Sens Tank Nation Part 1- The Fruit of Futility

[Ararana]

This post needed this gif:

I was tempted, but I thought using that gif twice in one month was too much

 

[Pokecheque]

 

[The Merchant]

Hey we live in a world where Dak Shepard can land Kristen Bell and that dude from SNL can convince Ariana Grande to marry him. Anything can happen.

 

[Balthazar]

Burrows says he's never experienced anything like Sens locker room last year

 

[MarkT]

Hey we live in a world where Dak Shepard can land Kristen Bell and that dude from SNL can convince Ariana Grande to marry him. Anything can happen.

It's almost as if being funny and successful is a factor in being able to get attractive women...

Burrows says he's never experienced anything like Sens locker room last year

It's nice to get confirmation for things we all assumed

 

[Avalanche]

 

[McMetal]

Seems needlessly dramatic to me.

 

[Pokecheque]

Seems needlessly dramatic to me.

If there was anything that defines the Ottawa Senators' current state of affairs, it's this.

 

[Ararana]

 

[Freudian]

Sens have always hyped Ceci up, so it's not strange he has an inflated sense of his value.

Dreger speculated about a potential Ceci for Ottawa swap:

"That trade was Taylor Hall for I think they finally got to a place where Ottawa was willing to consider Cody Ceci – so it would have been Hall for Ceci. (It) had to be cleared in Ottawa through ownership. And before they could get clearance, Hall got traded to New Jersey for Larsson.”

 

[Ivan13]

I know you gotta start high, but not that high. I mean, he did play the toughest minutes for Ottawa last season, but he was also absolutely brutal playing them. I honestly don't know how he can come in and make this his opening ask? If I was him I'd be pleased to get a little bit above what the team is actually offering.

 

[dahrougem2]

I know you gotta start high, but not that high. I mean, he did play the toughest minutes for Ottawa last season, but he was also absolutely brutal playing them. I honestly don't know how he can come in and make this his opening ask? If I was him I'd be pleased to get a little bit above what the team is actually offering.

Maybe it's a guy wanting to find a way out of Ottawa by asking that high? Seems like the popular thing to do these days in Ottawa lol.

 

[Thepoolmaster]

Sens have always hyped Ceci up, so it's not strange he has an inflated sense of his value.

Dreger speculated about a potential Ceci for Ottawa swap:

"That trade was Taylor Hall for I think they finally got to a place where Ottawa was willing to consider Cody Ceci – so it would have been Hall for Ceci. (It) had to be cleared in Ottawa through ownership. And before they could get clearance, Hall got traded to New Jersey for Larsson.”

Hahahaha oh man that would have been brutal for the Oilers.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I wonder what Stones numbers are gonna be. No way he should make it to arbitration but it’s the Sens so...

 

[The Kingslayer]

Sens have always hyped Ceci up, so it's not strange he has an inflated sense of his value.

Dreger speculated about a potential Ceci for Ottawa swap:

"That trade was Taylor Hall for I think they finally got to a place where Ottawa was willing to consider Cody Ceci – so it would have been Hall for Ceci. (It) had to be cleared in Ottawa through ownership. And before they could get clearance, Hall got traded to New Jersey for Larsson.”

Haha Chiarelli.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Sens have always hyped Ceci up, so it's not strange he has an inflated sense of his value.

Dreger speculated about a potential Ceci for Ottawa swap:

"That trade was Taylor Hall for I think they finally got to a place where Ottawa was willing to consider Cody Ceci – so it would have been Hall for Ceci. (It) had to be cleared in Ottawa through ownership. And before they could get clearance, Hall got traded to New Jersey for Larsson.”

Man that would've been hilarious on th Oilers part. Ceci sucks balls... 3 million is being generous.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Just imagine if they(Ottawa) had actually gotten that deal done and then got Duchene just after. They'd be legit cup contenders I think.



Hall - Duchene - Stone

 

[Pokecheque]

Just imagine if they(Ottawa) had actually gotten that deal done and then got Duchene just after. They'd be legit cup contenders I think.



Hall - Duchene - Stone

Those three players and Karlsson would make the Sens a legit Cup contender? Much as I like all of them I'm gonna have to disagree there.

 

[RockLobster]

 

[Cousin Eddie]

Wish MLB rules applied. In this scaraio Stone would get 9M and would become a UFA in a year lol.

 

[RockLobster]

Wish MLB rules applied. In this scaraio Stone would get 9M and would become a UFA in a year lol.

I think he's a UFA next year anyway (provided he doesn't sign a contract w/ OTT or whichever team he is on at the end of this upcoming season).

 

[Cousin Eddie]

I think he's a UFA next year anyway (provided he doesn't sign a contract w/ OTT or whichever team he is on at the end of this upcoming season).

Yep you’re correct. My post was directed at the dumb differential between two sides. Stone shooting slightly high and Ottawa shooting WAY too low would lead to the arbitrator siding with Stone. His highball ask would lead to him getting overpaid for one year and then signing wherever in the hell he wants a year from now with a likely long term overpay like most UFA contracts.

Either way Stone and his agent have played this as perfect as they possibly could. Good on them. Quickest ticket out of Ottawa possible.

 

[Ivan13]

Stone is a UFA if he gets his contract through arb as he will be 27 before July 1st 2019. I think these numbers are far more reasonable than the Ceci ones.

 

[forsbergavs32]

That is a major lowball offer if I've ever seen one. 9m is slightly high (I'd say 8 is his value) but 5m offer is just laughable. My guess is he gets 7.5-8 in arbitration then jumps ship next year and gets paid/gets traded and gets paid what hes worth.

 

[UncleRisto]

I don't get why lowball offers and high asks always cause a fuss. Surely you guys have seen how arbitration always goes down?