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[KernelPanic]

A top 4 veteran dman in his prime, could be a trade deadline acquisition.

Yeah I think we need that unless Gryba/Wiercioch progress and fill that role which could very well happen. Corvo might do well there as well who knows?
That and the rest of the young players on the team need to progress.

Not a top end, but a good 2nd line player. Should break out offensively now that he is playing behind Spezza and no longer facing the top competition every night.

Don't think we've seen his best, he still needs to get stronger. I think we're still undoing whatever the fuck Phoenix did to screw him up.

 

[bonesmccoy]

As a Leaf fan, I actually prefer the Senators' lineup. Spezza, Ryan, Karlsson, Turris, Anderson... very good top end players.

FIFY

 

[Spl1nter]

9 points in 10 playoff including 2 playoff OT winners is average now?

And then he disappears for the next few months.

 

[Cake Boss]

Corvo is now the oldest player on the team, holy shit.

And then he disappears for the next few months.

Those months are called July and August.

 

[apocalidiot]

To reiterate what people were saying earlier Dastardly, the Wire was shot in SD so you're not going to find an HD version. So might as well get crackin because it kicks so much ass

 

[SCHUEY F1]

To reiterate what people were saying earlier Dastardly, the Wire was shot in SD so you're not going to find an HD version. So might as well get crackin because it kicks so much ass

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[yyzjohn]

If Toronto's young players continue to progress and Reimer/Bernier has good year I see no reason why we can't make the playoffs.

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[Cake Boss]

Burmistrov signs in the KHL for 2 years.

Got rushed into the NHL, hes only 21 years old and already got 200 games under his belt. Atlanta ruins another player.

 

[Heretic]

I'm hoping for the Sens to tank this season then they can kick ass the season after that. Need that high draft pick!!!

 

[equippedwithtowel]

They might not even make the playoffs. The Sens are a fringe team, even more so if you replace Alfie and Silfverberg with Bobby Ryan and Clarke McArthur.

I know I'm late on this but

Lol wut.

 

[yyzjohn]

I know I'm late on this but

Lol wut.

Yeah I don't know where that came from. With Paul MacLean as coach and less injuries they should be a lot better than they were last season. MacArthur can score you 20 goals and Ryan as top line winger will probably get at least 35. Silfverberg will be a good player in a few seasons and Sens might regret letting as much go as they did in that Ryan deal down the road, but for this next season I think they're good.

 

[BigJonsson]

Lets not award the playoff spots in July lol

 

[apocalidiot]

Right now would be a perfect time to post that Habs 1/16 torches lit picture from their home page. Too bad I can't find it

 

[Samyy]

Lets not award the playoff spots in July lol

meh, you can say that based on roster, coaching and last years performance its likely the Sens will get a spot

 

[Cake Boss]

Helene St. James @HeleneStJames

Damien Brunner pushing for $3-3.5 million per season, 2-3 year deal. Price tag too high for Red Wings.

44 careers games and you ask for that much? jesus.

 

[yyzjohn]

meh, you can say that based on roster, coaching and last years performance its likely the Sens will get a playoff

Yeah, I mean you can't predict anything in July, but there's got to be a reasonable expectation based on how their roster looks. If Anderson suffers an MCL injury first week, Ryan, Spezza and Karlsson all get injured then all bets are off. For right now I think they're a legitimate playoff team.

 

[Socreges]

Daniel Alfredssons intangibles

But he just..... oh...

 

[Samyy]

44 careers games and you ask for that much? jesus.

Well now we know why no one has signed him

 

[yyzjohn]

Well now we know why no one has signed him

Hope Grabovski signs for $5.5M again. LOL

 

[KernelPanic]

Silfverberg will be a good player in a few seasons and Sens might regret letting as much go as they did in that Ryan deal down the road, but for this next season I think they're good.

The only way we lose the trade is if Ryan walks as a UFA in 2 years or he is a total bust here.

Extremely unlikely that Silfverberg, Noesen or the 1st will ever be as good as Ryan. It's a quantity for quality trade.

Right now it's a win for both teams as each team filled a need.

 

[Plinko]

44 careers games and you ask for that much? jesus.

But they're willing to spend $2.6 million on Cleary? It's only $400,000 more!

LOL Holland/Babcock.

 

[yyzjohn]

The only way we lose the trade is if Ryan walks as a UFA in 2 years or he is a total bust here.

Extremely unlikely that Silfverberg, Noesen or the 1st will ever be as good as Ryan. It's a quantity for quality trade.

Right now it's a win for both teams as each team filled a need.

Silfverberg is young though and if he has a breakout year and scores 25 and Ryan doesn't quite perform and falls just short of 30 goals, people will complain. It's a really good roll of the dice though and it'll be interesting to see where these guys are in 3 years.

 

[equippedwithtowel]

Late again but I can't actually believe Corvo came back.

One year 800k can be an excellent deal if he stays healthy and our young guys keep on the upswing.

At he very least he's a solid upgrade to Bemoit

 

[Plinko]

Apparently Cleary wanted a 4-year deal from teams. Four years!

 

[MetalFearSolid]

The only way we lose the trade is if Ryan walks as a UFA in 2 years or he is a total bust here.

Extremely unlikely that Silfverberg, Noesen or the 1st will ever be as good as Ryan. It's a quantity for quality trade.

Right now it's a win for both teams as each team filled a need.

He will probably leave, and become another Dany Heatley on the decline.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

44 careers games and you ask for that much? jesus.

Yeah. I would do 2.5-2.75 for 2-3 and still call it a gamble.

 

[Marvie_3]

Apparently Cleary wanted a 4-year deal from teams. Four years!

You know the Wings will resign him after this current contract is up.

 

[Solo]

how is babby ryan formed?

 

[KernelPanic]

Silfverberg is young though and if he has a breakout year and scores 25 and Ryan doesn't quite perform and falls just short of 30 goals, people will complain. It's a really good roll of the dice though and it'll be interesting to see where these guys are in 3 years.

Silfverberg isn't the same type of player as Ryan. He might score 25, depends on how the Ducks use him and who he plays with.

It's hard to imagine Ryan not putting up a lot of points playing with Spezza and being on our #1 PP unit. Spezza can make just about anyone score. He hasn't had a winger like Ryan on his line since Heatley(before he turned to shit) left town.

He will probably leave, and become another Dany Heatley on the decline.

Maybe, who knows? Heatley's decline is pretty rare and spectacular, I can't think of anyone else who declined that much that quickly.

 

[equippedwithtowel]

He will probably leave, and become another Dany Heatley on the decline.

There's at least a few teams that would push 6.5 mil in free agency if Ryan keeps his production up.

We're certainly not one of them.

 

[KernelPanic]

There's at least a few teams that would push 6.5 mil in free agency if Ryan keeps his production up.

We're certainly not one of them.

We signed Karlsson for that amount. If it works out I don't see why they won't pay him what it takes to extend him long-term.

And if the team has some money issues, he has 2 years to sort it out.

 

[bonesmccoy]

There's at least a few teams that would push 6.5 mil in free agency if Ryan keeps his production up.

We're certainly not one of them.

6.5m? For a 1st line winger who can score 30+ goals?

In 2 years time he'll be asking for 8m, at least.

 

[equippedwithtowel]

We signed Karlsson for that amount. If it works out I don't see why they won't pay him what it takes to extend him long-term.

And if the team has some money issues, he has 2 years to sort it out.

I need to use better verbs.

I can easily see him getting 6.5 from us and agree it's a good investiment but at least one other team will hit 8+ if the 30 goal seasons keep coming and money issues or not we aren't gonna turn into the Flyers.

 

[ZeroGravity]

Panthers signed Matt Gilroy.

I wouldn't wish him upon even my worst enemies.

 

[CrazedArabMan]

Burmistrov signs in the KHL for 2 years.

Got rushed into the NHL, hes only 21 years old and already got 200 games under his belt. Atlanta ruins another player.

Would have loved him on the Wings, maybe playing with his idol (Datsyuk) could have helped him a bit.

44 careers games and you ask for that much? jesus.

I still honestly think his agent is pushing that more than him, though by that it seems he still wants to play for us which makes sense. I would do 2 years at 3 million though.

 

[fallout]

Sigh. The kid has such talent, but he's amazingly streaky. Still, sad to see him go.

The Winnipeg Jets are confirming Twitter reports today that forward Alex Burmistrov has signed with the KHL in Russia.

The club issued the following statement from GM Kevin Cheveldayoff late Monday morning:

"Through our conversations and correspondence with Alex and his agent, it became apparent Alex had a desire to continue his development as a young player in the KHL. He remains a very talented player within the Jets organization and we will continue to monitor his progress and development going forward."

The Jets issued the statement after Russian hockey reporter Igor Eronko tweeted this morning that Burmistrov had signed a two-year contract with the Ak Bars Kazan Bears of the KHL.

Despite signing in the KHL, Burmistrov remains a Restricted Free Agent in the NHL and the Jets retain his rights should he decide to return to the NHL anytime in the next five years.

Burmistrov (6-1, 180, b. 21 Oct 1991, Kazan, Russia) previously played with Ak Bars Kazan during the 2008-09 season.

He was a first round -- 8th overall -- draft pick of the Atlanta Thrashers in 2010. He scored 6 goals and added 14 assists in 74 games with the Thrashers during his rookie 2010-11 season.

Burmistrov’s offensive output improved marginally during the franchise’s first season in Winnipeg -- he scored 13 goals and added 15 assists in 76 games for the Jets in 2011-12.

But his numbers fell off markedly last season, when Burmistrov scored just 4 goals and added 6 assists in 44 games with the Jets.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sp...m-Burmistrov-heading-to-Russia-214623561.html

 

[yyzjohn]

Panthers signed Matt Gilroy.

I wouldn't wish him upon even my worst enemies.

I remember when Matt Gilroy was the premier college free agent being sought after.

 

[KingHenrik30]

I remember when Matt Gilroy was the premier college free agent being sought after.

He had a great start in his first season, then turned into what he is today

 

[Foreign Jackass]

I think the Sens, just like the Habs, overachieved this year.

I don't think Anderson will ever have another year like this. I don't think the defense corps is all that sound. I don't think losing your captain when he's Daniel Alfredsson is easy. I don't think Spezza is a good first line center. I don't think Bobby Ryan will thrive as much with this first line. I think Karlsson's defensive flaws have been exposed.

I think the Sens will be a fringe team, just like the Habs.

 

[Plinko]

You know the Wings will resign him after this current contract is up.

Hey, they still haven't signed him yet. I can only hope Detroit can't shed the salaries and Cleary is stuck.

 

[yyzjohn]

I think the Sens, just like the Habs, overachieved this year.

I don't think Anderson will ever have another year like this. I don't think the defense corps is all that sound. I don't think losing your captain when he's Daniel Alfredsson is easy. I don't think Spezza is a good first line center. I don't think Bobby Ryan will thrive as much with this first line. I think Karlsson's defensive flaws have been exposed.

I think the Sens will be a fringe team, just like the Habs.

They've made the playoffs two straight seasons though not just this lockout year.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Panthers signed Matt Gilroy.

I wouldn't wish him upon even my worst enemies.

And Matsumoto. Both for the farm on 2 ways. Matsumoto was a huge reason that SA made it to the second round the year before.

 

[Samyy]

So do people think the Leafs can make this playoffs this year :/

 

[Socreges]

I think the Sens, just like the Habs, overachieved this year.

I don't think Anderson will ever have another year like this. I don't think the defense corps is all that sound. I don't think losing your captain when he's Daniel Alfredsson is easy. I don't think Spezza is a good first line center. I don't think Bobby Ryan will thrive as much with this first line. I think Karlsson's defensive flaws have been exposed.

I think the Sens will be a fringe team, just like the Habs.

In short, everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Sound analysis.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

In short, everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Sound analysis.

lol Happened to the Cats last season.

 

[Foreign Jackass]

In short, everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. Sound analysis.

A lot more could go wrong. I don't see how anyone can expect an "healthy" season from Jason Spezza, for instance.

I just think the Sens are overachievers, talent-wise. Maybe I'll be wrong, I'm not trying to be Pierre McGuire here. Just an opinion.

And what did I say would "go wrong"? Anderson not repeating and Bobby Ryan not being as great as he was with a star-filled lineup? The rest isn't things going wrong, it's just my opinion of the talent on this team.

 

[Foreign Jackass]

lol Happened to the Cats last season.

No, Florida lacks talent. Now with Barkov on the team, you're getting better.

 

[Smiley90]

44 careers games and you ask for that much? jesus.

44 career NHL games. It's not like he hasn't played professional hockey for longer. The question with him wasn't how he'd develop (which takes a large sample size), it was whether or not he could transition to the NHL well (which I'd argue takes a smaller sample size).

 

[KernelPanic]

A lot more could go wrong. I don't see how anyone can expect an "healthy" season from Jason Spezza, for instance.

He was healthy the last full season and finished #4 in overall NHL scoring. No idea how you can say he's not a #1 center with a straight face either.

Anderson has been solid ever since he came here, maybe he won't put up those numbers but he'll be as good as you can expect your #1 goalie to be.

The team made the playoffs last 2 years against pretty much everyone's expectations. Maybe they're just better than anyone will give them credit for.

 

[Foreign Jackass]

He was healthy the last full season and finished #4 in overall NHL scoring. No idea how you can say he's not a #1 center with a straight face either.

Anderson has been solid ever since he came here, maybe he won't put up those numbers but he'll be as good as you can expect your #1 goalie to be.

The team made the playoffs last 2 years against pretty much everyone's expectations. Maybe they're just better than anyone will give them credit for.

Yeah, sorry, he IS a first line center. He puts up a lot of points, but he's just a little too fancy to be a dominating first line center in my mind. Not enough grit to his game.

And seriously, the guy misses around 15-20 games a year. He had a complete season, yeah, but then he missed one entirely... I don't see him as the leader type either.

And I didn't say that you WILL miss the playoffs. I said you might. The Sens will compete with a lot of strong teams, this year, and I don't think we can count them amongs the sure-to-make-the-playoffs teams like the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Bruins, the Wings or even the Rangers. And I doubt the Flyers will miss the playoffs next year.

The fact that only 8 teams out of 16 in the east will make the playoffs next year makes it even harder. I think it's going to be a crazy race for the 4 lower playoff spots.