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When has he been a number 1G in the NHL?
Most starters in the NHL today weren't even backups at his age.
When has he been a number 1G in the NHL?
Most starters in the NHL today weren't even backups at his age.
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I'd say the Cats defense blows the Sens away with forwards looking equal
What the Cats have tho is a lot of young graduates
Bjustad (21), Hurbedeau (21), Barkov (19)
What do the Sens have young and have made an impact like those three? Zibanejad, that's about it and he's the worst of the four players there
I agree but I'm not going to project Lehner to be a number 1G when he has not done it... I've watched hockey for a while now, I've seen plenty if highly touted goalies unable to take that step to become a number 1G
Should Lehner become a number 1G, then I'll talk about him as being more then a secondary piece... But as a backup he's nothing more then that
It seems you operate on a double standard; young players on other teams are viewed as pieces that can be counted on towards building a champion, but young players on our team are secondary pieces until they prove otherwise.
I was looking at prospect rankings and can't help but notice Ottawa is 19th
When Lazar and Ceci graduate, probably 25-30
Team has no re-enforcements coming
I tend to disagree a little, I think Stone has the potential to be as good as Huberdeau & any of the others you have mentioned. IMO so does Puempel & maybe Schneider with Guptil, Paul & Dzingel as dark horses. I think Ceci has top 4 potential as does Wiercioch with Claesson & Harpur as dark horses. Notice I haven`t mentioned the Swedes yet. I like that the Sens seem to be going for a bigger team & drafting bigger players.I watched Bjustad lead his team in scoring... He looks like he can be a wicked 2C... I talk about Zibanejad the same way... I had a thread comparing the potential of Turris-Zibabejad to Krejci - Bergeron
But other then Zibanejad, the Sens have nothing close to Barkov or Huberdeau (31Pts in 48GP during the lockout at 19)
How are the Sens supposed to compete with that? Is Lazar going to be as good as them? I don't see it
The Sens have decent piece but if everything comes together it's a bottom playoff seed... I'm not seeing a team that can compete with the top teams in the league...
And that should be the goal... Not to just sneak in and prey
I was looking at prospect rankings and can't help but notice Ottawa is 19th
When Lazar and Ceci graduate, probably 25-30
Team has no re-enforcements coming
Also worth noting that Bobby Ryan was converted directly from 3 high value prospect pieces. He's better than any player in the pipe or on the roster for Florida. Is that worth nothing?
Also worth noting that Bobby Ryan was converted directly from 3 high value prospect pieces. He's better than any player in the pipe or on the roster for Florida. Is that worth nothing?
You have to admit Fuhr when comparing our immediate future or players playing at the pro or NCAA level our future imo looks better then that of the habs. Our elites ahler and secondary scoring players are more productive and mostly younger then that of the habs. Personally i think we've done very well with our late picks.
Oh right, because when a GM says the rebuild is over that means that no further signings or trades can be made to continually improve the team. I guess we're stuck with this roster forever or until the next "rebuild" comes.
Also worth noting that Bobby Ryan was converted directly from 3 high value prospect pieces. He's better than any player in the pipe or on the roster for Florida. Is that worth nothing?
Well we added Chaisson, Guptill and Paul, as well as Englund, and the rest of our picks from this years draft since that ranking was released. Some teams traded away prospects, and graduated more than us, so I wouldn't be surprised if we held at the same ranking or even moved up.
I'm very happy with the playoff runs we had 1-2 years ago, but our pesky play sure took a nose dive this year. The sad part is the problems haven't been addressed. Greening, Smith, Phillips and Michalek are all back.