It means that NHL Teams should never try to acquire prospects or young players?
So it was a mistake to acquire Kyle Turris and Ben Bishop then
Ton of teams lose good players for nothing every year... Looks like LA just lost Milan Lucic for nothing. Devils lost Zach Parise in the past, Preds lost Ryan Suter... we could make a very long list...
Actually, BM has been very good with asset management... When did he let go somebody like this for nothing? Volchenkov? Gonchar? Even the never satisfied Sens fans did agree that it was time to let them go...
Reality is we didn't even lose Spezza for nothing, even though some act like we did. We got Chiasson (even though an overall disappointment he was a decent bottom-6 player for certain stretches and with untapped potential), a 2nd (drafted Gabriel Gagne but MOST importantly NICK PAUL, who will be a good NHL player.
You are right, we did okay BECAUSE Spezza made it clear he was not going to sign with the Sens, so we were going to lose him for nothing
It's frustrating that so many people refuse to understand that simple notion AND also the fact that Spezza nixed the deal to Nashville, which was the best we got for him. The best deal
that Spezza didn't refuse was to Dallas, Ottawa did what they could according to the context.
OK I guess everyone is entitled to his opinion...
Spezza was unhappy and he was for years, he just got tired to be the scapegoat so he decided he wanted a fresh start somewhere else and it was his right, as a free human being.
After that, I don't think anyone in the management and in the room wanted to deal with that situation ALL year, and like FQL said, if he got his yearly injury, we get nothing. I don't think the difference with the gambling of a better return at the deadline and the actual return was worth all the trouble, but i guess it's my opinion
I am not saying he didn't play, but apparently according to a conversation with Chiasson's cousin, Alex was unhappy in Ottawa and didn't see eye to eye with Cameron. Playing at a high level like the NHL is a lot about the mental game, and if you are not in a "positive environnement" for yourself, it plays against you. I see the situation a bit like the Colin Greening situation, who went to score 15 points (7g, 8a) in 30 games for the Leafs. Not bad for somebody who "shouldn't play another game in the NHL", like some have stated.
ok what now?
Ryan : 229 63 95 158 pts
Silfverberg : 215 43 58 101 pts
Noesen is unfortunately a bust and Nick Ritchie doesn't look like a world beater. Upgrading a 3rd liner for a top-6 forward is very expensive and we didn't pay a king's ramson for Ryan, so that's a quantity for quality deal we should look forward to do everyday
Funny that someone could see it as "got taken to the cleaners"
Even if this was a real "fact", it certainly was not in the same context, aka same season, trade request, 1 year before UFA, injury, etc.