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Tierney and Demelo have been great through a whopping, 7 games. I have zero idea what they will look like after 82 games. Currently they have been a welcomed surprise.
I also watch Sharks games and Karlsson is playing better then his stat line. This trade is currently not looking as bad as originally announced. Which is totally normal when looking back at trades.
This is not to say it is a great trade for Ottawa, just that it's looking, so far, in a crazy short sample size, to potentially not be hot garbage. Josh Norris is starting out great in the NCAA, Balcers is playing like a stud in the AHL.
Will this all translate, long term, who knows. It doesn't matter currently, it's just been fun watching this Senators team who have had the worst year/off season a team could possibly have. We have always been a underdog team. So the salt and hate thrown this way doesn't bother me.
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