Bruce Garrioch‏Verified account @SunGarrioch 31m31 minutes ago

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- D0PPELGANGER

Sens for the cup 2018

Winning the cup is important.

Finishing deep is a good sign, if you're in a position to build on that success.

Sens got lucky with an easy path, they've lost some of the players that helped them, they have no quality youth stepping up to help them out, and their owner was too cheap to add any player worth a damn... doesn't look like they're in a position to build on last year's success.
- Feeling Glucky?

Agree; I've seen many predictions for the upcoming year, the proof will be in the performance - I will say right now that Ottawa will have a very hard time making the playoffs this year. Teams trending up Leafs, Tampa, Carolina New Jersey, Flyers, teams trending down Ottawa, Montreal, NY Rangers.

Ottawa was featured on Kraft Hockeyville in PEI in perhaps the most important pre season game which was nationally televised and was played against N J Devils (a team that finished dead last in the East last season) Sens fans can sugar coat it all they want, the human pylon Phaneuf embarrassed himself in front of his home town crowd as they were destroyed 8-1 giving up 4 power play goals. The Sens are going nowhere - the sooner you admit it, the less painful this season will be. So Sorry Spatsoo.

Bruce Garrioch‏Verified account @SunGarrioch 31m31 minutes ago

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- D0PPELGANGER

big news.

putting brwon in the 2c role would have been a tire fire.

- D0PPELGANGER

Hmm it's possible that the worst teams in the playoffs all played each other....

Ottawa, Boston, the Rangers... all a bunch of scrubs.

anderson



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#Sens goalie Craig Anderson has signed a 2 year extension with the club at an AAV of $4,75M

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#Sens goalie Craig Anderson has signed a 2 year extension with the club at an AAV of $4,75M
- Tumbleweed

Anderson and Karlsson are the players keeping that team afloat.

Gotta keep them around to ensure ongoing mediocrity.

Anderson and Karlsson are the players keeping that team afloat.

Gotta keep them around to ensure ongoing mediocrity.
- Feeling Glucky?

beyond the obvious age issue, why sign kondon to an inflated price for a backup only to keep andersson over the same term?

seems like sens management doesn't know what they are doing.

beyond the obvious age issue, why sign kondon to an inflated price for a backup only to keep andersson over the same term?

seems like sens management doesn't know what they are doing.
- Tumbleweed

Condon did a very good job stepping in for Anderson. His play allowed them to make the playoffs... They know they're going to lean on him more and more, but they're not ready to do a straight transition, in case he turns out to be another Hammond.

But yea, it's a lot of money to sink into goalies for a budget team. It'll be interesting to see who they cut to make it work.

Hmm it's possible that the worst teams in the playoffs all played each other....

Ottawa, Boston, the Rangers... all a bunch of scrubs.
- BINGO!

Precisely and all three teams are bubble teams moving forward. Ottawa has a 36 year old goalie and has very little goaltending depth at the minor league level.

Condon did a very good job stepping in for Anderson. His play allowed them to make the playoffs... They know they're going to lean on him more and more, but they're not ready to do a straight transition, in case he turns out to be another Hammond.

But yea, it's a lot of money to sink into goalies for a budget team. It'll be interesting to see who they cut to make it work.
- Feeling Glucky?

anytime you give $2.5M to a backup, you need to be sure of him. this is below nonis level management.

Steve Lloyd‏ @TSNSteveLloyd
Reading the tea leaves on our chat with Pierre Dorion. I'd say Chabot & Brown start the year in OTT, Formenton goes back. But...we'll see.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Agree; I've seen many preditions for the upcoming year, the proof will be in the performance - I will say right now that Ottawa will have a very hard time making the playoffs this year. Teams trending up Leafs, Tampa, Carolina New Jersey, Flyers, teams trending down Ottawa, Montreal, NY Rangers.

Ottawa was featured on Kraft Hockeyville in PEI in perhaps the most important pre season game which was nationally televised and was played against N J Devils (a team that finished dead last in the East last season) Sens fans can sugar coat it all they want, the human pylon Phaneuf embarrassed himself in front of his home town crowd as they were destroyed 8-1 giving up 4 power play goals. The Sens are going nowhere - the sooner you admit it, the less painful this season will be. So Sorry Spatsoo.
- winsix

Not just that. It was a NJ split squad.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- senstroll

They're not gonna win many games early, then.

yeah but how was the parking situation in pei

Bruce Garrioch‏Verified account @SunGarrioch 31m31 minutes ago

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- D0PPELGANGER

Karlsson will join him shortly.

Karlsson will join him shortly.
- Aetherial

will be good news for them once they finally announce it.

throwing chabott in the top 4 would have been painful.

i'm also glad they won't have the injury card to play to blame their poor start on.

yeah but how was the parking situation in pei
- daeth

spatso dodging the tough questions once again

Hmm it's possible that the worst teams in the playoffs all played each other....

Ottawa, Boston, the Rangers... all a bunch of scrubs.
- BINGO!

The East in general.

The East in general.
- Cape Breton Bruins

Minus the pens I guess

spatso dodging the tough questions once again
- daeth

will be good news for them once they finally announce it.

throwing chabott in the top 4 would have been painful.

i'm also glad they won't have the injury card to play to blame their poor start on.
- Tumbleweed

You mean the "we need to rest him for part of a long season" card?

You mean the "we need to rest him for part of a long season" card?
- Aetherial

Let's not get to root of the problem....that karlsun plays 25 minutes a night because the other 5 guys they throw out there are (frank)ing useless pylons.

Agree; I've seen many predictions for the upcoming year, the proof will be in the performance - I will say right now that Ottawa will have a very hard time making the playoffs this year. Teams trending up Leafs, Tampa, Carolina New Jersey, Flyers, teams trending down Ottawa, Montreal, NY Rangers.

Ottawa was featured on Kraft Hockeyville in PEI in perhaps the most important pre season game which was nationally televised and was played against N J Devils (a team that finished dead last in the East last season) Sens fans can sugar coat it all they want, the human pylon Phaneuf embarrassed himself in front of his home town crowd as they were destroyed 8-1 giving up 4 power play goals. The Sens are going nowhere - the sooner you admit it, the less painful this season will be. So Sorry Spatsoo.
- winsix

More self serving muddle.

There are only three superstars in the NHL. McDavid, Crosby and Karlsson.

The performance Karlsson had in last year's playoffs was right off the charts for inspired play.

Remember we have Leaf fans saying Karlsson does not make the Leafs top 4 Dmen. And we are supposed to take these kind of comments seriously.

The Sens are built around Karlsson.

I believe he has an MVP year.

anytime you give $2.5M to a backup, you need to be sure of him. this is below nonis level management.
- Tumbleweed

So funny. Hard to believe you guys are so bitter.

We all know the Leafs offered more money to Condon but he said no.

Let's not get to root of the problem....that karlsun plays 25 minutes a night because the other 5 guys they throw out there are (frank)ing useless pylons.
- Tumbleweed

Karlsson plays 25 minutes a night because he is the best Dman on the planet.

And, here comes Chabot who played well over 40 minutes in the WJC gold medal game against Team USa.