Capgeek says David Dziurzynski's been re-signed. 1 year $640k.
http://www.capgeek.com/player/1688
Nice! I don't know how good he would be long term. I don't know enough about him. I do know that if Neil or Smith went down we would ABSOLUTELY lack a physical grinding bottom line player. If one or both were down we would almost have to call up Dziurzynski. Who else anywhere near NHL ready can play physical like he does and get by in the NHL without being completely useless? Do we have anyone else? Buddy Robinson?
It is where we will miss Noesen. Having a checking/physical prospect that can come up and play a checking role and has a real offensive touch too. We severely lack talented physical bottom or top line prospects. We have Lazar, but losing Noesen does hurt as he would be ready for call up duty this season. But as a door closes it opens. Pageau might have waited a year or two longer to really get his chance but fate let him show up at just the right time. Who knows fate could have Dziurzynski in our playoff line up! With Alfie on another team and Corvo coming back.. and for less then a million bucks. Getting Bobby Ryan for ONE roster player! Nothing can surprise me now. Nothing should surprise any of us.
Frankly I think Maclean has been watching tapes of the Jets when they struggled to score and had Byfuglien at forward... and lots and lots of Brett Burns tape. Clearly the messages are there. Corvo is back. Borowiecki signed to a two year deal. All of this is clearly a plan to fill the wing spot in our top 6. Phillips is going back to become the power forward the Senators should have kept him as when he was tried there back in his early days. The team wins like 85% of the time Phillips scores a goal. If he plays LW with Spezza and Ryan and ust parks himself in front of the goal with his stick on the ice.... Spezza and Ryan will just knock it off of him into the net. Phillips can get the C and just replace Alfie's spot in the lineup.
