Traded Vladimir Tarasenko (1 year, 5 million)

[Micklebot]

Either

A. Trading Joseph or Forsberg
B. Possible Batherson suspension(pls no)

Other possibilities include someone going on LTIR, we ended the season with Norris, Chabot, Chychrun, and Forsberg all on IR.

 

[swiftwin]

Either

A. Trading Joseph or Forsberg
B. Possible Batherson suspension(pls no)

No way we're trading Forsberg. Dorion was talking about how they're a great tandem, and that they're former teammates that will push each other to be better.

Has to be Joseph or Batherson. Or by some miracle, Toronto gets bonked for LTIRing Murray and are forced to buy him out.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Either

A. Trading Joseph or Forsberg
B. Possible Batherson suspension(pls no)

No. We are the new Vegas

 

[Hale The Villain]

Either

A. Trading Joseph or Forsberg
B. Possible Batherson suspension(pls no)

I think B is more likely unfortunately.

Would be complete BS if the rumour is true about Batherson being the fellow who came up the room and left without participating.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

I think B is more likely unfortunately.

Would be complete BS if the rumour is true about Batherson being the fellow who came up the room and left without participating.

If that rumor is true Dorion & ownership should protest any suspension. If he didn't participate he shouldn't be punished

 

[2CHAINZ]

Zub and Tarasenko on that first road trip.

 

[BondraTime]

If that rumor is true Dorion & ownership should protest any suspension. If he didn't participate he shouldn't be punished

It’s an NHL ruling, it only matters what the NHL is deeming inappropriate behaviors' detrimental to the league.

 

[Senscore]

Zub and Tarasenko on that first road trip.

 

[2CHAINZ]

I dunno that looks more like some Team Canada shit.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

"Forwards don't need to defend" Denis Smith

 

[JungleBeat]

Excellent deal by Dorion providing it doesn’t hold up signing any other players ( I have no idea who’s an RFA)

 

[Ouroboros]

'Don't expect much on the defensive side of the puck' should be the Sens team motto.

 

[Knave]

It's a no risk signing. Hopefully it works out.

 

[Alex1234]

Dorion doesn't give a solitary f..k about the cap
I love it lol

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Dorion doesn't give a solitary f..k about the cap
I love it lol

New ownership. New rules.

Carte blanche

 

[HSF]

1 year ...I can live with that as a stop gap

So Joseph traded with assets.
Batherson suspension incoming.
Norris starts the year on LTIR.

That’s what’s been speculated at this point with regards to making Tarasenko fit.

or Forsberg LTIR

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Dorion doesn't give a solitary f..k about the cap
I love it lol

Living in the Now

To avoid worrying about the future, focus on the present


Thanks to an update from CapFriendly , he's just realizing that he can't fit Pinto under the cap.

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[2CHAINZ]

Thanks to an update from CapFriendly , he's just realizing that he can't fit Pinto under the cap.

 

[OgieO]

Was hoping for a defensive presence but hard to complain much about that signing i suppose.

 

[Xspyrit]

Could randomly LTIR a player, most teams go with that approach and the NHL doesn’t really care

NHL to 'closely scrutinize' trades to keep players on LTIR

The NHL sent a memo to teams saying they will "closely scrutinize" such trades.

theathletic.com

Source: NHL watches trades for cap manipulation

The NHL sent a memo to teams saying it would closely scrutinize trades of injured players for cap manipulation.

www.espn.com

Not a huge fan of this signing. But for 1yr, there's no risk involved.

edit: Although, it could be good if we don't start the season with Batherson.

Gotta sell tickets... Lost DeBrincat already so Dorion probably wanted to bring a big name to make it look like we improved

But if we go DeBrincat + Batherson to Kubalik + Tarasenko, we're in deep shit

If we Batherson plays we are deep at forward but lacking a bit in good 2-way players. We need Pinto to take the next step defensively to carry his line. Greig will be excellent almost right away IMO. Thinking of going with a Greig-Pinto-Giroux shutdown 2-way shutdown line (Giroux would get his PP points too)

The thing is we need DJ to coach this thing very wisely. A lot of pressure on him I think

"Forwards don't need to defend" Denis Smith

Please tell me he never really said that

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Please tell me he never really said that

Not that I know of.
@Ouroboros Post #87 above says it better

 

[Micklebot]

But if we go DeBrincat + Batherson to Kubalik + Tarasenko, we're in deep shit

Well, with Norris, it would be DeBrincat + Batherson to Kubalik + Tarasenko + Norris which is pretty good.

 

[Liver King]

HELL YES!

Our top 9 is legit now

 

[SpezDispenser]

Nothing to dislike here. We turned dbc's 8 million into Tarasenko and Kubalik without getting hampered by term. No complaints!

 

[SensHulk]

Ottawa Senators sign forward Vladimir Tarasenko to a one-year contract | Ottawa Senators

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators announced today that the team has signed forward Vladimir Tarasenko to a one-year, $5M contract. The contract includes a full no-trade clause.

www.nhl.com

This article reads like Dorion wrote it himself so Andlauer can take note.

Regardless, great signing.

Edit: hmm I guess I was actually talking about this other article:

Welcome to the Tarasenk-show | Ottawa Senators

The Ottawa Senators announced today that they have signed forward, Vladimir Tarasenko to a one-year deal.

www.nhl.com

Last summer Pierre Dorion swung for the fences in free agency and got Claude Giroux. Well he's followed that up this summer with another big splash in veteran forward, Vladimir Tarasenko!