OttawaOilers
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I still don't see the two firsts people are talking about...
This Spezza deal was all about the owner wanting to reduce payroll, they could have very easily re-signed both Michalek & Hemsky at $4 mil & kept Spezza who was also only making $4 mil this yr & would have had a veteran experienced high scoring #1 line. This was all about money or the lack of money by the owner who is also selling his horses, sounds like money problems to me.
He probably does have his own set of money problems that present a set of issues that are distinct from Ottawa's viability as an NHL market. However we should ask ourselves could our team legitimately win with a Michalek/Spezza/Hemsky top line. Personally I think such a team is a bubble playoff team at best.
Sounds good ty for the infoHey guys, Just wanna give some info on Nick Paul. As a North Bay Battalion season ticket holder ive watched a ton of him this year.
He is an awesome player. Literally does everything. Scores, hits, not afraid to get in the dirty areas. Very creative with the puck and can score clutch goals. He is a fan favorite here and there is some talk he might end up with the captaincy this year after our capn was signed by San Jose.
I have no doubt Nick will end up in the NHL at some point. If i had to give some negatives its that he is a streaky guy. He can disappear once in a while. But he always shows up in big games, no worries. In the playoffs this year he was fantastic helping us capture the OHL Eastern Championship.
What's Chiasson's ceiling? HF says he's a more talented version of Blake Wheeler but I think that's an old update.
What's Chiasson's ceiling? HF says he's a more talented version of Blake Wheeler but I think that's an old update.
Hey guys, Just wanna give some info on Nick Paul. As a North Bay Battalion season ticket holder ive watched a ton of him this year.
He is an awesome player. Literally does everything. Scores, hits, not afraid to get in the dirty areas. Very creative with the puck and can score clutch goals. He is a fan favorite here and there is some talk he might end up with the captaincy this year after our capn was signed by San Jose.
I have no doubt Nick will end up in the NHL at some point. If i had to give some negatives its that he is a streaky guy. He can disappear once in a while. But he always shows up in big games, no worries. In the playoffs this year he was fantastic helping us capture the OHL Eastern Championship.
Hey guys, Just wanna give some info on Nick Paul. As a North Bay Battalion season ticket holder ive watched a ton of him this year.
He is an awesome player. Literally does everything. Scores, hits, not afraid to get in the dirty areas. Very creative with the puck and can score clutch goals. He is a fan favorite here and there is some talk he might end up with the captaincy this year after our capn was signed by San Jose.
I have no doubt Nick will end up in the NHL at some point. If i had to give some negatives its that he is a streaky guy. He can disappear once in a while. But he always shows up in big games, no worries. In the playoffs this year he was fantastic helping us capture the OHL Eastern Championship.
I think he will be a 20g-35a guy on the second line
I'm not ready to call the trade a disaster other than its appropriate for a team that is try to look forward rather than backwards. We've had some of Spezza's best years and we were medicore at best. Odds are we were never going to win a cup with Spezza. I doubt Chaisson will be a center piece of such a cup winning team but that doesn't mean he can't be a supporting cast. Here is hoping Kyle Turris continues to improve to the point where we don't miss Spezza's point per game production but while still being better at defence
He probably does have his own set of money problems that present a set of issues that are distinct from Ottawa's viability as an NHL market. However we should ask ourselves could our team legitimately win with a Michalek/Spezza/Hemsky top line. Personally I think such a team is a bubble playoff team at best.
Don't like Chiasson at all. Bad defensively, negative possession player, scored at about the same rate as Vernon Fiddler 5 on 5, wasn't scoring in the AHL when he was there, had a hot streak to start the year than absolutely vanished quickly. Young but not young enough that he's going to get a ton better.
Except for our entire roster.
Obviously, Spezza nixed the Nashville deal because he wanted to play with his new BFF Hemky, who is overrated as hell and is now overpaid. No way Nashville was going to sign both. Murray was smart enough to not cave to their ridiculous prices. It was sign Spezza and Hemsky to crazy contracts, or they walk.
Don't like Chiasson at all. Bad defensively, negative possession player, scored at about the same rate as Vernon Fiddler 5 on 5, wasn't scoring in the AHL when he was there, had a hot streak to start the year than absolutely vanished quickly. Young but not young enough that he's going to get a ton better.
Haven't seen this here yet:
Except for the Turris and Anderson trades, we won the trades due to our drafting and not actual traded bodies. Even more so, at the time of the Turris trade, we traded our top prospect and a second rounder for someone who asked to be traded and was being a ***** about it. You'd think we could get it cheaper than our top prospect and a 2nd rounder.
The Anderson trade was more of a flukie situation more than anything that worked out amazingly in our favour.
The Foligno - Methot trade is a wash. Don't think anyone came out ahead. CBJ love Foligno, and looky looky we are looking for a forward that can play in top 9 with some grit.
Actually I could make the case that we OTT-DET Peumpel trade is looking better for DET.
I was prepared for that. But I'd rather get quality over quantity. You telling me he couldn't hold out to at least get a 1st rounder? like he caved in and gave out our 1st rounder for Ryan.
I expect you to call it exactly what it is...
Whatever Murrays motives were, can you say they worked? He said he would not move him unless the move was fair... Maybe him and the scouting staff have the 2 prospects rated extremely high? nobody knows...
But on the surface, it is a MEH return...
Am glad we got him back for Spezza. Adds grit to the team.