Is Claude Giroux the best FA signing in Sens history?

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

I think it's close between Giroux and Hasek. Hasek was so good it was weird. I kept thinking, there's no way he can blindly swim around and keep stopping the puck, while forgetting he'd been doing it for a decade plus.

We'll never see a goalie like that again.

I have never seen a Senators team appear more confident in their goaltender and how they play than they did that half a season. Night and day compared to basically every other tender we've ever had.

 

[Ice-Tray]

I have never seen a Senators team appear more confident in their goaltender and how they play than they did that half a season. Night and day compared to basically every other tender we've ever had.

And then to have that confidence vanish after one adductor tweak.

Damn the Olympics, that was our year…

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

And then to have that confidence vanish after one adductor tweak.

Damn the Olympics, that was our year…

Yuuup, so sad. My confidence was dashed as well. I was never comfortable with Emery and was surprised they went as far as they did with him.

 

[SensHulk]

It's crazy that it takes 20 posts for the definitive answer to be found

Do people really follow this team?

Will always remember the presser on free agency day…

 

[DrEasy]

It's not good when among your top free agent signings of all time you have:

- someone who has barely played 20 games for you so far,
- someone who got injured and couldn't contribute when you needed him the most,
- other FAs whose best hockey was already in their rear-view mirror.

 

[NyQuil]

It's not good when among your top free agent signings of all time you have:

- someone who has barely played 20 games for you so far,
- someone who got injured and couldn't contribute when you needed him the most,
- other FAs whose best hockey was already in their rear-view mirror.

I don't think it's that surprising.

The vast majority of players that teams want to keep are kept.

 

[Ice-Tray]

It's not good when among your top free agent signings of all time you have:

- someone who has barely played 20 games for you so far,
- someone who got injured and couldn't contribute when you needed him the most,
- other FAs whose best hockey was already in their rear-view mirror.

It’s actually a great sign when you had to live through the Muckler years….

Murray was a bit better with his bottom pair/6 acquisitions, but still meh.

Dorion has done such a better job trading for high end talent. Not all the moves in and out have worked, but I must say that I’ve enjoyed having a GM that can finally pull the trigger on a big deal.

We would never be talking about Chycrun, let alone EK or DBC with any other GM we’ve had.

Now all we need is the perfect mix.