I don’t think they would be ‘electric’ together at all. EK likes to have the puck on his stick and his best partner was a stay at home defence man who played D for two, and then dished EK the puck whenever he had it.
They would not play together.
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I don’t think they would be ‘electric’ together at all. EK likes to have the puck on his stick and his best partner was a stay at home defence man who played D for two, and then dished EK the puck whenever he had it.
They would not play together.
Agent Zub
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Thats like saying that McDavid and Draisaitl wouldn't work together because they both like the puck on their stick. Wack
And anyway you'd have two pairings led by minute munching Norris caliber D. Definitely electrifying.
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Yeah i guess thats why Chara Marleau and Thornton retired years ago, why Gonchar didn't play past 35 and why Jagr Alfredsson selanne lidstrom ect all retired long before they turned 39. Oh wait...
I think Karlsson has a good chance of playing at that age. He has the hockey sense to adapt his game as he ages and is uber competitive. Injuries or regression might prevent him from making it there but i doubt his career earnings will factor in at all.
It’s not actually like saying that at all seeing as how both of the players you’re talking about are forwards whose jobs are to, well, play forward.
Putting Chabot with EK would suck because who would play defense? Two forwards?
EK is not a good defender by nature, and Chabot, while better, is also offensively focused.
It’s a terrible pairing that would put at least one guy in a position of not playing to his strengths.
EK is gone.
Two pairings is obviously how it would have to be.
Agent Zub
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It’s not actually like saying that at all seeing as how both of the players you’re talking about are forwards whose jobs are to, well, play forward.
Putting Chabot with EK would suck because who would play defense? Two forwards?
EK is not a good defender by nature, and Chabot, while better, is also offensively focused.
It’s a terrible pairing that would put at least one guy in a position of not playing to his strengths.
EK is gone.
Two pairings is obviously how it would have to be.
Man I don't know what to say if you think that Karlsson and Chabot basically play as forwards.
tardigrade81
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Great. You listed some guys that played at 39 and beyond
How about we create a list of HHOF guys that retired before 39 and that played longer than that. Which list do you think will be longer?
I think you get the point. Neither are good defenders, so they wouldn’t be playing together on a top line. We would get caved in every shift, teams would be looking to match up their top lines against that line, instead of the opposite.
If you don’t know what to say, we should leave this alone now.
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Agent Zub
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Yea man. D men who play 30+ minutes are bad defenders. Makes sense.
I really shouldn't say anything else.
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$8m x 8 is what I would have offered him. With a $50m bonus if he won the cup
AchtzehnBaby
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I miss EK every day. Definitely my favorite senator after Alfie. The guy was ELITE!
I have never seen anyone on here celebrating his demise. There is no demise. He has just moved on to greener pastures, like he wanted to do.
SensFactor
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Dude, everything I post here is an opinion. I like to think my opinions are correct. Sort it out.
I mean they could play together if that makes you feel better. But I don’t think any coach would play two offensive defensemen together if they wanted to get the best out of both guys.
But hey, you and Rex seem determined to be right here, so I’ll leave all of the points in the table for you guys.
Agent Zub
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What a dumb response. Go ask sj fans. All they are noticing is that he's been their best player.
Why have some Sens fans turned into salty Doughty fans after he's left?
DrEasy
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I don't like this comparison. I don't like to have to bash Chabot simply because he's not in the same league as Karlsson when he was his age. I want to be able to enjoy Chabot for who he is.
I disagree... on the same line would be terrible.
If they both got their own Methot, and ate up 25 mins each? Sure I take that.
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That's hilarious. He's a top penalty killer on the best penalty killing team in the league - a team that doesn't have a great goalie. His on-ice EV goal differential is -4. Burns is -21. Nobody has ever called him a shutdown D-man and everyone knows he can have his rough patches. But the good outweighs the bad by a good margin when he's in-form. It was that way in 11-12, 12-13, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17, 18-19 for the month and a half where he was on fire, and for the last month and a half this season.
JungleBeat
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Because every sucks after they leave the Sens. It’s funny how many posters loved Ceci and defended him at all costs but are now saying he sucks on the Leafs. At least be consistent yikes...
HavlatMach9
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Chabot is already phenomenal even if he'll never match Karlsson.
In terms of this comparison, it shows Chabot keeping up with Karlsson, but this is where Karlsson was beginning to explode as he headed towards his first Norris.
In terms of this comparison, it shows Chabot keeping up with Karlsson, but this is where Karlsson was beginning to explode as he headed towards his first Norris.
