Waived: Nick Paul

[The Devilish Buffoon]

If he isnt gonna play up here, may as well try to send him to Belleville to help down there

 

[Philadelphia Collins]

Pretty wild he won the Sens fastest skater, every time I watch him play his skating looked awful

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Pretty wild he won the Sens fastest skater, every time I watch him play his skating looked awful

He didnt, he had a pretty bad time unless I am mistaken... he won hardest shot, though

 

[solidprospect]

Pretty wild he won the Sens fastest skater, every time I watch him play his skating looked awful

lmao

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

I hope he clears. He can help Belleville ; and although they may not make the playoffs , they will be fighting to get there in meaningful games. It would not hurt if they sent Lajoie back as well.. This org and PD'oh always seems to find a way to do things ass backwards

 

[Icelevel]

He must have a really bad attitude or off ice issues.
Been hinted at in the past by management and coaches.

Nevertheless highlights another failure by this incompetent organization

 

[Icelevel]

He didnt, he had a pretty bad time unless I am mistaken... he won hardest shot, though

Hardest shot and fastest skater.

 

[Korpse]

Pretty wild he won the Sens fastest skater, every time I watch him play his skating looked awful

I wouldn't say awful, maybe a bit choppy but he has a powerful stride. Like Colin Greening for example there are players who can skate fast around a rink but that's not really a game situation. Neither player have the explosiveness that players like Duchene and Dzingel have. Paul is a good enough skater but he isn't fast by any means.

 

[Senscore]

Klimchuk

Would rather have Paul in the lineup than Smith or Boedker. I think he gets picked up.

He is all that is left of the value of Alexei Yashin.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Well this won’t make or break the sens but the kid improved a lot over the summer and played a lot better than a few of our bottom sixers.

The way he played some nights if he was just 10 years older he’s probably Boucher’s pet. Strange how it works

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

At this point Smith is equivalent to an AHL player/13th forward

I am by no means a big Smith fan, but he would have a very good stat line for a 13th forward.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

I am by no means a big Smith fan, but he would have a very good stat line for a 13th forward.

Based on his current production?

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

Based on his current production?

Yes

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Yes

He wouldn't be getting the same ice time and linemates.

He can also do no wrong given how many stupid penalties he takes.

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

He wouldn't be getting the same ice time and linemates.

He can also do no wrong given how many stupid penalties he takes.

He is a liablitity when he’s taking penalties, that’s for sure. He also has a terrible cap hit. But calling him an AHL player/13th forward just isn’t true. If he was a UFA for sure he could get a contract and play in another team’s bottom 6 next year.

I wish Nick Paul was given more of a chance. I like what I’ve seen from him, but I don’t think he’s better then Smith.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

He wouldn't be getting the same ice time and linemates.

He can also do no wrong given how many stupid penalties he takes.

Smith is decent when all his line mates are better than him.

 

[billpo]

Guy Boucher never gave him a chance.

But I guess this means that Dorion is still listening to Boucher. Which is ridiculous because Boucher should have been fired months ago

unless I have really underestimated what little knowledge I have of the game, I was actually noticing Paul when he was on the ice...this team continues to baffle me...this is Boucher's and Dorion's last stints(after this they will NEVER get another sniff) in the NHL...and they are still allowed to make decisions

 

[Sensung]

Not a big deal in terms of the player and their career trajectory, but surprising we'd risk losing a depth forward when we're about to deal away a bunch of players.

Part of a trade?

Teams like having a player who has already cleared, no?

BTW, always enjoy your posts. So much good info.

 

[God Says No]

I hope he clears. He can help Belleville ; and although they may not make the playoffs , they will be fighting to get there in meaningful games. It would not hurt if they sent Lajoie back as well.. This org and PD'oh always seems to find a way to do things ass backwards

Hey Guy, how about you do your job and find his niche for him.

 

[BonkTastic]

In the long run, Paul just isn't ever going to be an impactful NHLer beyond a niche 4th line role. In that context, waiving him is rather relevant, especially considering thw fact that he probably doesn't really have any meaningful trade value.

I think the thing that irks Sens fans, other than the fact that it represents the last piece of the Spezza trade that proved to be fruitless, is that while Paul is by no means valuable, he is probably at the very least good enough to play as the 12th forward on this team, which is baffling when you consider how many times our coach has played 11F-7D this season.

 

[Clayonator]

I remember him wearing leafs gear while doing the ice bucket challenge after we’d acquired him from Dallas.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Hard to get a read on the guy, when he would get 7-8 minutes of ice per game most of the time.

Guess that's pretty much it for Paul in Ottawa.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

This is on Boucher.

 

[Micklebot]

He didnt, he had a pretty bad time unless I am mistaken... he won hardest shot, though

no, he won fastest skater with a time of 14,24..

Team Red wins Sens Skills

 

[Micklebot]

I like Paul; he's great on the forcheck, and cycles well. He's got better hands than he's given credit for, and decent defensively. His production though, hasn't been enough to keep him in the coaches good books.

Honestly, he's not much different than Paajarvi, or Greening from back in the day.

decent 12/13th forward, who I think with some confidence could move up to be a solid 3rd liner, but it's not the end of the world if we move on. He leaves you wanting more because he's got all the tools to be better.