Sens fans in some sort of bizarre dream like children the night before Christmas wondering about their presents - “should we sign Giroux, or trade for Kevin Fiala, or trade Zaitsev and Murray to Arizona for a 2nd round pick, or move the 7th for Nylander and sign Kadri”
Just so weird it’s like the fanbase all got really high, forgot what franchise they are cheering for, and refuse to come down because they like their new dreamland so much.
Normally I would agree with you but there's a number of things that make me optimistic we'll finally add legit talent this off-season.
1. Ownership situation - maybe the Melnyk girls aren't going to be penny-pinching quite as much as their father, and maybe they want to turn the Sens into a playoff team to improve the organization's value for an eventual sale.
2. Dorion - he's been an abject failure and is a complete incompetent, and he knows it. Paranoid sociopath will do whatever he can to try to save his job, as an objective evaluation from a new ownership group will almost certainly mean he's gone. I expect he'll add talent to this group to try to make the playoffs, as that's the only way he keeps his position.
3. Tkachuk and Chabot post-season interviews - they made it clear to Dorion they want legit talent added to the team instead of the usual bargain bin acquisitions that blow up in our face. Dorion lets his head coaches acquire players all the time, so it wouldn't surprise me if our most valuable players can influence our off-season plans.
