Confirmed with Link: Lazar and Kostka for Jokipakka and a 2nd

[Knave]

He doesn't have the IQ needed to play at an NHL level. Maybe Calgary can perform a miracle but I'm pretty surprised we managed to land a 2nd.

Lazar was total ass for us and everyone in the NHL knew it.

 

[God Says No]

You know Lazar could be still the property of the Sens if they just kept him in the AHL. Another example of the orgs lack of asset management.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

If Jokipakka is better than Boro, which isn't that out there, then this trade is magnificent.

 

[Tundraman]

Needs to be waived to be sent down and is definitely not better than our top 13 forwards right now, especially considering White will be coming up in a couple weeks.It was realistically either trading him or losing him on waivers.

No need for waivers this year. You can keep as many players as you want with the big club. Lazar said he was willing to sit in the stands and wait his turn if he had to.

Do you know how many 1 way forwards the Sens have signed for next year? It's 9 and that includes Pageau as an RFA and Borrows new deal.

Even if they choose to re-sign Pyatt that makes it 10. It still remains to be seen if Boucher will tolerate White if he doesn't play like a seasoned vet next year. He wants to win and won't play a kid unless he earns it. White could find himself in the AHL faster than you can say Jack!

 

[Hale The Villain]

You know Lazar could be still the property of the Sens if they just kept him in the AHL. Another example of the orgs lack of asset management.

Yep. Everyone is really happy getting a 2nd for him, but I have to wonder how much his value was diminished by calling him up before he was ready, ending his waiver wire protection and playing him beside Kelly and Neil on the 4th line for 30 dismal games.

Maybe Dorion could have even got that 1st round pick he was hoping for.

 

[pm88]

I honestly think Lazar is better suited for the Western Conference anyways. It might have been last season or the season before when we played the Kings in LA and he was a force out there, he was hammering guys left and right with a smile on his face and I remember thinking to myself if he could play like this for like 70-80% of the season this would be incredible for Ottawa.

Unfortunately it just wasn't working for him here and I'm not sure if it ever would have. He's still very young though. He could easily figure it out and be an impact player in this league for next 15-16 years if things go well for him.

He's still so young, Makes me wonder why Murray wanted to bring him up into the big leagues so quickly at age 19 or 20. He wasn't going to have some Crosby or Mackinnon type of impact on the organization so it seems kind of pointless but it is what it is

 

[TheNewEra]

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curtis lazar: "if i didn't have mono, we probably aren't standing here right now."

loooooooooool

 

[Back in Black]

You know Lazar could be still the property of the Sens if they just kept him in the AHL. Another example of the orgs lack of asset management.

Ya they tried him in the AHL, he didn't score, they put him with the World Jrs, he didn't score. They brought him back, he didn't score.Getting a 2nd & a rental is great.

It was time, he knew it and the SENS org knew it, and most of us knew it.

 

[SENStastic]

Guys I like this and I like the Burrows and Stalberg moves too. Come at at me bros.

ahaha

 

[Six Assets]

loooooooooool

Character.

 

[TheNewEra]

Character.

like ok mono effects you negatively and chances are you have a slightly worse season but it doesnt mean you go from 15-20 points down to one lmao

what a joke, enjoy playing with chiasson

 

[God Says No]

like ok mono effects you negatively and chances are you have a slightly worse season but it doesnt mean you go from 15-20 points down to one lmao

what a joke, enjoy playing with chiasson

Actually, he could be replacing Chia in the lineup. What an upgrade!

 

[Tundraman]

Pakka wasn't really part of the trade for Lazar. The Sens wanted a depth D and he had been waived but the Sens didn't pick him up for nothing because they wanted CGY to take a contract back. Kostka's is like them taking back 35% of Pakka's salary. Money is still an issue in Sens land.

 

[TheNewEra]

Actually, he could be replacing Chia in the lineup. What an upgrade!

but werent calgary fans telling us chiasson was an upgrade haha

 

[God Says No]

but werent calgary fans telling us chiasson was an upgrade haha

Yeah, it only took about 20 games for reality to sink in.

 

[Icelevel]

Hmm. I think I'm disappointed.

 

[Nordic*]

Yes he did

I like this trade. I bet he can do really good on our third pairing and then grow from there.

 

[yoplait]

I like this deal. There's no way Vegas would have been baited to take Lazar over one of our D, especially after sitting potentially the remainder of the season. As well, I did not see him turning it around here. This is for the best for all parties.

 

[jbeck5]

I honestly think Lazar is better suited for the Western Conference anyways. It might have been last season or the season before when we played the Kings in LA and he was a force out there, he was hammering guys left and right with a smile on his face and I remember thinking to myself if he could play like this for like 70-80% of the season this would be incredible for Ottawa.

Unfortunately it just wasn't working for him here and I'm not sure if it ever would have. He's still very young though. He could easily figure it out and be an impact player in this league for next 15-16 years if things go well for him.

He's still so young, Makes me wonder why Murray wanted to bring him up into the big leagues so quickly at age 19 or 20. He wasn't going to have some Crosby or Mackinnon type of impact on the organization so it seems kind of pointless but it is what it is

Why would playing in the east make it harder to hit everything? Is the west that much slower and easier to keep up with? I mean if he's successful by hitting everything on the forcheck against LA why would he not be successful hitting everything that moves against Montreal, Toronto, Florida, etc.??

 

[Shruggs Peterson]

Wasn't Jokipakka placed on waivers yesterday or the day before? 147 games in the NHL and that is largely because of the Stars not having anyone better at the time and the Flames giving him a fair shot after the Russell trade.

 

[Flamingo]

Dammit. Really wanted Lazar to stick. He will eventually turn into a really good 3rd liner, with the potential for 2nd line C of a wrecking-ball kind. I still see him reaching a Shane Doan-like potential.

He never had strong puck-handling skills, but it is a skill that can be developed to some degree as long as you have the athleticism.

 

[BK201]

Jokipakka is an RFA do we care?

 

[Cosmix]

Pakka wasn't really part of the trade for Lazar. The Sens wanted a depth D and he had been waived but the Sens didn't pick him up for nothing because they wanted CGY to take a contract back. Kostka's is like them taking back 35% of Pakka's salary. Money is still an issue in Sens land.

Yes, it definitly appears to be the case. Not surprised by this.

 

[Flamingo]

So does this qualify as a provincial transfer payment?

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Wasn't Jokipakka placed on waivers yesterday or the day before? 147 games in the NHL and that is largely because of the Stars not having anyone better at the time and the Flames giving him a fair shot after the Russell trade.

Something like that. Doesn't matter much though. He's a throw in at this point. Probably 8th on the depth chart behind Claesson. Anything positive out of Jokipakka is a bonus but not really an expectation. The story here is Lazar for a 2nd.