Which of these is the Senators franchise worst decision of all time?

[Quo]

Does building our arena so far West it is in a different time zone count?

For the nine-millionth time: no. No, no, no, no. We would not have a team if we didn't build the stadium where we did.

 

[BonkTastic]

For the nine-millionth time: no. No, no, no, no. We would not have a team if we didn't build the stadium where we did.

I know this, YOU know this... but I've resigned myself to not getting into that discussion with the "Bo-hoo, the Arena is too far west!!!11" crowd, so as to save myself with the inevitable aneurism that would come with having to make this point in EVERY GODDAMNED THREAD, because people can't seem to grasp this very easy, basic point.


And, in case anyone has not yet read it, here is the article that best sums up the situation, posted for probably the ten thousandth time on these boards.

 

[Fandlauer]

Picking Redden over Chara hands down.

 

[Mercurial]

I know this, YOU know this... but I've resigned myself to not getting into that discussion with the "Bo-hoo, the Arena is too far west!!!11" crowd, so as to save myself with the inevitable aneurism that would come with having to make this point in EVERY GODDAMNED THREAD, because people can't seem to grasp this very easy, basic point.


And, in case anyone has not yet read it, here is the article that best sums up the situation, posted for probably the ten thousandth time on these boards.

Sticky? ;-)

 

[John Holmes*]

Little known fact...the CTC is so far out of town, its' postal code is EIEIO.

 

[MainDotC]

This thread screams "MainDot"...

I can understand the suspicion as typically everyone disagrees with everything I have to say but no I have nothing to do with this.

 

[Mercurial]

I can understand the suspicion as typically everyone disagrees with everything I have to say but no I have nothing to do with this.

Well, that's what you want us to think.

 

[StefanW]

I know this, YOU know this... but I've resigned myself to not getting into that discussion with the "Bo-hoo, the Arena is too far west!!!11" crowd, so as to save myself with the inevitable aneurism that would come with having to make this point in EVERY GODDAMNED THREAD, because people can't seem to grasp this very easy, basic point.


And, in case anyone has not yet read it, here is the article that best sums up the situation, posted for probably the ten thousandth time on these boards.

Yes, I've read it before. I always read with interest the part about how lawyers living in the Glebe prevent development of the stadium site, which is also (by the way) why we can't bring a CFL team back. Oh, wait a second.

Firestone was a key figure in the development of the arena, and he has loads of behind the scene info. But he is still one guy with an opinion, and stuff that he gave up as impossible may not have been impossible in the end. We'll never know for sure.

If people want to disagree about whether we had to build an arena out in Kanata that is fine. However, I think that we can all agree that any person who believes this location helps fans and boosts attendance is on crack. This is why I list is as a bad decision, which is what this thread is about.

 

[JackBauer]

It's less of a black and white situation than redden vs chara, but lee over kopitar is up there for me.

 

[Matte99]

The 7 million to play in Detroit wasn't so bad for Hossa, and the frontloaded deal from Chicago was probably among the very best offers he fielded in 2009, at least in dollar terms.

At least in dollar terms? Man, how Stanley Cups will he have to win before you think its a pretty good deal in all possibly terms?

 

[Topside]

There are two decisions that I think would have led to Cups. Pronger over Daigle, and Chara over Redden. Pronger over Daigle, because then he wouldn't have been in Anaheim to elbow our best player Dean McCammond.

 

[mcnorth]

In the end though, we could never afford to make all these good decisions with the cap so if the actual decisions weren't made we'd be bemoaning something else.

 

[source]

At least in dollar terms? Man, how Stanley Cups will he have to win before you think its a pretty good deal in all possibly terms?

I'm just saying those great teams Hossa chose to play for (the 2008-09 Detroit Red Wings and the 2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks) offered him a good chunk of change to have that chance at the Cup.

Looking at his contracts, it's probable Hossa didn't take a discount at all. And that's fine.

 

[cage]

Fans were going nuts (in a good way) when we traded for Heatley, if I remember correctly.

I wanted Chara over Redden, so that is the worst move imo. Favouring Daigle over Yashin is up there too.

 

[John Holmes*]

We never would have been able to keep Pronger.

 

[Stonewall]

Check out the Wkipedia page for Daigle.

"As the draft approached, the Quebec Nordiques, who were hosting the event, were reportedly so eager to draft the next French-Canadian superstar that they were rumored to have offered star players such as Owen Nolan, Peter Forsberg, Ron Hextall, and draft picks, but Ottawa management disregarded all offers."

 

[SenzZen]

With hindsight or without hindsight?

I was wondering the same.

I'd say Hossa for Heatley led to Redden over Chara- if you believe that Chara wanted out of Ottawa because of how we treated Hossa.

Always hated signing Hasek, too- although it's far from one of the worst moves. But people who liked it should probably credit Muckler for that...

 

[SenzZen]

We never would have been able to keep Pronger.

..off the bottle?

 

[dumbdick]

Chara in hindsight. In fairness he got better after he left.

 

[John Holmes*]

..off the bottle?

No I mean the broke ass jokers that owned the team back then wouldn't have been able to afford the $9 Million per he was earning.

 

[We Want the Cup 2010]

Trading Brooks Laich for 2 months of an over the hill Peter Bondra was a pretty brutal move in hindsight. Laich would've really helped in our 2005-2007 playoff runs.

 

[Cornwall OHL]

I know this, YOU know this... but I've resigned myself to not getting into that discussion with the "Bo-hoo, the Arena is too far west!!!11" crowd, so as to save myself with the inevitable aneurism that would come with having to make this point in EVERY GODDAMNED THREAD, because people can't seem to grasp this very easy, basic point.


And, in case anyone has not yet read it, here is the article that best sums up the situation, posted for probably the ten thousandth time on these boards.

Little known fact...the CTC is so far out of town, its' postal code is EIEIO.

In January of 2021 the CTC will be 25 years old. I'm figuring about that time the Sens may start talking about a new rink. The next one can be somewhere downtown.

 

[John Holmes*]

Doubt it. Still nowhere to put it.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

I;ve put some thought into it, and I have decided that the worst decision the Sens have ever made has nothing to do with the on ice product.

Why would they get rid of the beavertail stands? BRING BACK BEAVERTAILS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Out of those options Redden over Chara

But some of you posters who might not have been around back then need to realize that most people thought it was, at the time, the right move