Confirmed Signing with Link: [OTT] F Vladimir Tarasenko signs with the Senators (1 year, $5M)

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[The Crypto Guy]

Wow, 1 year contract. All set for him to join the Rangers again next season when they have the cap.

Smart too by the Sens, will be nice trade bait at the deadline.

 

[Altimus]

That's a bit pricy.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

It’ll get them closer to the playoffs. I still don’t like their goaltending and think their team has too many parts inorganically thrown together, but we’ll see. The Atlantic division is going to have 6 teams that can easily make or miss the playoffs.

 

[TheNewEra]

That's a bit pricy.

For 1 year it's fine, multi year would have been a problem

 

[BKarchitect]

His last three seasons he’s been a severely declining player. I mean putting up some points but horrible defensively and in possession on multiple teams. He’s a bigger name that actual star at this point. That said, low risk deal so why not.

 

[Taluss]

Figured it was a matter of time

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

It’ll get them closer to the playoffs. I still don’t like their goaltending and think their team has too many parts inorganically thrown together, but we’ll see. The Atlantic division is going to have 6 teams that can easily make or miss the playoffs.

What are the too many parts that are I organically thrown together?

 

[Vitto79]

Sooooo Sens have to trade someone now?

 

[Altimus]

Sooooo Sens have to trade someone now?

It's Joseph.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Low risk for 1 year. Bold move for them, I like it.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Sooooo Sens have to trade someone now?

Someone (Norris, Chabot) might start the season on IR. Other than that they can bury 1.5 mil of Joseph’s salary in Belleville or move him with a sweetener.

 

[TheNewEra]

Sooooo Sens have to trade someone now?

Either Joseph is gone or someone is getting the ltir treatment

 

[jetsforever]

I like it for Ottawa.

 

[Zynbanejad]

Random as hell

 

[Zeeker]

Wow, 1 year contract. All set for him to join the Rangers again next season when they have the cap.

Only if they’re trying to win the Trophy for oldest team in the league… which wouldn’t surprise me

 

[Super Cake]

The only bad thing about this signing is the full nmc.

Might make it impossible to get good value out of him at the trade deadline if the Sens are far out of a playoff spot.

 

[LokiDog]

Feels like that took a long time for a 1yr deal at a rumored price with a rumored team, but I guess it doesn’t really matter.

He could do well, they’ve got a nice offense when healthy and he won’t have to be a main horse but will have talent to play with.

If guys like Greig and Kleven can contribute and Korpisalo has a decent year, they can be a wild card team.

 

[MasterofGrond]

Makes sense I think, and there’s no such thing as a bad 1 year contract.

But he’s not very good. So this is more of a “we gotta do something” move than a particularly well considered one imo.

 

[Sens9292]

What are the too many parts that are I organically thrown together?

If anything, they established an affordable core and locked them in. Their post made no sense

 

[Senscore]

Wow, 1 year contract. All set for him to join the Rangers again next season when they have the cap.

Smart too by the Sens, will be nice trade bait at the deadline.

Why jump back on to a sinking ship

 

[Fatass]

Well done Sens. Move on from Debrincat and get Tarasenko for less on the cap. And they are a lot heavier in that spot.

 

[Connor McConnor]

Should return an asset if they are out of it at the tdl. Smart move for Ottawa, almost no risk

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

What are the too many parts that are I organically thrown together?

Korpisalo, Tarasenko, Giroux, Chychrun, Kubalik. And before that, DeBrincat played the role of Tarasenko. Let’s face it, Tarasenko doesn’t want to be there. It’s been reported that he wanted to play for other teams that didn’t have the money for him, and he fired his agent this summer.

I think if you don’t have the pieces in-house with your rebuild to make the playoffs, you shouldn’t be bringing in UFA’s or traded guys with big contracts to get you barely over the playoff hump. It hurts the long-term viability of the team’s contention. It’s best to accept where you are and take the extra few years to rebuild.

And don’t get me wrong, Chychrun is young and can be part of Ottawa’s core, but you balance that with he’s getting a huge pay raise once the team has a true chance to win anything, so I’m not sure the team gains the effects of his great contract.

All of this is to say I think they’ve tried to bandaid a few too many positions around the edges of their roster before they had an organically playoff caliber roster, and it’s part of why I think Buffalo is closer than Ottawa. Buffalo didn’t get impatient. I think Ottawa’s impatience will cost them, but we’ll see.

 

[SI90]

Shocked that no other team could touch this