tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post4725413735251944746..comments2009-12-25T16:08:03.135-05:00SensChirphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08648589877396155216senschirp@hotmail.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-30845998461037047882009-12-25T04:44:30.394-05:002009-12-25T04:44:30.394-05:00I want to quote your post in my blog. It can?<br />And you et an account on Twitter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-21111755568141911872009-12-01T18:18:26.015-05:002009-12-01T18:18:26.015-05:00Dear Author www.senschirp.ca ! <br />You, maybe, were mistaken?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-40587459774339577612009-10-20T11:21:34.941-04:002009-10-20T11:21:34.941-04:00Carkner been told to find a place, signs 2 year one way extension through 2012.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-82047744350685029692009-10-20T11:03:56.241-04:002009-10-20T11:03:56.241-04:00@Jimmy,<br /><br />I understand your point about Lee but he had a few seasons to play his way into the team and didn&#39;t. If he was great, I am sure management would have picked him to stay over Karlsson. In fact, he didn&#39;t show to be much better than Campoli or Picard hence still down because his contract situation. If he was lights out, management would have bitten the bullet on either Picard or Campoli to make the team that much better.SENSPuckLuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03422907276390620358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-35911998060610904512009-10-20T10:56:15.085-04:002009-10-20T10:56:15.085-04:00I agree with those that think more than $3.5-3.75 is WAY TOO MUCH.<br /><br />Phillips &amp; Volchenkov are 15-25 point d-men whose #1 job is too play DEFENSE &amp; kill penalties.<br /><br />Its a skill that can be taught to big d-man who can skate fairly well.<br /><br />They are not a rare breed.<br /><br />50-60 point 2-way d-man are rare and deserve $5-6M.<br /><br />Not VolchenkovAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-52962020464166197122009-10-20T10:27:19.639-04:002009-10-20T10:27:19.639-04:00SM - If people only said that about Phillips when interviewed in Ottawa by Ottawa media, sure. But he&#39;s near the top of that list no matter how the question is asked (i.e. league-wide surveys etc).<br /><br />Man, these boards prove it&#39;s easy to criticize. While I agree with most that we shouldn&#39;t overpay for Volchenkov, there&#39;s something to be said for keeping a player who&#39;s already proven his worth rather than trying to save 500k by dumping him for another &quot;equal&quot; player.<br /><br />I trust Murray to be doing the math and considering the future than any of the arm-chair GMs posting here (including myself).Haxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-33866243740390566372009-10-20T09:58:29.380-04:002009-10-20T09:58:29.380-04:00I love volchenkov, but I don&#39;t think it&#39;s THAT rare to be a good hitter and shot blocker. If he doesn&#39;t expect too much of a raise, I&#39;m with most and say sign him. If he expects a penny more than 3.5 mil forget it. Deal him. That list BeJamin posted is interesting. At least two thirds of those guys are far better all around defensemen than A-train, yet the money SC mentioned is comparable. Doesn&#39;t make much sense to me. Hopefully BM learned from his previous major errors when he went nuts throwing money around and giving out NTC&#39;s like halloween candy and he&#39;s able tyo show a little restraint. 4-5 mil is absurd. Regehr makes 4. He&#39;s plays a similar (if not better) defensive game, and has more offensive upside. I mean, really, A-Train making more than Kuba? That&#39;s silly. But don&#39;t take my word for it, take Ken Holland&#39;s, who said :&quot;(I will) never pay more than 3.5 for a stay-at-home defenseman&quot; His words not mine, boys.<br /><br />pgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-64909626736298414502009-10-20T08:49:04.957-04:002009-10-20T08:49:04.957-04:00We can&#39;t even think about re-signing Volchenkov without first dumping Kelly&#39;s contract at the very least. Numbers just wouldn&#39;t work going forward.aligatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-7245632132575936052009-10-20T08:42:06.224-04:002009-10-20T08:42:06.224-04:00<i> Hax said... <br />Regarding Phillips:<br /><br />The best source of opinion is always opposing players and Phillips has often been among the top D in the &quot;tough to play against&quot; list when guys like Crosby, Ovie and Kovalchuk are asked.</i><br /><br />Of course they will say that, everyone says that about opposing team defenses, its not like their gonna say the guy sucks!! haha.<br /><br />Phillips to me just seems to be on the downside, as a #1 pairing you cant just be relied upon to shut down opposing players anymore, you need to produce points aswell. We will never win a cup with our #1 pairing being in shutdown mode.<br /><br />He cant make a nice first pass out of the zone, always scrambling along the boards and always losing the puck when he has LOADS of time to get it out...<br /><br />I have dubbed him Mr. Mistake.<br /><br />SMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-10161321630534599422009-10-20T08:15:46.785-04:002009-10-20T08:15:46.785-04:00Volchenkov will sign for Phillips-esque money or a little more ($3.7M-$3.8M) at what will be a hometown discount.<br /><br />This &quot;$4-$5M&quot; bologna is retarded. Volchenkov is a shutdown guy. Plain and simple. He will be your 2nd goalie and will bulldoze you. He doesn&#39;t, however, put up enough points in a season to warrant anything over $4M.<br /><br />I love Volchenkov and would be ecstatic if he resigned here.<br /><br />Bring it home, BM.Cassienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-55017558600527430152009-10-19T21:06:46.809-04:002009-10-19T21:06:46.809-04:00I&#39;ve always been a fan of Lee since he&#39;s gotten tougher. Yes, Kopitar, M. Staal, would&#39;ve been better picks, whatever. That doesn&#39;t stop Lee from being a solid player. However, I must say, I&#39;m starting to get worried he has no place on this team...<br /><br />With Kuba for 2 more years, Volchenkov (I hope) to be locked up, Picard playing great, Carkner playing great, and Karlsson being a future star, I don&#39;t think Lee has any place on this team (I didn&#39;t mention Phillips or Campoli because I don&#39;t know about Phillie&#39;s contract, and Campoli... has sucked) That combined with Cowen and Wiercioch coming up leaves Lee with not much of a place. I hope Campoli gets let go after this season (If he continues to play poorly, of course).<br /><br />Lee hasn&#39;t really had much of a chance. I&#39;d hate for him to be unfairly labelled a bust because we have no space on our roster.Jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-37454676428362315842009-10-19T20:48:49.195-04:002009-10-19T20:48:49.195-04:00I agree that Volchy is a key part of our team but I don&#39;t think we can pay this guy 4 to 5 million per season. The guy is a great defensive d-man but for that kind of money I think you want to ensure you are getting the whole package and he isn&#39;t a very good offensive player and never plays the PP. I would offer him 3.5M tops else let him go and pay a bit more to Carkner and hope that Cowen is ready for the big show. I have a feeling Volchy would take a home town discount similar to Phillips<br /><br />Anyway just my 2 centsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-88305307609900340482009-10-19T20:43:43.896-04:002009-10-19T20:43:43.896-04:00Anton Volchenkov has been my favourite NHL player since the year before the cup run. I got the new Sens jersey with #24 on the back as soon as it came out! I LOVE THIS GUY!!! He needs to be locked up big time so I can wear that jersey with pride for years!ARed10noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-70886407604820005192009-10-19T20:10:27.214-04:002009-10-19T20:10:27.214-04:00Writing a piece on how the Sens need to sign Volchenkov right now because he&#39;s played well in the first seven games is great, but it&#39;s a little more complicated than that.<br /><br />First of all, the Sens don&#39;t have much coming off the books next summer. <br /><br />Secondly, they don&#39;t even know what the cap will be next year yet.<br /><br />And lastly, other guys will need raises as well. Foligno, Picard, Campoli, Winchester, and Regin are all RFAs.<br /><br />Fitting Anton under the cap is going to be very tight. I don&#39;t see any possible way it can happen without getting rid of at least one of Kelly, Cheechoo, or Neil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-51137004070179035722009-10-19T20:09:21.425-04:002009-10-19T20:09:21.425-04:00Allan ... I hope you&#39;re right. If you can work that kind of magic then write something about Cheechoo - he tries hard but so far he&#39;s not even close to scoring. Also a thought - how about trading one of our excess D-men for Frolol - maybe a change of scenery is what he needs. Finally, I hope we go all forwards in next year&#39;s draft ... we&#39;ve got the goalies now, the D is solid for years to come, so let&#39;s go nuts on forwards.Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08174601278361415086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-37761373335192247802009-10-19T20:09:14.185-04:002009-10-19T20:09:14.185-04:00Allan ... I hope you&#39;re right. If you can work that kind of magic then write something about Cheechoo - he tries hard but so far he&#39;s not even close to scoring. Also a thought - how about trading one of our excess D-men for Frolol - maybe a change of scenery is what he needs. Finally, I hope we go all forwards in next year&#39;s draft ... we&#39;ve got the goalies now, the D is solid for years to come, so let&#39;s go nuts on forwards.Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08174601278361415086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-18726747958738433362009-10-19T20:00:19.160-04:002009-10-19T20:00:19.160-04:00lock him down for 4-5 years. players like him dont last forever when they strain their bodies so much.<br /><br />i&#39;m saying give him kuba money. MAX 4.5Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-37239574948921008852009-10-19T18:07:54.949-04:002009-10-19T18:07:54.949-04:00From TSN:<br /><br />MONTREAL -- Marc-Andre Bergeron spent the summer waiting for a call at home in Trois-Rivieres, Que., but the phone didn&#39;t ring until nearly a week into the NHL regular season.<br /><br />When it did, the 29-year-old defenceman was delighted.<br /><br />Not only was he headed back to the NHL, but he would be playing for the Montreal Canadiens, only a little more than an hour&#39;s drive away.<br /><br />The five-foot-10 rearguard with the big shot from the point went from being crushed that no NHL team had offered a contract to signing a US$750,0000 one-year contract with the storied Canadiens on Oct. 6<br /><br />Not sure how we passed that up. Surely MAB would have been better than Campolli at the same price.BeJaminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01118132737450203857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-15077905762899321882009-10-19T18:03:56.763-04:002009-10-19T18:03:56.763-04:00Regarding Phillips:<br /><br />The best source of opinion is always opposing players and Phillips has often been among the top D in the &quot;tough to play against&quot; list when guys like Crosby, Ovie and Kovalchuk are asked.<br /><br />I submit that anyone who thinks Phillips makes a lot of mistakes isn&#39;t watching closely. If two top forwards battle Phillips for the puck and win is that a &quot;mistake&quot;?<br /><br />True, he&#39;s not going to win a Norris since points seem to matter, but after an off year last season Phillips/Volchenkov seems to be the best shut-down pair in the league again.Haxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-67062127102514897612009-10-19T17:37:22.322-04:002009-10-19T17:37:22.322-04:00regher isnt ovrpaid or overrated...<br />hes underrated and a top shutdown guyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-29278177169839058612009-10-19T17:36:38.382-04:002009-10-19T17:36:38.382-04:00regher is an awesome shutdown guy for your informaition...lets trade picard and kelley to boston for the lafs 1st rndr this year....with the first pick of the 2010 entry draft aquired frim boston form toronto, the ottawa senators select ....taylor hall. <br />bahahahahahaha take that burke<br /><br />ps. what has burk done to make him so great...murray builded anahiem, burke won a cup with t he team then destroyed it...now hes trying to do the same with TOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-80524368568103813492009-10-19T17:04:08.635-04:002009-10-19T17:04:08.635-04:00If they lose Volchenkov, I stop being a Sens Fan. As simple as that..<br /><br />He&#39;s part of the Sens Core and has performed as well as Alfie has in the past few seasons on the back end. Was a beast in the 2007 playoff run...and although not flashy, him and Phillips are the only reason teams top lines hate playing the Sens on most nights.<br /><br />He&#39;s an integral part of our team...we better keep him...plus the players love him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-32478839514033122122009-10-19T17:01:48.874-04:002009-10-19T17:01:48.874-04:00Future D<br /><br />phillips volchenkov<br />kuba karlsson<br />carkner cowen<br />wiercoch<br /><br />looks awesome<br /><br />ps heatley demoted to 2nd pp unit in SJ-awkward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-3831439826988098472009-10-19T16:43:03.214-04:002009-10-19T16:43:03.214-04:00While prospects don&#39;t always turn out you have to give them a chance. I&#39;d prefer Lee and Picard over Campoli. He&#39;s got a good shot and offensive skills but Picard has more size and Lee is much better in the defensive zone.<br /><br />The defense will most likely look like this.<br /><br />Phillips, Volchenkov<br />Kuba, Karlsson<br />Lee/Picard/Wieroch, Cowan <br /><br />Carkner as the reserve<br /><br />Unless Cowan has a horrible camp or is injured he&#39;ll be on this team next year. Leaving one of Lee or Picard depending on who the Sens keep. And Wieroch to battle over being his partner. Carkner&#39;s only chance to be on this team on a regular basis is if both Cowan and Wieroch prove there better served to start in the AHL.Devonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04057047900630605356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4089355686605598997.post-10369865368225421072009-10-19T16:42:54.554-04:002009-10-19T16:42:54.554-04:00I agree Anton should beresigned but Phillips.....come on man, the guy is a mistake waiting to happen, I counted atleast 7-10 mistakes on his part vs the Habs not including the other 6 games!!<br /><br />He is of the slow variety, instincts are way off and he doesnt produce point on the back end. If we could send him packing that would clear up ALOT of space for a better D. Phillips caught Reddenitis and is now incurable!!<br /><br />SMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com