Confirmed Signing with Link: [OTT] Senators sign Chris Kelly (1 year, $900k)

[SpezDispenser]

This is the best news the Bruins have had all Summer.

That's really sad...

 

[WhatTheDuck]

This is the best news the Bruins have had all Summer.

That's kind of depressing....

 

[McManked]

This is the best news the Bruins have had all Summer.

Sorry for the rough summer

 

[N o o d l e s]

Hope he plays well for you guys. Really cool to see him go back to Ottawa.

And thank god Sweeney for staying away. I can speak for all the Bruins fans on our board that we didn't have much faith he would

 

[caymanmew]

Glad Kelly is back. He was always very well liked here.

 

[trentmccleary]

Happy with this low key signing. Kelly was always a smart player and a hard worker. Looked like he ha a solid season two years ago.

Definitely a good signing at that price. The real question is whether or not his body holds up. Back injuries, coupled with the fact that he snapped his femur in a non contact injury last year scare the hell out of me. I wish him the best back in Ottawa!.

Kuba at one point had a back surgery, followed shortly by a broken leg. When he came back, he played like he'd been hit by a car. The year after, he bounced back nicely. Hoping Kelly is at a point where that's a possibility.

 

[BluesTraveler]

Kelly looked absolutely shot in the 13 playoffs, hasn't been the same since.

 

[pierre gagnon*]

Oh yeah what a relief!!!! 900 k for defensively responsible left handed center that can play wing and has 3 cup final appearances that is decent in the dot. Good lord I wouldn't want to break the bank on a player like that.

So you need to know Julien if he had him back would play him on the top lines through out the game. Sit younger better deserving prospects so he could play his favourite son. Of course you assume its about money, this is what happens when you do not know. His last few years he has a couple severve injuries and at his age was slowing down before that. Good for him, like I said before, just glad its not Boston. I am sure a lot of Bruins fans thought for sure he was coming back to bump another young guy out.

To put in perspective. He was making 3 million as a 4th line center, value wise. This is like the Oilers finding out Ference went somewhere else or Sabre fans trading away Evander Kane or the sens keeping Philips or Alfie 2 years longer then it should be. This is not a negative on the guy but on how the coach played him and we assumed he was going retire and go into coaching. He does not fit the rebuild and would bounce Spooner off the team.

 

[PatriceBergeronFan]

Thank goodness. He is a bad hockey player now.

Overpaid for years but always gave it his all and his prime years with Boston were very good.

I'd expect him to be more like Marco Sturm after his injuries than a miracle come back story.

 

[BruinLVGA]

Stand up guy. Happy we had him, happy he will be able to retire with his original team. Best of luck to him.

 

[Raym11]

Respect contract from the Sens to give him a good send-off season



i like it. I imagine itll be his last and he'll transition into the org after

 

[uncleben]

Yay! Ottawa finally did something!
(Sorry Blunden)


1 year. Vet presence. Cheap deal.
I like it. (Yes, I am a Leafs fan, but genuinely, as a hockey fan, I like it)

 

[Fire Sweeney]

Kelly gone elsewhere?

Useless offensively, overrated defensively.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Ottawa is clearly transitioning towards speed and puck possession

I like Kelly... hope he has something left

 

[JAS 39 Gripen]

haha, Oh lord...

 

[DG]

I love Chris Kelly. Welcome back.

 

[bbfan419]

I wish Chris Kelly the best of luck in Ottawa, good team guy, but as a Bruins fan I am very happy about this, I was afraid Sweeney would sign him to a 3-4 year deal around $3M AAV. Kelly is good in the locker room, but he has two bad legs and a bad back now, think he would be better off coaching at this point.

 

[SixthSens]

For 900k, I really don't see why so many Bruins fans are so happy about it, unless they were afraid of Sweeney overpaying him on a multi-year deal...

 

[Sureves]

Ya that's an excellent signing. Only downside is I guess it's fairly clear now that White won't be playing this year in the NHL.

Turris
Zibanejad
Pageau
Kelly/Lazar

That works.

 

[Daffy]

Ya that's an excellent signing. Only downside is I guess it's fairly clear now that White won't be playing this year in the NHL.

Turris
Zibanejad
Pageau
Kelly/Lazar

That works.

It's already been said that White is going back to college.

 

[Sureves]

It's already been said that White is going back to college.

Ah didn't know that. Explains the move even moreso.

 

[BruinsBtn]

The reason Bruins fans are so happy is because we watched two years of him out in key defensive situations and he did stuff like this.



I mean, maybe consider getting a bit closer to Sidney Crosby with 2 seconds left.

And he's gone further downhill in the two years since this.

 

[Cynick]

Nice addition to the 4th line. Hopefully he can still kill penalties.

This was my initial thought/hope as well.

 

[BadBruins]

For 900k, I really don't see why so many Bruins fans are so happy about it, unless they were afraid of Sweeney overpaying him on a multi-year deal...

Probably just afraid of Claude Julien's loyalty to him as a player and what that might mean if he can't play anymore. Under a different coach, I would have considered bringing him back as a possible #4 C or LW candidate. I think his legs are probably shot. Maybe he still has something in the tank in a limited role though. Kind of in the same spot with Seidenberg before the bought him out. Too much respect and loyalty in the room and on the coaching staff to have him relegated to spare part duty.

 

[Alberta_OReilly_Fan]

a pros pro... but a little bit wasted on a non playoff team. i feel bad he has been hurt and i feel he is going to prove he has gas left in the tank.

good signing but maybe should have been on a better team... but if he wanted to go home then im happy for him