We are in phase 2 of the rebuild, next year we need to contend for the playoffs

[Engineer]

Straight from the mouth of GM Pierre Dorion 2 minutes ago in his presser

"We are in phase 2 of the rebuild"

"Next year we need to start contending for the playoffs"

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[PoutineSp00nZ]

Phase one of the rebuild is over?

Maybe another top 5 pick would help with that. Tank next year, get another stud into the mix . . . plus whatever the rest of the picks from this year and next bring. THen I think you can start moving into phase 2.

 

[h2]

We are setting ourselves up for failure or for perpetual mediocrity if we cut this rebuild short prematurely. We need to acquire top draft picks for the next 2-3 years to enter 'phase two'.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Brennan asking the hard hitting questions there

 

[MakeOttawaGreatAgain]

If phase one is selling off established pieces for the future, then I can see phase one being over. We are still not finished the phase where we acquire blue chip prospects for every position.

We are still lacking some quality centres, wingers, and defensemen.

 

[branch]

Phase one of the rebuild is over?

Maybe another top 5 pick would help with that. Tank next year, get another stud into the mix . . . plus whatever the rest of the picks from this year and next bring. THen I think you can start moving into phase 2.

AGREED. This is a common sense scenario. As we all know though, Pierre has a bit of trouble there...

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I'd rather not finish bottom 3 three years in a row, recovering from that is a monumental task.

I'm down for trying to make the playoffs as early as next year. That may mean we are planning on spending a bit more, which could bode well considering the numerous holes there are on the roster, the youth that needs to be shephered and our lack of shepherds!

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

Fairly certain he was referring to 20/21

 

[The Lewler]

How in the actual eff?

You trade away all the established NHL players in which you were barely contending for the playoffs, stockpile a bunch of picks and a couple prospects, and then say, ok , time to make the playoffs?

lol. just lol.

 

[Fandlauer]

I'd rather not finish bottom 3 three years in a row, recovering from that is a monumental task.

I'm down for trying to make the playoffs as early as next year. That may mean we are planning on spending a bit more, which could bode well considering the numerous holes there are on the roster, the youth that needs to be shephered and our lack of shepherds!

He also said that there's a chance we may bring in a vet, but don't look for us to be active on July 1st.

 

[Answer]

Mr. Dorion. You just demolished the building. Now you need to actually rebuild the whole structure in order for the rebuild to complete..

 

[Mr Hat]

 

[stempniaksen]

Assuming Phase 1 = burn this thing to the goddam ground, then yeah, being at Phase 2 makes sense.

I also assumed he meant competing for a playoff spot in 20/21, but if he didn't that's a huge misstep. We need to tank for one more year, can't have our only top-three pick be one we traded away. This team still needs another star up front moving forward. BT is awesome, but like Matt in Calgary he needs someone else there who can be a more "traditional" top forward.

 

[SPF6ty9]

Can Pierre go one interview without saying something stupid and humiliating himself?

 

[Smash88]

He said we need to compete for playoffs in 2 years, not next year.

That does indeed make sense.

 

[Engineer]

Okay I may have misheard him then if he meant 2 years from now, need a recording and to relisten again

 

[JD1]

I also assumed he meant competing for a playoff spot in 20/21, but if he didn't that's a huge misstep.

What he said was contending next year, being a playoff team the year after and being a playoff contending team the year after that.

I suppose we can all debate what contending next year means...but thats what he said

 

[Upgrayedd]

I will let you all in on Pierre and Gene's master plan:

Phase 1: tear it down financially
Phase 1: tear it down financially
Phase 1: tear it down financially
Phase 1: tear it down financially
Phase 1: tear it down financially
Stanley Cup

We just finished up the worst of it by completing Phase 1 and are now about to enter the worst of it in Phase 1...

 

[starling]

We were in phase 3 a year ago though. Probably means by 2020-2021 we'll be in phase 1.

 

[stempniaksen]

What he said was contending next year, being a playoff team the year after and being a playoff contending team the year after that.

I suppose we can all debate what contending next year means...but thats what he said

Not sure I agree with with him about contending next year (assuming he means competing for a playoff spot as a bubble team). Would be nice to cheer on some wins after the last 2 seasons, but I really do think the team needs to bottom out one more time for the long-term benefit of this team. I might be singing a different tune if they had their pick this year, but alas, we're here now gotta make the best of it.

 

[2CHAINZ]

Phase 1: Trade all best players for cents on the dollar and finish dead last with no 1st round pick.

Phase 2: Sign Ceci to a 10 year contract to show fans we pay for players.

Phase 3: Stanley Cup

 

[Do Make Say Think]

He also said that there's a chance we may bring in a vet, but don't look for us to be active on July 1st.

So we will be a bottom-feeder again.

Oh well.

 

[SPF6ty9]

Not sure I agree with with him about contending next year (assuming he means competing for a playoff spot as a bubble team). Would be nice to cheer on some wins after the last 2 seasons, but I really do think the team needs to bottom out one more time for the long-term benefit of this team. I might be singing a different tune if they had their pick this year, but alas, we're here now gotta make the best of it.

Personally I think the team is so far gone talent wise at this point + the reluctance of players good enough to have options to sign here = we'll probably bottom out for the next few years regardless what happens and what Pierre does. We may have one of the better prospect pools in the league, but the difference is the other teams actually have talent on their roster to add their prospects to. We have: Chabot, Tkachuk, White...and is there honestly anyone else on this roster you'd expect would be on the team next time we're in the playoffs? Wolanin I guess.

 

[MiscBrah]

Next year, based on pure luck and unrepeatable save%, we will sneak into the playoffs and win a series. We will then be "one piece away" and Dorion will trade a bunch of prospects and picks for 3rd liners. We will crash and burn the season after that and the rebuild will start over again.

 

[BondraTime]

Contending, or even attempting to contend next year (that's what he said) is so moronic.

One of the biggest mistakes in Sens franchise history is keeping this management group.

They have no clue what they are doing. Why do they want to "contend" (be a bubble team...) when we actually have our 1st but are content being what they are now in a season without their 1st. It's bonkers, makes zero sense and has absolutely no realistic way of happening.

Management needs to go ASAP, until that happens the Sens are what they are, a steaming pile of dog turd