Sportsnet: Ceci undergoes an arbitration hearing

[Brock Radunske]

The most impressive thing about Ceci is that he both sucks and blows.

Here is Ceci's new promo pic for the 2018-19 season

 

[tucker3434]

I know he played a whole bunch of minutes last year but I don’t know that I want to give even what the Sens were offering.

 

[AKL]

I know he played a whole bunch of minutes last year but I don’t know that I want to give even what the Sens were offering.

I’m pretty sure that’s the bare minimum qualifying offer so...

 

[Korpse]

I could see the Sens walking away from 4.75 for sure, especially with cheap ass Melnyk. Also, Ceci just isn't really that good to be honest.

They won’t walk away from 4.75. Stop pretending you know things. You don’t.

 

[ziggy7716]

Still he was the last one. 2011.

The Blackhawks walked away from Antti Niemi too

 

[NobleSix]

They won’t walk away from 4.75. Stop pretending you know things. You don’t.

I didnt "pretend to know things". Guess you missed the part that said "I can see". Its called speculation. Walking away from that contract would be the smart thing to do instead of paying a bottom pairing guy almost 5 million per.

Lighten up.

 

[Ser Grogu]

Melnyk: “Mr Bettman....I don’t feel so good.“.

Bettman: “Are you alright?”

Melnyk: “I don’t know - I don’t know what’s happening”


Blows to dust

#ThanosDidNothingWrong

 

[Korpse]

I didnt "pretend to know things". Guess you missed the part that said "I can see". Its called speculation. Walking away from that contract would be the smart thing to do instead of paying a bottom pairing guy almost 5 million per.

Lighten up.

There’s literally zero chance of them walking away, so I don’t see how you “can see” it happening.

 

[NobleSix]

There’s literally zero chance of them walking away, so I don’t see how you “can see” it happening.

Because signing someone who sucks to 5 million a year is stupid.

Not that hard.

 

[Price is Wright]

I would walk away from $2M for Ceci so... this is a lose lose for Ottawa. They are better without him.

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

I would walk away from $2M for Ceci so... this is a lose lose for Ottawa. They are better without him.

This is true but he's from our suburbs and there's a segment of the fanbase that really glomms onto local players (never understood this myself), so Dorion will overpay, and the media will push him hard. Hell, one of our radio guys, Lee Versage, practically is in love with him and refuses to address his many flaws...so the overpay is coming.

 

[SensNation613]

I think he gets 4.25M from the arbitrator

 

[Ivan13]

I see people refer to him as a shut down guy to turn away the focus from his unimpressive - to put it mildly - offensive game, but what does he actually shut down?

 

[Korpse]

Because signing someone who sucks to 5 million a year is stupid.

Not that hard.

I’m the furthest thing from a fan of Ceci, I was down on him before anyone else. I have my issues with his game but you and just about every else in this thread are underrating him pretty serverly. He can be a solid middle pair guy, unfortunately in Ottawa he is asked to do too much. Reminds me a lot of Petry’s usage in Edmonton. Walking away would be a pretty big mistake, not because I believe in Ceci but because with the trade of Karlsson it would leave a very big hole on the right side. Seriously. It would be massive.

 

[KevinRedkey]

If they knew Ceci wanted this much, why the F didn't they just keep Ian Cole?

 

[Bill Berg]

Is this a 7-hour arbitration hearing?

 

[Gargyn]

Cecil asking for 6 per year is an absolute joke.

 

[Ouroboros]

what does he actually shut down?

Ottawa's breakout.

 

[crowi]

Ceci is likely getting more than Montour. That's comical.

 

[Dr Pepper]

Seems like this has dragged on for a while. No news?

 

[JoelWarlord]

This is an interesting arbitration hearing, in most of these cases they take the guy to arbitration because they don't value the player as highly as the player does (see PK Subban) or there's contractual issues (Weber/Trouba), it's rare that a team goes to arbitration with a player they think so highly of.

Ottawa clearly overvalues the player and any other team that loved Ceci as much as the Sens do would have locked him up already, but they're also cheap as hell.

 

[Deku]

If they knew Ceci wanted this much, why the F didn't they just keep Ian Cole?

doubt he would've signed here

 

[Brock Radunske]

I see people refer to him as a shut down guy to turn away the focus from his unimpressive - to put it mildly - offensive game, but what does he actually shut down?

The Sens

 

[Langdon Alger]

There’s literally zero chance of them walking away, so I don’t see how you “can see” it happening.

Anything is possible. He just gave his opinion, no need to be salty.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

arbitration is UGLY for a player... I cant imagine how bad Sens management will be ripping Ceci apart in this one