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Worst trade in NHL history, Gorton got fleeced.
Ottawa got revenge for the Zibanejad trade after that hat trick
Watched the Sens today thinking about you.
Worst trade in NHL history, Gorton got fleeced.
Ottawa got revenge for the Zibanejad trade after that hat trick
Sens reacting to a surprise 0-2 start to the season, Vlad will turn the ship around
It's as if Namestnikov's stats were inflated playing in Tampa.
Im waiting to see the bad in this guy, but I havent yet. Seems like a really humble ands nice dude off the ice too.
Weve seen this story so many times before; a promising young player gets traded for the first time, and for whatever reason they dont fit in with their new team, and end up losing all of their confidence. Its ruined and/or stalled many once promising players and their development. But sometimes after the next time they get traded we see a resurgence, and they get back on track and start trending the right way again.
Namestnikov is definitely capable of regaining his form, hes still young enough, and could end up being a real hidden gem. Hes a former 1st round pick that was doing absolutely everything right, was always trending upwards, and he eventually worked his way up through the minors and onto the 1st line of a very deep team. And then he was traded, and everything went off of the rails for him.
Time will tell if his career trajectory in Tampa was a mirage or not, but through 2 games Im seeing a high quality NHL player that seems to have found a new lease on life, and a great fit with the Sens.
not sorry to see him go, cap space is mo valuable.
That said, wish him well.
In some cases maturity is a factor but usually, IMO, it is chemistry, which is often unique to each situation.
He obviously had chem w/top guys in Tampa, but not in NY.
Inexplicably, he may be okay w/lesser Fs elsewhere.
Even if he turns it around in Ottawa, that doesn't mean it was a bad trade for NYR because he wasn't going to turn it around there. So it could be a win-win-win where Names gets his game in order, Ottawa gets a decent player and NYR get cap savings on a guy who wasn't working there.
Im waiting to see the bad in this guy, but I havent yet. Seems like a really humble ands nice dude off the ice too.
If you make that argument about Names, then the Sens can say the same about Zibanejad.
Im waiting to see the bad in this guy, but I havent yet.
Dudes a smart player, not sure why people say he has low hockey iq? He was all over the ice, has sweet hands and vision.
Even if he turns it around in Ottawa, that doesn't mean it was a bad trade for NYR because he wasn't going to turn it around there. So it could be a win-win-win where Names gets his game in order, Ottawa gets a decent player and NYR get cap savings on a guy who wasn't working there.
If you make that argument about Names, then the Sens can say the same about Zibanejad.
If you make that argument about Names, then the Sens can say the same about Zibanejad.
Are you really comparing what Zibanejad did in his last year in Ottawa to what Names did last season? LOLOL
I think the caliber of player is the major difference here.
Names is not close to being a budding star or player who can carry the offense like Zib.
Ott. gave up on Zibanejad way too early. It was a bad trade for them.
Ottawa didn’t give up in Zibanejad. They traded away a player who had a bad attitude. His on ice performance/development was fine.I think the caliber of player is the major difference here.
Names is not close to being a budding star or player who can carry the offense like Zib.
Ott. gave up on Zibanejad way too early. It was a bad trade for them.
We lost this trade in terms of value. But I'm not even mad at it, I'm just happy he gets a fresh new start with another team. I hope he does well, even if it means we made a "bad" trade.
Who knows what happened behind closed doors, maybe he wanted out and Rangers promised him that they'd send him somewhere he'll get more ice-time.
Similar with Toronto trading Leivo.
Either way I hope he does well. He seems like a nice guy!
We owed Ottawa a win. I mean we got Zibanejad for Brassard.
Ottawa didn’t give up in Zibanejad. They traded away a player who had a bad attitude. His on ice performance/development was fine.