Hey, I work and skate too! When do I get a shot?
I believe we are all looking for justification as to why these moves appear so ridiculous, but in hindsight, I think most members here agreed that none of the young guys stood out exceptionally vis a vis the other. It was obvious Brown, Batherson, Abramov, Chlapik and a few others all had relatively the same impact during camp and pre season.
I am not excusing the team and their decision making, however I tend to believe the coaches and management felt the same way about the young players which is why they are not giving much rope for one player over the other. This is proof that a guy like Logan Brown needs to zip it and just be patient because last week was proof that there is an ultra thin threshold between "making" the big club and being sent down.
Obviously the opportunity is limited and Batherson and Chlapik learned that the hard way. This should be a lesson for those in Belleville right now, to realize that they could be called up at any moment as long as they play hard and prove they deserve the next shot. I'm speculating that Abramov will also be given a short rope to work with, and if he does not impress, he will be sent right back down.
This entire season is going to be one big "pre-season" for this Senators team.
Does this mean he didn't work and didn't skate during the preseason, which is why he was sent down?
Maybe why the others sent down
He was asked a dumb question so he gave a straight forward answer: he's getting called up because he likes how he plays and we sent down wingers.
Sure, but my point was that these aren't habits that have only developed recently. One doesn't unlearn how to work and skate in a two-game stint. It's a shot fired across the bow to the other two, for sure, but why couldn't this message have been delivered with the opening lineup rather than two games into the season? If Batherson and Chlapik weren't skating or working hard in the pre-season, you don't keep them around for the main roster. And if they were, then two games of sub-par effort in the NHL shouldn't be reason enough to justify sending them down. It's questionable personnel management, that's all.no I think it implies that Chlapik and Batherson don’t do those things
no I think it implies that Chlapik and Batherson don’t do those things
Sure, but my point was that these aren't habits that have only developed recently. One doesn't unlearn how to work and skate in a two-game stint. It's a shot fired across the bow to the other two, for sure, but why couldn't this message have been delivered with the opening lineup rather than two games into the season? If Batherson and Chlapik weren't skating or working hard in the pre-season, you don't keep them around for the main roster. And if they were, then two games of sub-par effort in the NHL shouldn't be reason enough to justify sending them down. It's questionable personnel management, that's all.
Glad that Abramov is getting a shot, he had one of the better camps IMO.
Thing that rubs me the wrong way is how they've dealt with Chlapik. Guy plays all of 5 minutes, sets up a goal, then he's benched the next game and then sent down. It seems to go against all the talk about bringing up the young guys "the right way." What message does that send to the other young guys?
Yeah I bet in his head he has no idea what he did wrong or how he found himself back in Belleville. But it seem like the org isn't very high on him and would just as soon use him as a 13th forward than think about development.Makes you wonder about his confidence and how it was affected by making the team, playing in one game for 5 min, then being sent down.
Hey, I work and skate too! When do I get a shot?
Chlapik was one of the only good forwards on the team in his 6 minutes. Makes no sense to send him down whatsoever.
I love how certain people feel targeted
I have a few specific posters in mind but mods won't allow us to call out specific posters.
I was not thinking of you and yet here you are, assuming I was. That is what I call self-reflection and the lashing out means that you feel it wasn't entirely off-base either.
It’s honestly a good thing we have plugs like Ryan, Ennis, Anisimov, Hainsey, Boro, etc. in the lineup.
Avoids us from having to put young players in spots they shouldn’t be in, prevents those same players from developing a loser mentality, and really helps with the tank.
Tkachuk-White-Brown
Duclair-Tierney-Abramov (plsss)
Ennis-Anisimov-Ryan
Boedker-Pageau-Sabourin
Its very obvious its for saving on those minimum salaries. Belleville plays on Friday and Ottawa plays on Thursday. There's no possible reason to send them down but to save money. Ottawa only has 11 forwards now. They have to call someone up by Thursday. They may shuffle the deck but what's likely to happen is Batherson gets promoted on Thursday without playing a single minute for Belleville.
We're ****ting on our relationships with these players just to save and we're not incentivizing guys to perform well for the club. This "rebuild" is utter madness.
My best guess is this
That is literally what we are doing lol.
You think White, Tkachuk and Chabot were ready to lead a team on their own?