats true that really sucks for Cowen, because don't you get the salary of the team your own when going on IR
So if he is classified as a Bingo player he is entitled to AHL wage, but had he been on the sens roster he would get NHL salary
Ottawa's top point getter is Turris with 13... good to tie him for 122th in the league in scoring...
JOB's 5 goals tie him for 115th in scoring...
How is it we are still in a playoff position?
Colour me amazed
Because he was injured and put on IR during the lockout and playing for Bingo, he is being paid his AHL salary and is on Bingo's IR. He is listed on the current roster on the Bingo site.
Goaltending and good to great DEF system, I mean when you play all out DEF its hard for the other etam to score no matter who you have out there. And while the other team is busting their balls trying to score we pop in 2 uglies and win 2-1 LOL!!
Just typed it up! Waiting for the line up notes and we'll be good to go.
Bingo salary? Ouch. I wonder if Murray will try to rectify that somehow at some point. Like last year when they called Lehner up for a bit to earn some NHL dollars.
Benoit methot
wire gonch
philips gryba
would create a lot more offence
"Mark Stone will make his NHL regular season debut tonight. Despite that, Stone has more NHL playoff experience than the Leafs organization in the past 8 seasons combined. More points too."
SUCK IT PHANEUF
GO SENS GO!
Thanks for answering my rhetorical question
I also get my balls busted when trying to pop it into a couple of uglies... glad to hear I'm not the only one.
I'm gonna go with:
Michalek Turris Silf
Stone Regin Alfie
Greening Smith Neil
Dzuiz Zibanejad Condra
Gonchar Methot
Phillips Wiercioch
Benoit Gryba
Bishop
Lehner
MIchalek-Turris-Alfie
Stone-Regin-Silf
Greening-Smith-Neil
JOB-Zibanejad-Condra
Yeah I want JOB back in there for sure but like some have said he might be injured.
Agreed JOB over Dizzy... let him sit one out.