As I’ve mentioned this is a deal that Paul MacLean played a part in so you would expect that Turris is going to get a shot to make an impact right away. Based on the way the Sens lined up at practice this morning, it looks like Turris will centre the second line with Foligno and Condra and will also seem time on the second power play unit. Bobby Butler was the 13th forward at practice.
Greening-Spezza-Alfredsson
Foligno-Turris-Condra
Smith-Regin-Neil
Daugavins-Konopka-Winchester
Based on today's practice, it sounds like both Sergei Gonchar and Filip Kuba are going to return to the line up tomorrow night. The power play has looked out of sorts the last few games and will certainly improve with the return of two veteran defenceman. Brian Lee will likely be the odd man out.
Cowen-Karlsson
Kuba-Gonchar
Phillips-Carkner
While all the focus has shifted to Turris the last couple days, how about the recent run by Jason Spezza.
His 3 goal, 5 assist week earned him first star of the week honours. Spezza has racked up 36 points this season and is just three back of the lead in the NHL scoring race. Spezza has taken his game to another level the last few games and will look to extend his five game point scoring streak against Buffalo tomorrow night.
- Something interesting that came up in the comment section yesterday is the fact that Kyle Turris is now the youngest forward on the Senators roster. There seemed to be an assumption that because Bryan Murray was trading a prospect he was “straying” from the rebuild. Definitely not the case. Turris is a young forward and at 22 years of age, he fits in well with the other young players in this organization. He will wear #7 in his Sens debut tomorrow night.
- Mentioned this on the site this morning but there has been another twist in the drama around Nikita Filatov. Filatov's agent has asked the CSKA team to work out a trade if they can't get the paperwork on a new contract by midnight. If they do not either sign or trade Filatov, Filatov's agent indicated that he plans to return to Ottawa.
- If there’s one certainty around the weekend deal, it’s the fact that people love talking about it! The comment section on this site has blown up over the past 48 hours with nearly 500 comments since the trade broke on Saturday. Thanks to all of you that have taken the time to contribute!
- Still no update on the status of Milan Michalek. He was not on the ice at practice today. I've been told on a couple of occasions that the concussion is not considered serious.
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KJ
Has to be such a relief for him to finally get the fresh start. I really expect a motivate hockey player right out of the blocks.
Go SENS Go!
Lee gets the shaft again.
He hasn't earned a spot over Kuba or Gonchar this season imo.
Make sure your girlfriend is aware of your beer and Buffalo wing requirements well in advance. If she doesn't like her role, put her on waivers.
Fialtov must be kicking himself that he jumped to the KHL when he did – might have been him on Kyles right side instead of Condra. His passing skills to Kyles quick release wrist shot seems like a natural combination.
The return of Gonchar should give a much needed boost to our struggling powerplay.
Gonchar and Kuba were both having solid bounce-back seasons before they got injured. Spezza's playing like one of the best players in the world, Alfie's looking like his old self in the past ten games, Michalek is on pace for nearly 50 goals this year, Foligno is having a career year and Smith has really come into his own as our third line center.
Of course we could also crash and burn in the second half of the season, but the next few months are going to be really exciting to follow. Anything can happen, especially if Turris becomes the player he was expected to be.
I'd be careful in calling Turris a 2nd line C yet. He's a 2nd line prospect and there's a difference. As far as most of us are concerned, he hasn't proven nothing yet.
Lee being bumped off is definitely undeserving, but that's the good thing about defensive depth. Injuries are bound to happen until the end of the year so its good to know he's there to fill in.
Very excited to watch the kid tomorrow...
go Sens!
Filip Kuba will also return for the Sens tomorrow.
Good news,
Thats what you said for Filatov...
I havent chirped on this trade yet but it has failure written all over it, these last 2 moves by Sens management are mind boggling, taking unescessary risks...
What has Rundblad done? Won dman of the year in SEL? Ok but that hasn't translated to anything as of yet. St. Louis deemed him moveable to us initially as well. Turris like Rundblad has a solid resume through the minor ranks, and is coming into his own as an NHLer
We overhype our own prospects so much. Rundblad was great but the fact Murray had to "sweeten" the pot with a 2nd shows the quality of offers from others teams if Rundblad straight up wasn't enough
19 goals in 131 NHL games....
Where exactly do you see a goal scoring centre?
Have you ever watched him play? He's a total sniper! Don't get caught up in stats made from 10mins of ice time there Tookie.
You have proven you really know nothing about hockey. BM knows way more than you - and it shows.
We are going to be a real competitive team down the stretch and everyone knows the two moves you were talking about - are really small risks.
I talked to a couple guys who were shocked that was all Phoenix got for Turris.
Why do you even post here? Probably because you like the attention, and gettting reactions like mine :(
But what has Rundblad ever done to be considered a better "risk" than Turris???
I could ask you the same? what has Turris done, nothing, he's a bust and is part of the holdout club. He hasnt shown anything in Pheonix to warrant a top notch prospect like Rundblad, I'm gonna say it now, in 5 years from now, Rundblad will be a top offensive D while Turris will probably be holding out again, and living up to his bust status.
Really? That's the first I hear of that...
it's all about organizational depth. we needed top 6 forwards, we have surplus nhl dmen and a solidified top pairing.
How can he be considered a bust? he has played 2 years in the NHL, 1.5 in terms of GP. Calling him a bust is pretty uneducated. He scored 11 goals in 65games. Its not like he has been a no show. then he scored 3pts in 4gp in playoffs last year
He held out cause he hated the franchise
Well for 1 he destroyed the 2nd best league in the world as a Defenceman, scoring more goals in that year than Turris combined goals of 19.
2. He was on pace for 4-5 goals this year as a rookie D, where Turris had 8.
Turris has 0pts in 6 games this year, so much for being a sniper...LOL.
I think that's a bit harsh... I'm not exactly thrilled with the trade, but it's nowhere near as bad as people are making it out to be... This could for sure be a trade that both teams win...
I didn't like it because even though a bunch of people said "our D prospect are expandable, I kept thinking "what's going to happen in a couple of years when we don't have Kuba,Gonchar,Ph ilips? Rundblad will be missed then in my opinion)
I wanted an explanation, Murray gave us one that I can live with (the whole "we couldn't use Rundblad for a few years, but can use Turris right away).
So I now anxiously wait to see our new acquisition in action. Welcome aboard Turris, I'm anxiously waiting to see what you bring to our beloved team. All the best to you Rundblad, Your tape-to-tape cross-rink pass to Greening will be forever embedded in my memory.
So this doesnt bother you at all? Atleast Heatley scored back to back 50 goals then gave us the shaft but Turris might just give us the shaft and nothing else.
So Rundblad dominated SEL
Turris won Gold at the World Juniors and led his team in scoring over Giroux, Stamkos and Doughty
Rundblad has one great year in junior
Turris scored
BCHL: 121pts in 53gp
NCAA: 35pts in 36gp
AHL: 63pts in 76gp
Rundblad is one year younger than Turris and is RFA year end
Rundblad has played on PP with Spezza-Michalek-Alfie
Turris plays with Yandle-Whitney-doan-langkow?
Come on man, no one has done anything major yet and both only have great resumes OUTSIDE of the NHL
They're both spare parts in the end though. That's like Konopka vs Winchester. Nice to have, but nothing special.
They've said Turris wasn't handled properly in Phoenix and that he's an extremely talented hardworking guy, and that he doesn't have any kind of attitude problem what so ever.
Hearing the comments made by Darren Pang and Pierre Mcguire, I have a really positive outlook on this deal. It will take a little while for Turris to get up to speed, but when he does I really believe he's going to be a very good player.
Thats great, what you point out is Turris is good vs other kids his level. Rundblad played vs Men and was the better.
There is no comparisons to be made now just that Rundblad has played vs men before and has had better success. Turris has held out after only 2 seasons where he scored a combined 45pts....come on man...
If that is true he wouldnt have held out, I mean do you see Yandle, Doan, Whitney, Vrbata holding out?
And Pierre McGuire's words mean absolutely nothing, guy is a joke.
Just watch the games, people will blame it on new team, new players bla bla bla, but like my prediction is holding up (currently 10th) he wont do much now, or do much during his time here in Ottawa.
So by your theory Rundblad playing aginst men before shouldnt have a transition period in the NHL?
Your theory, who won that same award before Rundblad? magnus Johansson who played a grand total of 45 games in NHl scoring 14 pts before returning home cause he couldn't make it stick with Chi/Flo
other winners? magnus ragnarrson and Mikko Luomo! Sureshot studs!
Can someone shut this guy up already ... Man are your comments depressive. And yet you judge other fans' loyalty towards this team. Give this kid a chance before you run him under the bus. You always seem to find the negatives out of every situation. Yeah our 2nd pick got robbed, but what the hell. Cry a river, build a bridge and climb over it. Turris is here now and Rundblad is gone. If you don't have confidence in your coach, gm and especially your players, you're the one who should be shipped to the desert.
Sorry for that ladies and gentleman... had to get the bad outta me.
Thx, bye !
But - Turris is definitely not a flat out bust (yet). last year he led the Coyotes in points per 60 minutes played. It's looking like he will likely get at least 15 minutes a game playing as 2LC. that is likely about 7-10 more shifts per game than he was getting in Pheonix under Tippet. he should be able to produce at a better rate with more ice time. And when Michalek comes back, he will likely have ALfie as a linemate. FOr all the speculation, there is also a very real chance Turris is going to surprise a lot of naysayers. I'd say there is a better chance he will succeed vs fail considering he is only 22 and has yet to play somewhere he is comfortable and in a system that suits his game.
it's easy to look at his numbers and question him but I dont think his numbers tell the whole story.
Am I happy about losing the best defensive prospect in the NHL right now? No. Runblad has the potential to be great. But so does Turris. We have a strong pool of defensive prospects and a heavy defensive draft this off season.
It was a bold trade by Murray. One of his biggest criticisms was playing it too safe in trades. His last bold move - going off the board and selecting Karlsson higher than the draft rankings had him. We're not complaining about that.
"And Pierre McGuire's words mean absolutely nothing, guy is a joke." - Love him or hate him, Pierre Mcguire is one of the most respected and connected guys in the business. You calling him a joke is hilarious. If PM is a joke, then what does that make you?
EEEEEEEYORE !
I dont care about those other guys, does it even matter, no.
I dont even care that we traded Rundblad, he was a project, a very good one. I'm upset we got turris, is all and on a blog where people post they're opinions, I post mine, like em or not.
People who dont like serious or realistic opinions about hockey, go post on the Sesame Street blog, your soft skins would be welcomed there.
The reason why he is an insider on TSN, why he does all the world Jr. coverage for TSN, why he covers every draft for TSN and why he is ANYONE in relation to hockey, is completely based off the fact that HE. KNOWS. PROSPECTS.
The guy has an awful TV persona, but the man knows the game inside and out. He knows it better than anyone on this website. Hell, he probably knows more about half the prospects than all of the Leafs scouts combined.
Tookie, how do you expect a 20-22 year old feeding the plugs on Phoenix's 3rd and 4th lines to have amazing stats? They never gave the guy a chance.
Thats just foolish lol
I guess Zib shouldn't wear 93 cause he never scored a goal in the NHL
man kids wear the number of their birth year its a trend. Turris wore 91 cause of his birth year, not cause he is hoping to stand out
There are alot of professional GM/coaches that make mistakes, what do you think they are immune to making mistakes?
Fans can have amount of wrong or rights as a GM or coach, doesnt make the fans any less knowledgeable about hockey. Hell I bet some fans would be great GM or Coaches if given the opportunity.
As per Pierre, if he is that great he wouldnt have to be a TSN sock puppet. There is something that NHL teams, hell all of em, dont like about Pierre.
I believe Runblad will be great for PHX and get a better opportunity for big minutes in the desert then he was getting given Cowan's emergence this season. We have given Fliatov, Da Costa, Zibby, Butler, foligno, and greening all big time opportunities and only Foligno and Greening seem to have capitalized on it. Let's give Turris the same opportunity - Maclean is the one that fought for this deal, and if Daddy Mac likes this kid - that says a lot. He rewards hard working players like Smitty, Foligno, Condra, Greening with ice time, I expect Turris is going to be a player of the similar mold with more upside. I was heart broken when we traded Runblad - but like any stereotypical sens fan - i am jumping on the turris hype train and giving our organization the benefit of the doubt - TURRIS FOR CALDER.
Paramters being that it has to be a player under the age of 23 to fit into rebuild mode
Has to be forward cause no way we are trading D for D
He works for NBC and Versus....
It would take a lot of people to be wrong to be wrong about the Turris decision, thats not just something that is made by one person.
At first I was upset at the trade, did not know much about Turris other than his low numbers, and did really did not like the sitting out with nothing to back him up.
However after the Boston and Pitt games, It was evident that PM had been at his withs end with Rundblad.
He was screaming at him at the Boston game for brutal giveaways.
Then in the Pitt game we see Carkner come in and play solid D, Lee come and play solid D, both bettter defensively than Rundblad.
Rundblad was going down to Bingo obviously and, rumour had it that he would go to SEL before Bingo,
and that was the final straw.
Both Rundblad and Kalsson could not be in your top 6, and Rundblad was the one to go,
but why throw in a 2nd rounder?
I hope I am wrong but I am worried that we gave up too much with the 2nd rounder.
Again I have not seen Turris, but if PM loves him that is enough for me!
Thanks for all your hard work in the short time you've been here, David. You will not be forgotten.
Go =O= go.
Its easy to say that at age 21 Karlsson will be a #1 dman, if he isn't already. Rundblad right now is 21 and shouldn't be in the NHL. Next year he is 22 years old and should be a bottom pairing guy. Unless he sky rockets to the levels of Karlsson I would say he should be getting 20+ minutes a game by time he is 24 years old. Now that is only if he can work on his defensive game, if not he will quickly be marc andre bergeron v2.0
We have been quick to pour all this praise on him. Maybe if he was 18/19 and had this potential but a 21 year old who has played a full year vs men and dominated, and still can't adjust to NHL worries me and I'm sure Maclean felt the same
However, the team was playing well and there was no guarantee that we would be a lottery pick team and be able to pick "he who shan't be named"(it may still happen) but the Sens did have assets on Defense that allowed for a move to get a possible high caliber Forward and the opportunity presented itself now. I wonder how it will turn out - it will be fun to watch... So I have looked at this analytically and now I am going to return to being an emotional fan enjoying the roller coaster ride.
My opinion, obviously.
Turris was born in 89
haha lesson for me to double check before I post lol game set match pour vous
and if Turris scores a goal or even gets an assist in his first couple of games it will be down to 10% dislike
we are mostly commenting from a position of ignorance. Not many of us will have seen Turris play 10 games. All we know about him is the contract hold out and that pisses us off.
Most people were surprised because Rundblad was meant to be great and the organisation seemed very high on him. Fact is though he isn't. Yet.
Also did anyone else see the footnote on the sens article saying that Turris is "good buddies" with Weircoch from their time in the BCHL as well as have previously roomed with Spezza in 2008 World Champ tryouts?
At least he has some familiarity with Spezza
I can't find it?
-btw, was it just more or was Rundblad seem like a slow skater out there ?
Turris's number is 19, as such he took 91 in Phoenix because of Doan.
http://video.senators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?hcatid=1141&id=143447
nevermind I found it now
It was just you.... Rundblad can skate
http://senators.nhl.com/v2/ext/PDFs/Prospect_Update-121911.pdf
OMG!!! No, no, no, no, no you don't Took! Not this time buddy old pal!! I've been ignoring you for a while, but you're not getting away with this one!
At the start of the season, you and Fail4nails (or whatever he was called) were very critical of me predicting the Sens would be drafting between 5th and 10th place as you both ranked the Sens in the bottom 3 and specifically asked me which team I thought we would beat in the rankings (I said something like "Jets, phoenix, columbus and a couple others).
I'm starting to doubt my initial prediction as the Sens are doing better than I would of thought. But at least I'm man enough to admit it.
tookie just shut up plz!
Didn't Leafs goalie Gustavsson also dominate SEL. It's nice that players come here after dominating SEL but it doesn't warrant Superstar status. It may be the second best league in teh world but it is also Much further away in quality under the NHL. Turris has dominated wherever he has played until being rushed into the NHL. This is a pure potential for potential deal. Tooks don't be stupid and say stupid $hit.
sorry, but enough with this "SEL is the 2nd best league in the world" crap. Especially when you use phrases like "playing against men"...
You shit all over me when I suggested that the AHL is the 2nd best league in the world, but at least I admitted that I only meant it in terms of what best prepares someone to play in the NHL....
I'm sure, this past summer, you were the one who said Rundblad would be alot better (this year)then Cowen because Rundblad was "playing in a man's league"....what happened there?
I still maintain he and 90% of all prospects would benefit from time in the AHL. It's a different game on this side of the ocean...
The SEL is full of men all right - men who don't hit!
Asked why it didnt work in Pheonix...
Umm yeah, umm, I didnt fit, yeah, umm, looking forward to our next game.
Hahaha come on man, sounds like a guy who doesnt know what he wants, couldnt even say why it didnt work out.
I'm pretty sure if he said it as it was, he would be in big trouble with not only the sens but then also the Coyotes and starting an unneeded battle
It's clear that you WANT to be a negative Nancy when you're bashing a guy for his interviews at 22 years old.
Don't care if the guy can talk as long as he can score goals ! Spezza's interviews are worse but we love him anyways !!
Player interviews never reveal anything. What is he going to say. That he thought the new coach was a prick? That he was beaten up by the other players?
He's saying exactly the sort of crap that anybody would say in his position and exactly the same sort of stuff that Rundblad will be saying in the desert. it didn't work out, that's too bad, looking forward to the next game.
If you judged players by their interviews the only conclusion you would draw is that 95% of them are braindead.
Let's see him play before we toss him overboard. If his attitude and work ethic is good here then I don't give a dead donkey dick what he did or didn't do in Phoenix.
What does age have to do with it?
Man up, dont make excuses.
Especaiily coming from a guy who loves (and defends any criticism of) Giggles aka Spezaa.
agreed to an extent, it has to be more than work ethic and attitude, he has to score, why else did we bring him here.
No more Turris bashing until he starts to suck.
Tookie, you often back up your arguments with legitimate points but a criticism of an on-air interview might be your weakest yet. Really reaching.
chirp your the best!
Well one that quickly comes to mind is Sam Gagner, not that I would want him but he is one that has a higher ceiling and more proven.
Murray bought him here just to annoy you and to make you unhapy Tookie. Of course the joke is on him because what he hasn't realised is that annoyed and unhappy are your default settings.
higher ceiling?
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
HAHAHAHA you would trade Runblad and a 2nd for SAM GAGNER !? Seriously ?? do you have him in your hockey pool or something Lol
I think Turris will do just fine. He looks real excited to be here and like someone posted above those are the guys you want on your team.
Real shame to see Rundblad go though. I was looking forward to watching him and karlsson being one of the most elite offensive tandems in the league.
Cant wait for tomorrow!!
What I DID notice about the Turris interview - the kid couldn't even hide the massive smile on his face even when he was trying to answer a question seriously. Personally, I am stoked to see a kid coming into this organization that is this enthusiastic to be here.
On another note - Sam Gagner Took? You should be slapped. Also it proves my long standing theory that you completely talk out of your ass and know almost nothing about this sport.
its ok I'm sure he also thinks cogliano would be a good piece to have also and even Angelo Esposito
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/sam_gagner
Kyle Turris - 7.0B
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/kyle_turris
Turris has a lower ceiling, but less risk to miss it.
David Rundblad - 8.0B
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/prospects/david_rundblad
Not sure if this supports or hurts Tookie's argument, but I'm confident he can turn this information into some negative comment about Turris, BM, the sens, Ottawa media or the Easter bunny.
man kids wear the number of their birth year its a trend. Turris wore 91 cause of his birth year, not cause he is hoping to stand out
he orignally wanted 19 in pheonix but obviously the captain has that number. so he fliped the numbers, just like spezza did when he plays on the canadian national team since names like thornton are usually on the same team.
he orignally wanted 19 in pheonix but obviously the captain has that number. so he fliped the numbers, just like spezza did when he plays on the canadian national team since names like thornton are usually on the same team.
this was already resolved by other comments, I acknowledge I was wrong.
As for Hockeysfuture. Treat that website about as accurate as Eklund lol
Thats an awful website for talent evaluation
A wise hockey man once told me if a GM goes 50/50 he's doin' OK. This trade was a Win/Win. If Rundblad pans out after a full year apprenticeship you would have been just like Chicago too much money not enough PP time...David didn't fit...
Some Canadian boys take time to mature, are late starters...watc h Kyle light it up for us...
Note: our room likes the guy...this should not be under sold.
People are bashing each other for giving their opinion the trade, both sides (Honestly, mostly people bashing the one's that don't like).
He hasn't even played a game for Ottawa yet. How can any of you possibly know what's what? He could come in here and instantly contribute OR he could be more like Nikita Filatov was (which is to say, underwhelming) OR he could be somewhere in the middle. Nobody knows, and if you say you do, you are full of shit and simply guessing/hoping.
For his sake, he better play well. Ottawa is much like Toronto and Montreal that way THESE DAYS... we tend to try and eat our young, if they disappoint us.
Not sure if you know this but they changed Turris' ranking after he was traded to Ottawa. No explanation why but he used to be a 8.5B and it makes zero sense that they changed it now since he hasn't been a prospect for their purposes for a few years now.
In a less joking sense however, everyone needs to understand that Turris is young and inexperienced thus far and will definately need time, patience and understanding from the fans in the same manner that Rundblad was receiving. He will likely be very good, but it will not happen overnight just because of a change in location. Hope we can all give him the fan support he will need to flourish here.
take those grades with a grain of salt. i remember they had karlsson at something like a 7.0B or C.. where if you really grade him today he is closer to an 8.5 or mroe
Makes me wonder why anyone should listen to a word you say...
Erik Karlsson's stats after his first 24 NHL games:
1G 5A -12 (including a 1 month visit to the AHL)
SunGarrioch Bruce Garrioch
Former Senators D Steve Duchesne will be in town tomorrow. Scored the goal that propelled Ottawa to the playoffs in 1997 vs. Sabres.
im sure he will get a nice standing O from the crowd tomorrow!
karlsson was also 19/20 year old that had only 1 season in the SEL mens league playing 5-6 Dman mins where as obviously rundblad was the top of his team, dont compare rookie stats
What Ottawa needed was a #2 centre more than a struggling #3 (in the future) defensman. We have more D in the pipeline that will be ready to come up after Kuba and Gonchar's contracts run out. Both Cowen and Karlsson are now playing over 25 minutes a game. Our weakness was at the #2 centre position. It would seem that Bryan Murray has now filled that hole.. Turris has 8 points in 13 games vs East 2010-2011 ..
When he unleashes that shoot most of you will be on here claiming you knew it was a great move whole time !!!
TOTALLY!!!
you know what I hate? melted cheese. I understand that has fuck all relevance but it does have as much relevance as judging a player before he's even played a game for us.
I agree with JQS let's hold fire on judgement's first fire.
So let me get this straight... If someone brings up the great year that Rundblad had in the SEL last year, people shit on that and say it's not the NHL.
Then if you attempt to make a valid comparison between Rundblad and Karlsson, that same SEL season is used as a reason why Rundblad should show instant results?
Nevermind, don't answer... I don't care.
BORING !
Not sure I understand this comment? Is this in reference to what I said in the original post?
Definately not a bad trade. It took me a while to get on board but IMO the trade suits our team far more than phoenix gains. We have a hole that got filled. They gained another d-prospect that they won't have room on the ice for. (Very unfortunate for Rundblad however).
And thats why your the GM of the team! oh wait, your not......
Shaunk wtf. 1 sentence has nothing to do with the other. The first sentence defends against those who said "hey I thought we were in a rebuild". That 2nd sentence just shows you are mad about losing Rundblad, but no real support behind your opinion. You will learn in time this was a good trade, I have no doubt about it.
Tookie is once again playing with our minds !
In our last 3 games , he said we would not win any, and I said 3 in a row, and we won 2 of the 3 !
Who is this guy Nookie19 ??
Is he trying to put Tookie to shame or what, with his lame comments !??
or send her to russia
I think u do, or u prob wouldn't have written 3 paragraphs. Ha
In any case, I agree with your point. Whoever failed to see the potential in Rundblad's abilities, and and/or declared him to be crap after 20 games is just terribly short-sighted.
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Zenon Konopka looks like he's been tapping the egg nog a little early
Whats the story on Filatov? did he sign before the midnight deadline in russia?
Holy hell is Gonchar's head ever friggin huge. Same with Kuba actually.
Glad most actually said Chritmas too.
i agree, the sad thing is i look exactly like gonchar haha and i'm only 21..
spezza's is hillarious. completely stone faced
i thought greening's head was massive. huge square jaw. lucky for cowen, his body matches his large head
"I don't care" to read what MoeDozer could possibly come up with in response. Nowhere did I imply I didn't care about what I wrote.
Haha nice, my favourite was Zack Smith's. Looked like a couple of them were having some fun with it.
Too bad no one attempted a french greeting. Don't tell anyone from the Parti Quebecois ... although they are too busy lambasting Cunney right now ... All part of Gauthier's evil plan to divert everyone's attention from the real problem in Montreal ... him!
i didnt shit on rundblad saying his stats happened in the SEL, he cant do that anywhere else..all i said was rundblad got to almost fully develope in the SEL, karlsson did not and thats why to me atleast, its not a valid comparision at all. i guess were comparing apples and oranges here
Trust the powers that be. GSG
IMO NHL stats don't apply to this trade. The Rundblad comparison to Karlsson is spot on but I think that he will take more time to develop than his fellow Swede. We basically traded potential in an area where we have depth for potential in an area where we have been starving.
Sure the 2nd is a bit much but if that's what it takes to get the deal done I do that 10 times out of 10. It feels weird actually agreeing with a move that Murray made. It sure has been a while.
Some are saying on twitter that as the capital of Canada, Ottawa should have bilingual coach and GM.
I say the best man for the job. If there was a Swedish Scotty bowman and he said he would only go to Ottawa because he know he can win with us, I would do that. Have a player translate for him, don't care. We would be a lot closer to the cup.
I wouldn't care if MacLean was a mute, I only care if he's capable of doing to the job expected of him.
Cunneyworth will not be there more than a few months, and could be replaced by Patrick Roy, who said he would be interested. My oh my, how time changes !!
Zack Smith's was great, but I burst out laughing when Spezza came on. What a goofball haha
There's definitely a lot of room for improvement but his skating isn't as bad as I thought it will be. He still has a lot of work to do if he wants to make the NHL. Skating is the most important asset any player can have, and he certainly has all the other tools.
...What I still don't understand is now we definitely have to use our 1st round draft pick this year to draft a D-Man - and we'll have to wait three years to HOPE he will be as good as Runblad - it just doesn't make sense...
Rebuild is over, Murray wants to make the playoffs - welcome to the Toronto Maple Leaf post-lockout strategy! The rebuild included names like Z-bad, Stone, Peumpal, Prince, Noessan, Pageau...We needed Runblad for a legitimate 3 or 4 D-Man - we don't need Turris.
OEL, Gormley, Rundblad, Murphy, goncharov, schlemko
And i got a crazy idea lets wait a little bit to see how turris plays in the top-6 pheonix wanted him to be a bottom six player,
I personally think that if this team makes the playoffs that the kids will benefit in so many ways that you can't get from shitting the bed for a good draft pick.
I know 9th isnt in the playoffs though lol, but the push at the end would be the same.
i accept that, just wanted to put a scenario out there thats happened to the leafs for many years (however i do feel were in a completely different scenario from past leafs teams, they were competing for a spot with the best team they could put forth were in a rebuild and playing good hockey)
A celing is for prospects, once a player is proven that's usually his celing.
I think you've been drinking the Rundblad kool-aid. What more has rundblad done in the show? Nothing. I thought he was supposed to be a more defensive karlsson. Hop off his dick and forget about it. Rundblads gone and aint never coming back
heatley has one of the worst skating abilities in the league. but is a pure goal scorer.. so is mark stone, catch my point here?
btw stone's skating is improved a LOT this year
YAWN...
Where as the Boston Bruins (who just won the Stanley Cup) finished fifth for the 2006 Draft (Kessel) and then drafted Zach Hamill in 2007 before going back to making the post season.
As long as the Ottawa Senators draft well, develop our prospects properly, and don't go about signing every veteran Russian in the league then we have no need to tank year in, year out to become a contender again.
"IF" Kyle Turris pans out as a competent 2nd line center, we have the makings of a solid core to develop.
@ WantEggRoll,
Best comment I have seen, to completely "SHUT THE MOUTHS"
of tankers, like Tookie and FAIL4NAIL!!
They did it all for the Nookie, C'mon Tookie, Please just take your cookie, and stick it up yo' ass.
Nice rhyme to illustrate our 2 negative nancies !!
Love it !!!!!!!!!!
STFU you stupid troll.
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