AchtzehnBaby
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I am not worried. If Craig comes back it's not for a full season...for sure. It's so he can be honoured and get his name on the wall.
Lol, honored on the wall. That would be such an Ottawa Senators thing to do.I am not worried. If Craig comes back it's not for a full season...for sure. It's so he can be honoured and get his name on the wall.
Unless Nilsson is hurt, or the Senators plan on buying Nilsson out to make room for Anderson, I don't see how Anderson could return on anything other than a PTO, or a 1 way contract that both sides would mutually terminate if Anderson doesn't make the team and clears waivers.
I guess they could carry three goalies, but that seems dysfunctional.
I don't think any combo of Nilsson/Anderson/Hogberg would be a good enough tandem. I also think this is going to be a great summer to pick up a goalie, because there is a very strong UFA crop. Even if we cannot sign a UFA, the strong UFA crop will depress the trade market for goalies since there will be less teams that need to go that route.
Ours team seem blind about goalie position. Don t seem to want to improveUnless Nilsson is hurt, or the Senators plan on buying Nilsson out to make room for Anderson, I don't see how Anderson could return on anything other than a PTO, or a 1 way contract that both sides would mutually terminate if Anderson doesn't make the team and clears waivers.
I guess they could carry three goalies, but that seems dysfunctional.
I don't think any combo of Nilsson/Anderson/Hogberg would be a good enough tandem. I also think this is going to be a great summer to pick up a goalie, because there is a very strong UFA crop. Even if we cannot sign a UFA, the strong UFA crop will depress the trade market for goalies since there will be less teams that need to go that route.
He already got his retirement gift and we have two goalies that are clearly better at this stage.Ours team seem blind about goalie position. Don t seem to want to improve
He already got his retirement gift and we have two goalies that are clearly better at this stage.
Makes zero sense to bring him back.
This team has always seemed satisfied with mediocrity at goalie. I'd much rather keep trying to fling different shit at the wall and see if anything sticks.
Sure but were talking about potentially re-signing him now, not back in the day when he was capable of great playoff runs.Mediocre? What kind of pipe are you smoking?
Anderson has proven he well above mediocre. He carried the Sens through some great playoff runs.
He is on his way out. Relax.
Sure but were talking about potentially re-signing him now, not back in the day when he was capable of great playoff runs.
Today he is mediocre, time to move on regardless of whether he was once great or not. Heck there were already signs it was time to move on when he signed the last deal.
Mediocre, average, you pick. Andy was up and down his whole time here and has absolutely stunk 3 years in a row now. He was also injury prone and was in the rumor mill for asking for a trade even though he'd been terrible himself.Mediocre? What kind of pipe are you smoking?
Anderson has proven he is well above mediocre. He carried the Sens through some great playoff runs.
He is on his way out. Relax.
Comparing Andy to Alfie? What pipe are you smoking?So same principle as Alfie then, eh
I am sure it’s something so he gets a send off. Not playing more than 15-20 games
Comparing Andy to Alfie? What pipe are you smoking?
Alfie did so much for this community and for this organization. He left when he still had some hockey left, Anderson has played 3 seasons of below average hockey.
Mediocre, average, you pick. Andy was up and down his whole time here and has absolutely stunk 3 years in a row now. He was also injury prone and was in the rumor mill for asking for a trade even though he'd been terrible himself.
His legacy in Ottawa is pedestrian enough that he not only doesn't deserve some free gift send off (That he's already received these last couple years) while we watch him stink up the ice while potentially playing ahead of 1 or 2 better goalies, or even worse giving one of them the shaft in AHL or traded.
Besides, Hasek will always technically be the best goalie the Senators ever had, so he doesn't even get that title.
He already got his retirement gift and we have two goalies that are clearly better at this stage.
Makes zero sense to bring him back.
This team has always seemed satisfied with mediocrity at goalie. I'd much rather keep trying to fling different shit at the wall and see if anything sticks.
Mediocre, average, you pick. Andy was up and down his whole time here and has absolutely stunk 3 years in a row now. He was also injury prone and was in the rumor mill for asking for a trade even though he'd been terrible himself.
His legacy in Ottawa is pedestrian enough that he not only doesn't deserve some free gift send off (That he's already received these last couple years) while we watch him stink up the ice while potentially playing ahead of 1 or 2 better goalies, or even worse giving one of them the shaft in AHL or traded.
Mentioning his name with Alfie's is beyond absurd. Alfie is THE legend in Ottawa who was great right to the end and is the greatest Senator of all time according to most. Andy is merely the best out of a long line of average tender.
Besides, Hasek will always technically be the best goalie the Senators ever had, so he doesn't even get that title.
He was great for 4 of those seasons, which I give him full marks for. My knocks are primarily the one good year followed by a significantly lower quality one. That caused problems for the team moving forward from year to year not knowing if you're getting the 930 sv% guy or the 910. He has a 15-30 point drop or raise year to year for a lot of his career. He was unpredictable and it stunted the team numerous times imo. He's also been terrible the last 3 in a row.His first 6+ years weren't pedestrian or really all that up an down, even though the team in front of him was usually pretty bad.
To put into some perspective what he did in his first 6+ years, I ran the best 6 goalie seasons in Senators history (40+ GP, 0.910+ SV%). Most of those seasons were achieved on comparative all star teams with much better defense cores and/or behind a strong defensive coach in Jacques Martin.
Ott Best 6 = Hasek ’06, Tugnutt ’99, Emery ’07, Lalime ’01, Lalime ’03, Condon ‘17
Anderson: 293, 151-99-34, 2.59, 0.920, 24so
Ott Best 6: 311, 177-89-36, 2.24, 0.917, 33so
If the Sens had an Anderson in his prime goalie from 99-07, we'd be reminiscing about Stanley Cup victories.
He may be finished now and I certainly don't want him back next year, but that doesn't change how much he did for the team or how great he was.
Agreed!I am not worried. If Craig comes back it's not for a full season...for sure. It's so he can be honoured and get his name on the wall.