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Oh for sure, this kid's got a hell of a motor.
I was just saying that he shouldn't be expecting goals like that once he goes pro.
how about watching the drafting team walk out the door?
Who's #22? That was a nice hit.
We don't know but a lot of people seem to think it's going to be Karlsson
I wanted to trade Spezza, but the return for a star player in what could be some of his best years, was flat out horrible.
seems lika Dallas wanted those three guys gone anyway.
Oh well, no more piss poor defensive efforts from the Captain of the Senators.
Btw, who is the new captain?
Chiasson is a less talented version of Mark Stone. He's also not as physical or prolific at any other level of hockey. A slowish playmaking winger who's shown he can put some pucks in the net at the NHL level. He's a guy that's imo gonna need to be put in a scoring role to have a positive effect on the club. Don't expect a whole lot from him, he probably tops out as a 20 goal man.
Yeah. They definitely hated them.I wanted to trade Spezza, but the return for a star player in what could be some of his best years, was flat out horrible.
seems lika Dallas wanted those three guys gone anyway.
Oh well, no more piss poor defensive efforts from the Captain of the Senators.
Btw, who is the new captain?
I have watched every NHL game he has played. He looked a solid 2nd line guy until the flu bug and the Peverley thing happened.
He really has pretty sweet hands and a pretty sweet touch when not under weight and getting pushed around. People get fooled by his big frame and think he should be a big banging winger which he is most definitely not.
His biggest asset is his hockey IQ. He sees the ice really really well. When playing with veteran guys who see the ice well he can really look good. He makes the right plays and they turn into scoring chances. I do think his potential is 50-60 pts and his scoring depends greatly on his linemates because of playing such a team game.
He was expendable in dallas because of Nuke and the coming of Ritchie. As the season went on, speed and attack clearly became the team identity and Chiasson did not flourish in that. He is a more space based and cerebral player.
He will almost certainly be a solid 2nd line playmaker for many years.
Sounds like he'd be perfect next to Mac and Turris.
RECAP:
- move beneficial for both parties
- happy to end up in Dallas
- goal of Spezza's was to be traded without hoopla, but that was never going to happen. Just wanted to stay quiet during the process
- has lots of respect for Murray, media skews things. Great relationship.
- trade was entirely Spezza's request, he has to live with the consequences
- Organization is going through a "different period", taking a "different approach", at the point in his career he wanted to move on & get a fresh start somewhere else.
- trade allowed Sens to get younger.
- Spez knew it was time to move on.
- Idea that being captain added pressure "is bogus" to Spezza. If anything, being captain was more of an incentive to stay.
- Spezza takes it hard when his team struggles.
- Phillips one of the most mature people Spezza has ever been around in his career, inferred that he'd be a natural fit for captain.
- Karlsson provides confidence, can be a positive as far as inspiration is concerned for the team in a leadership role.
- At the end of the day, doesn't want to offer endorsement for Sens captain, not his place as a member of another team.
- Wanted to play his whole career in Ottawa & win a cup here, but circumstances change.
- passionate about the game
- when asked whether Jaques Martin was good for his game: "Well... I learned a lot"
- Thinks Cup Finals ('07) team was best team. Hasek-era team was the best collection of guys on paper, but couldn't put it together.
- Bryan Murray was a great coach and everyone loved playing for him. Most frustrating time as Sen was 3-4 year period of coaching carousels after Murray became GM. Sens peak ended after good coach (Murray) was replaced by stream of guys who "tried to re-invent the wheel".
- Ottawa is a great community city, a very respectful city.
- Tough to move on, would have been easier just to re-sign.
Yeah. They definitely hated them.
Yeah, cause that's exactly what I said, right?
#strawman