Confirmed with Link: Claesson signs (1yr 2way $700k/$100k)
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Nice little bump in pay for him, if he doesnt crack the team .He has been a good soldier for us either way 
FolignoQuantumLeap
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Assuming we don't sign anymore Dmen (besides Ceci obviously), I think Claesson makes the team out of camp, even if Chabot earns his 9 games. Then we can carry 8 D men and experiment with the bottom pairing, figure out something that works.
Do Make Say Think
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Very pleased with this
I thought he looked solid in his call up
Yes he made some big mistakes but that's part of the process
I thought he looked solid in his call up
Yes he made some big mistakes but that's part of the process
Makes sense ,at least we wont be doing this in the top 4 anymore thank god
I think he should be the 7th D-man, even if we can get another veteran D on the roster through FA, so we can push Boro further down the lineup.
assuming Ceci will get a deal done before camp, this seems like a decent D-core.
Methot-EK
Phaneuf-Ceci
UFA/(or unlikely, but possibly Chabot)-Wideman
Claesson
Boro
assuming Ceci will get a deal done before camp, this seems like a decent D-core.
Methot-EK
Phaneuf-Ceci
UFA/(or unlikely, but possibly Chabot)-Wideman
Claesson
Boro
I don't really see what choice he had other than going back to Sweden or retiring.
An RFA with 16 NHL games under his belt doesn't exactly have a lot of leverage.
BonkTastic
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I don't see this team carrying 8 defencemen at any point in the season unless they are forced to for waivers purposes or out of some other contractual obligation.
Aside from that: great contract for the Sens. Glad to see Claesson is willing to stick it out another year. Hopefully he can at the very least convince the org that he's good enough to overtake Boro on the organizational depth chart. Hope he gets an honest chance.
Glad he made you feel comfortable, it's something we should probably consider with all of our young players...
Xspyrit
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Why?
He came over early rather than develop in the SEL/SHL. Playing at home likely isn't a big concern for him.
He's won hardest worker in one of the Sens camps and he's received lots of AHL playing time, so developmental opportunities and feedback probably aren't an issue.
As far as logjams and NHL opportunities are concerned, he's seen Wiercioch and Cowen jettisoned from the organization, so his prospects at the NHL have never been better.
He's only 23. Some prospects don't even come over to the AHL until that age, so I doubt he's impatient.
Further, he's seen older prospects like Wideman stay with the organization because of mutual loyalty.
It isn't like Ottawa hasn't been fair to him, he's gotten games, there has just been a backlog.
If anything, I would have been shocked had he left this year given the opportunities available.
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Although you looked more comfortable when he was called up for the second time... how did you really feel?
He's had an awful lot of patience to stay in Bingo this long, whilst not having call-ups when arguably he was actually playing better. I've thought the Sens have been too slow bringing up him in the past.
Let's face it, not sure that Binghamton is a place that many of us would want to live for five years.
Where are you getting that from? I'm not saying it is incorrect, it is just that I haven't seen much in the way of scouting reports or coach's comments. He was alright in training camp, but I didn't notice anything particular either.
I remember his breakout year in 13-14 and paying attention then, but that was two years ago and I haven't heard much since. If the guy was a standout every game I assume he would have forced himself on the roster given how inconsistent Boro, Cowen, and Wier were/are.
I guess at a certain point a guy has learned all he has from the AHL like Gryba and Boro, but it would be nice to hear something from the team that they expect him to be fighting for a spot rather than earning it by simply sticking around long enough to "deserve" it.
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Why do people think he's better then Boro? Because he's Swedish? Boro out played him in the ahl and tbh claessan didn't look so hot in the NHL this past season. Boro played ahead of claessan in the ahl because he was better and more reliable. I don't think either of them are that good but I'm not as certain as some of you seem to be that he's better then boro. I'm not saying it's not close between Boro and claessan but I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't a viable alternative
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Vesa Awesaka
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There was a rumor from some Swedish posters that if he didn't make the NHL this year he intended to sign in sweden. The obvious answer would be money. He's make more in the SHL then the ahl
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Claesson, at the NHL level, was better than Boro has ever been at the NHL level.
If dropping Boro nilly willy and going with Claesson was an option I'd be 110% in favour.
If dropping Boro nilly willy and going with Claesson was an option I'd be 110% in favour.
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I'm actually going to disagree or say that we have to see more. I thought in his first call up he was pretty damn bad. He was playing a lot with karlsson which offers some benefits and challenges though.
What i saw from Claessan was a lot of just bonehead plays in the dzone where he made mistakes due to not knowing where to be or misjudging spacing which led to a lot of goals scored against. I remains to be seen if he can iron out those issues
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FolignoQuantumLeap
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I 100% agree that Claesson was better than Boro. He's going to beat him out of a spot in training camp imo. He's just better at just about everything including two key areas in skating and handling the puck.
He's still only 23 as well. As a D man, that's still a pup. He's still got room to grow as a player. Since he's been around for a while, people kinda regard him as a 25 or 26 year old.
He's still only 23 as well. As a D man, that's still a pup. He's still got room to grow as a player. Since he's been around for a while, people kinda regard him as a 25 or 26 year old.
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Excellent. He is better than Boro, except for one department. Hitting/Physicality. A Claesson - Wideman bottom pairing would do well if given some sheltering.
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He's an improvement over Boro, although he didn't look the greatest in his call up that could easily be explained, still a very young defender playing on the top paring with a generational defenseman such as Karlsson who is sometimes a defensive liability (He does more right than wrong) but some more skilled and experienced would struggle playing with Karlsson. Now with that being said I believe that this is a solid extension. He's an NHL ready defender imo assuming Chabot goes back to junior Claesson should start on the 3rd paring with Wideman, it would allow him to get used to playing with a puck moving defenseman at the NHL level and then we could slowly progress him onto a higher paring
