Alfie#11
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I think he's a likely candidate given the Murray connection actually.
Not sure if it will pan out but he is a Murray dude and he is big. Very lazy though.
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I think he's a likely candidate given the Murray connection actually.
Not sure if it will pan out but he is a Murray dude and he is big. Very lazy though.
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Penner's playoff PPG is 0.46. His regular season PPG is 0.53.
He's Guillaume Latendresse.
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saying that, it's obvious you haven't even watched him play in the post season. i don't have to ask. he's not a pt per game guy. he's a 2nd/3rd line grinding, smashing, front of the net, playoff guy.
There was a quote from Maclean during the season about Smith... He said with Spezza out, he asked Smith to be a pure shutdown guy and focus on keeping the other team of the score board... points were only a bonus... he was very happy with the way Smith excelled in the role he asked him to play.
Another note on Smith is how he carried the puck out of our zone, through the neutral zone and into enemy territory. He was very good at this and ensured we kept puck possession rather than just chipping it off the glass.
He always came back deep to help the D and end cycles quick.
I don't believe he is a natural scorer by any means and I am shocked he scored so many goals a year ago but he can skate and handle the puck pretty well plus he does have a hard shot, he just can't get it off or aim it very well!
He always came back deep to help the D and end cycles quick.
I don't believe he is a natural scorer by any means and I am shocked he scored so many goals a year ago but he can skate and handle the puck pretty well plus he does have a hard shot, he just can't get it off or aim it very well!
Clarkson could be a good option, but it really depends on the type of money he is looking for.
$3.5-4 million per year would be an ideal contract.
$4.5 million per year would be a bit pricey but still worth considering, and anything more than that is more than he is really worth.
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StefanW
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It is fun playing guessing games regarding who Murray is after, but I think it is safe to say he has had and continues to have long discussions with his scouts to evaluate who is out there. Last summer I would not have guessed in a million years that he would bring in someone like Methot, but in the end he was our best defenseman in a pretty tough season. Fans tend to go for flashy and big names, while Murray goes by scouting and careful analysis.
If I had to guess I believe that when the Sens announce who they are picking up via trade or UFA I will just shrug my shoulders and maybe be a little underwhelmed. But when the season starts I will probably be blown away again. The Sens have to be among the best organizations for assessing talent right now.
If I had to guess I believe that when the Sens announce who they are picking up via trade or UFA I will just shrug my shoulders and maybe be a little underwhelmed. But when the season starts I will probably be blown away again. The Sens have to be among the best organizations for assessing talent right now.
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I would sign Clarkson but no more then 3 years. Anything more forget it. Guys like him start to break down earlier then others.
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The guy isn't a kid anymore. He's a professional athlete.
If Ottawa offers him a deal he likes more than the Leafs' one, he'll take it.
Leave the emotional attachments for the pre and post career.
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He came to our rookie camp as an undrafted UFA in 2004. It didn't matter than and it won't matter now if the organization shows him the Melnykbux.
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I can understand overpaying for someone like Ovechkin if he somehow hit FA. Or Semin or Staal or even Bobby Ryan, etc...
I can't understand signing a guy like Clarkson.
Thanks for the recaps, BonkTastic. The typos weren't that distracting. 
I wonder if Murray could work something out with Chicago to address a defenceman. They need to sign Leddy and will certainly be crunching numbers.
Maybe we could pry Seabrook away?
I wonder if Murray could work something out with Chicago to address a defenceman. They need to sign Leddy and will certainly be crunching numbers.
Maybe we could pry Seabrook away?
Canadian Time
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I absolutely agree, but we see it happen every year. It's supply and demand, Clarkson is the shiny acquisition this summer, he lucked out that his contract ended this year when there's not much out there. There will be at least 10 GMs that will be under huge pressure to "do something".
You watch, by the time July rolls around, the hype for this guy will be huge, really huge. We'll hear it here too. I bet he gets at least $5 million a year for at least 6 years. It's nuts, stay away.
Canadian Time
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I agree with this. Folks seem to forget the shift in game plan with all the injuries, MacLean did a fantastic job adapting. I thought Smith excelled too, a really nice player.
StefanW
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Those are the main teams with cap issues. I would assume he is also willing to poach from teams in a rebuild or with internal budgets that are reset in light of the new overall cap. For example, does Buffalo really want to keep Vaneck in the last year of a 7 mill deal when they are starting a rebuild? Hard to say. So I would not limit his statement to 4 or 5 teams because many more could be looking to lower their salary while picking up high end prospects.
