Clarke MacArthur Appreciation Thread

[Xspyrit]

the stars aligned

haha great one

MacArthur brings out the edge in Turris and Turris brings out the consistency in MacArthur.

Those two fit each other perfectly, ****ing love it.

MacArthur is a leader, gritty, responsible and plays an awesome game. Beautiful signing. Love it then and still love it now.

I want to see Turris and MacA play together for a long time. I hope they both feel very good and confident and want to be playing together for several years. That's a perfect duo for our 2nd line.

What if?

Spezza-Hemsky
MacArthur-Turris
Zibanejad-Lazar

And rotate the others

 

[Burrowsaurus]

the stars aligned

I lold pretty good

 

[Slow Hands]

I ****ing love MacArthur and I hope he's here for a long time

 

[DJB]

Fav Sens player this year.

 

[kaws]

Possibility of Extension

"If something works out for both sides, then yeah, that would work good," he said after the morning skate. "If not, I've got one more year to play well and do what I can."

Source: Don Brennan

 

[HavlatMach9]

well he already did sign here as a free agent. if the money makes sense to both sides, why not?

 

[Sun God Nika]

Dug this beauty up



He was a senator all along

 

[bert]

Fav Sens player this year.

Easily for me, if Spezza leaves give him the C and extend him.

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

So does the team really miss MacArthur? Any news on his injury?

 

[Micklebot]

So does the team really miss MacArthur? Any new on his injury?

Well, I imagine he'd help Zibby and Ryan, but if not, he'd certainly be an upgrade on the 3rd line with Pageau and Lazar.

 

[Mingus Dew]

So does the team really miss MacArthur? Any news on his injury?

He's a solid possession player with a (seemingly) good attitude and work ethic. He's also a better hockey player than anyone in the bottom 6 (and would realistically slot in on the second line).

I'm super bummed that he is out and I'm increasingly worried that this is a long-term problem.

 

[jbeck5]

Any updates? Does he have head aches from every day activities? If not, has he started riding the bike? Jogs? I haven't seen any update. My sister got her first concussion in rugby 2 years ago and still only rides the bike and goes for walks. Jogging gives her headaches. Because of this I've taken more interest in concussions.

 

[Larionov]

I would say that the lack of news on Grizz is a huge red flag. If the media who cover the team daily had seen him at the rink skating on his own or even working out, we would have heard about it. So far, nothing. We are likely talking months as opposed to weeks, and it may not be overly dramatic to suggest that his career is in jeopardy. (I'd love to be wrong on this, needless to say...)

 

[chipsens]

So is Mac's salary insured, or do Sens end up paying out big $ for nothing?!

 

[BloodRedArmy]

Can't remember if it was this morning or yesterday, but Cameron addressed both the Phillips and MacArthur injuries, saying they were progressing very slowly.

Not good.

You have to wonder if Mac is contemplating retirement at this point. 3 concussions in such a short period, you gotta consider your future.

 

[Micklebot]

So is Mac's salary insured, or do Sens end up paying out big $ for nothing?!

Likely not. Insuring contracts is apparently not cheap, my guess is Karlsson is insured and maybe Ryan.

 

[chipsens]

Likely not. Insuring contracts is apparently not cheap, my guess is Karlsson is insured and maybe Ryan.

Yikes! So that's a chunk of $ that's unavailable to use on UFA or other MacA replacement. I hope Turry & Andy have some coverage..they would be expensive to replace

 

[Six Assets]

It would be great to have Mac on Zib's wing atm

 

[DrEasy]

Having him back would bump someone down to the third line. It would really help.

Hoff - Turris - Stone
Mac - Ziba - Ryan <- or flip Hoff and Mac
Prince - Pageau - Michalek <- I've wanted this line for a while
Puempel - Smith - Chiasson/Lazar <- or Lazar - Smith - Chiasson
Neil

 

[Blarginator]

Having him back would bump someone down to the third line. It would really help.

Hoff - Turris - Stone
Mac - Ziba - Ryan <- or flip Hoff and Mac
Prince - Pageau - Michalek <- I've wanted this line for a while
Puempel - Smith - Chiasson/Lazar <- or Lazar - Smith - Chiasson
Neil

I really like these lines. It's a shame Mac got injured so early in the season.

 

[jbeck5]

Likely not. Insuring contracts is apparently not cheap, my guess is Karlsson is insured and maybe Ryan.

Is that just for ottawa or all teams? Do the rangers,leafs,habs, hawks, etc, only insure 1 or 2 players aswell or this an ottawa being cheap thing?

 

[Micklebot]

Is that just for ottawa or all teams? Do the rangers,leafs,habs, hawks, etc, only insure 1 or 2 players aswell or this an ottawa being cheap thing?

My understanding is there is a max of 3 contracts that can be insured for any team, but I haven't seen anything official on the matter.

I think it's a program run by the NHL and not just a policy teams go out and get with whatever insurance company they want.

 

[Babych Moustache]

I hope that he's taking care of himself and his family - health is more important than hockey.

That being said, would love, love, love to see him back on the ice as soon as he's ready... he could only have a positive impact on the team, especially in mentoring the youngins like Prince, Pumps, Lazarcat and even Stone and the Hoff. He's always come across as a solid professional who works hard on and off the ice... can only imagine the leadership he would bring to a dressing room, letter on his jersey or not.

 

[Larionov]

To gain an appreciation for why insuring contracts has become so expensive, just think about the thread we are on and MacArthur's health issues. Is awareness and diagnoses of concussions rising or falling? We all know the answer to that. If you are an actuary in an insurance company, are you seeing a rising or falling risk in terms of insuring the contracts of pro athletes? Again, the answer here is pretty obvious. My understanding is that the premiums are so steep that it doesn't make sense to insure anything but the big ticket ones. It's no different than people driving a winter beater car who don't bother getting collision and comprehensive insurance for it - the coverage costs you almost as much as the value of simply buying another winter beater.

I see someone helpfully flagged Dave Cameron's comments about MacArthur and Phillips - I had missed that. When a coach says the recovery is going "slowly", it tells me that we are unlikely to see either of them this season.

 

[Knave]

It must be frustrating, demoralizing and frightening at the same time for MacArthur.

Sad situation.