Confirmed Signing with Link: [OTT] F Tyler Motte signs with the Senators (1 year, $1.35M)

[armani]

Tyler Motte Clamato is an excellent depth signing.

Summer of Dorion continues in fall, what a face turn from Duh Dorion! From Burger King to King of Kings, Charles who?

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

I'm sure he will be a fan favourite..the energizer bunny..In his role, he's a very effective player.

 

[Aqualung]

Ideally a 4th liner who can pinch hit third line role in face of an injury but should be relegated to a 4th line pker and forechecker. But for that contract would have liked him back; up to 1.5 he's a no-brainer. Not really worth more given his role.

 

[dumbdick]

Goals/60 over the past two seasons:

Tyler Motte: 0.75
Bo Horvat: 0.73
Tanner Pearson: 0.68
Brock Boeser: 0.65

 

[Sparksrus3]

Ottawa continues to make smart moves.

They will finish ahead of the Leafs next season .

 

[biturbo19]

Great signing for Ottawa. Really good bottom-6 energy guy who knows his role and plays it well. Brings a metric ton of hustle, and has a knack for creating for himself off of broken plays. Great depth to have.

Seems like he was probably expecting a bigger contract, but with everyone's cap space completely drying up, ended up having to settle for a value price on that 1-year contract and try to earn something bigger next year.

One of the somewhat rare "bottom-6 grinder" or "role player" types that i think fans actually tend to really like.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Senators definitely had some question marks on the PK with Brown and Paul leaving the roster. Motte definitely helps out in that regard!

Nothing to dislike about that signing.

 

[crowi]

He was asking this in Vancouver but on a multi year term

Good player
Vancouver had a great 4th line last year
One of the best in the NHL.

I think asking for a lot is great, but knowing when to "take it" is more important. Motte (and/or his agent failed there) I'm guessing he thought with covid over(ish), he'd get more money as cap went up. Turns out, that cap was spent on better players really quickly around the league. OTT is a good pick to see if he can get decent TOI and point totals to ask for a longer and more lucrative deal.

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

Goals/60 over the past two seasons:

Tyler Motte: 0.75
Bo Horvat: 0.73
Tanner Pearson: 0.68
Brock Boeser: 0.65

Wild. Nice find.

Surprised more than Bo considering he had his best goal total last year.

 

[Aqualung]

Goals/60 over the past two seasons:

Tyler Motte: 0.75
Bo Horvat: 0.73
Tanner Pearson: 0.68
Brock Boeser: 0.65

A good reason why g/60 is not always a good metric. Increasing ice time won’t automatically result in linear growth in goals with Motte.

 

[DatDude44]

I love this for Ottawa. Fast gritty PK Fwd that can chip in and be a heart and soul type. They’re top 6-9 has talent a guy like motte makes them more of a complete team imo. Still hesitant to buy into the Ottawa hype but I must say I like what they’re doing

 

[wonton15]

Goals/60 over the past two seasons:

Tyler Motte: 0.75
Bo Horvat: 0.73
Tanner Pearson: 0.68
Brock Boeser: 0.65

That’s an example of a misleading statistic in this case. This is not a knock on Motte - he’s still basically an elite 4th liner that can fill in and not hurt you

 

[Akrapovince]

Motte and Watson will play every game if they're healthy.
Kelly is likely to play every game if he's healthy.
Gambrell, Kastelic and Hawryluk will battle it out to be the 12th forward over the course of the year.
Sokolov will be an AHLer.

I hope it’s Kastelic.

 

[Hoglander]

Like the player, but he's small for the way he plays, which makes him injury prone. Good season if he plays more than 55 games.

 

[nowhereman]

Absolutely love the guy! Nice signing by Ottawa. He was a true heart-and-soul impact 4th liner on the Canucks.

 

[Barnaby]

Suprising they couldnt at the price tag he signed for in Ottawa.

They are right up against it or id think they would’ve

 

[Grantham]

Welcome to your new favourite player Sens fans! I think I'll be tuning into a lot more of your games with the awesome off-season you guys have had.

You'll love his speed, hustle and physicality. For a little guy he can really blow up unsuspecting players. Super clean and honest player. I was secretly hoping Canucks could have brought him back. At this price, you'll be extending him before seasons end no doubt.

 

[McJedi]

Pinto is a good skater, but not an absolute burner by any means.

I also think Formenton could be dealt still. We will see.

I'll put it this way: he is likely one of our top 9 forwards under contract.

Your avatar is so weird. I love it.

 

[Cancuks]

A steal at this cap hit. They can always deal him for a pick at the deadline. This is an example why every team should save some cap space for before training camp (unsigned players, waiver wire) instead of blowing their wad on the first day of free agency.

 

[Sparksrus3]

Tyler mOTT amirite????????

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Ottawa is a darkhorse to be contenders this year.

I'm just about fully sold on them, just need a truer starter and coach. Otherwise I think they're good to go.

 

[SensFactor]

Ottawa is a darkhorse to be contenders this year.

I'm just about fully sold on them, just need a truer starter and coach. Otherwise I think they're good to go.

We need top 4RD...bad

 

[Baby Punisher]

I'm sad to see him go. Drury signing Reeves to an unnecessary 1-year extension the last off-season cost us Motte.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

We need top 4RD...bad

Yeah that's the big need for sure. If Sanderson can have an awesome rookie year they might be ok . . . but still, they definitely need a legit top 4 guy.

And DJ is unproven too. He has the horses to do some damage now, we'll see what he does with them

 

[playasRus]

Suprising they couldnt at the price tag he signed for in Ottawa.

I was thinking that Ottawa was a good fit for him. They have a lot of young guys and skill guys so adding a hard working veteran that can PK compliments their roster balance.

Wonder if Ottawa sweetened the deal with promise of 3LW spot start with Formenton out for the year. Lets Motte bet on himself, score 30 pts and get a nice 3M x 4 years somewhere after.

Great signing for Ottawa. Really good bottom-6 energy guy who knows his role and plays it well. Brings a metric ton of hustle, and has a knack for creating for himself off of broken plays. Great depth to have.

Seems like he was probably expecting a bigger contract, but with everyone's cap space completely drying up, ended up having to settle for a value price on that 1-year contract and try to earn something bigger next year.

One of the somewhat rare "bottom-6 grinder" or "role player" types that i think fans actually tend to really like.

It'll be hard to fill Nick Paul's shoes! Especially if what they say about guys with big dicks is true!