(UPDATE 11:53 AM)- Apologies to those of you that can not access the live blog due to firewall restrictions. All is quiet on the Sens front right now. Rumours that they are receiving calls on Konopka and Carkner but beyond that, a quiet deadline day for Sens fans. Some speculation about PA Parenteau but the asking price is far too high.
The Ottawa Senators have already made a couple moves, adding Kyle Turris and Ben Bishop so the Sens are not expected to be active.
But Bryan Murray has surprised people before. Follow along with at SensChirp Trade Deadline Liveblog and get all the latest from the Sens and around the NHL. We'll get started at 9:00 AM this morning. Happy Deadline Day, hockey fans!
Konopka, Carkner, time will tell.
Hopefully after 3 PM Laff fans can finally shut up about getting Nash, or "Insert Big Name Player Here" for their garbage players, and draft bust Kadri. Also tired of Hab fans proposing stupid trades for Gomez/Gionta/etc.
In Murray I trust, GO SENS! GO!
we now have two top goalie prospects, and multiple young prospects. Nash is only 27 and still has at leat 6-7 good years left. Bishop(or Lehner), Zibanejad (or Stone), Wiercoch and 1st round pick for Nash??
this deal helps us alot, and doesnt really hurt us. we don't need 2 goalie prospects, and Zibanejad or Stone will probably never be as good as Nash...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9d1w1ILGlQ
Would you rather go with Auld Lehner for the remainder of the season not sure how Lehner will play due to his bingo stats, or go with Lehner Bishop to close the year, ride whoever is hot.
I think it has nothing to do with Lehner, BM wants two guys he can count on to carry us the rest of the season for playoffs.
Wouldn't mind seeing any of them go today, even for a lower round pick. I'm sure there are a lot of teams knocking for Konopka he's actually a good 4th line playoff type player.
Auld can hit the road for all I care
Bryan please find us a good 1st line winger. That is all that I ask of you
Let's add another young, potential top 6 guy.
Not to mention Kuba gone would mean more minutes for Brian Lee
i'd like us to get a top 6 forward and give peterson a call up.
also because i hate the bruins.
Bryan isn't trading Kuba unless he's blown away with an offer. I wouldn't trade Kuba for a second rounder right now. His value to our team is higher than that.
I think you look at a second or decent prospect if you move him otherwise keep him for the push.
That would be a huge mistake by Montreal, he's really the only piece they have that's worth keeping.
not a chance. i dont' think they'd even trade him for nash straight up at this point, their fans would riot
Don't think they'd want to trade away one of the best goalies in the league, unless they really don't like his cocaine habit.
could be a night of fights!
1) 2012 1st round pick, Matt Peumpel for Zack Bogosian
Then do...
2) 2013 1st round pick, Sergei Gonchar, Bobby Butler for David Perron
Both Bogosian and Perron are about to enter their prime and both would fit in beautifully IMO
Bishop to Binghamton to relieve the pressure for the time being until Ben's one way takes the back up job from Robin @ training camp. A great early move by Bryan but it just puts off the inevitable!
Robin Lehner did not come over here to play 3rd string goalie for the Ottawa Senators for 3 or 4 years. He, his agent and I se him as a starter in the NHL!
I like Perron a lot but no way the Blues are looking to trade a forward for a defensman and future pieces. They have enough trouble scoring already and are a real contender in the west
http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8475118#&navid=nhl-keymatch
Not sure what this gets us... grit? Speed?
BM earned a lot of leeway (excuse the pun) in my mind with the Turris trade... so I'll reserve judgement for now.
Gilroy caters to what the Sens need which is better defence. We are the worst team statistically defensively in the entire league, Gilroy will help improve that.
Plus he's a UFA, so BM has the option not to keep him. This may also mean that if he chooses not to resign, BM may look to a notable defenceman to acquire because of the vacancy.
But we are way to soft on the blueline and this will bolster things. Good move.
Gilroy was the recipient of the Hobey Baker Award and a participant in Boston University's National Title team the week he was signed by the Rangers to an entry-level contract. The senior defenseman from Long Island, New York, was originally a walk-on to the Terriers' team, and turned down several free agent contracts to return to BU for his senior season. Named to a First Team Hockey East All-Star for the third team during the 2008-09 season, Gilroy was also named to the All-America First Team for his work along the Terriers' blueline. The captain of Boston University's men's hockey team in his senior year, Gilroy led all defensemen in the Hockey East in scoring and was third among all collegiate blueliners for the 2008-09 season.
A defensively responsible blueliner, Gilroy has excellent hockey sense, a strong determination, and good vision. A very good puck mover, Gilroy is a character player, with captain potential.
Sad to see Lee go.... he was the good luck charm for this team.. I mean by keeping Carkner in the pressbox... record of 12-0-1 (or something like that) with Lee in the lineup...
As for Bishop/Lehner -- If Murray plays it right.. Lehner should be okay. He knows he will be in Ottawa in a year or two... Murray mentioned that Lehner is not having the season they expected him to.... is this a way to push him?
HMMMMMMM - Gilroy sounds like a Paul McLean type of player.
I'm confused - is he an offensive or defensive defenceman? I've read both the last few comments...(his offensive numbers don't seem that great)
Gilroy is a more experienced defencemen, he is much more offensive than Lee & can also play decent defensively. I think it is a bit of an upgrade from Lee & should give us another offensive option on the 3rd pairing. Good luck to Lee in Tampa who seem to be stock piling defencemen.
What I do like about him is that he is just a better defeceman all around.
We will like him guys. Trust.
"I have ALWAYS been a Lee supporter"
Ya, I'm gonna call Bullshit on that one.
As many people have pointed out, less than 2 yrs ago, when Lee was waived, everyone and their sister wanted Lee out for nothing.
I agree 100 percent that he's been awesome this year, hence why sell high on this guy.
Great trade BM.
I love where he's going with this team.
Just because you think that..
I've always been a supporter of Lee as well. The guy was taken in the top 20 for a reason, and I really think he's gonna grow into a great stable D in TB. It's just unfortunate he was not treated fairly here in Ottawa.
He deserves better than what he got here, and I'm pretty glad for him!
I believe you - you would have no reason to lie about supporting Brian Lee...
Don't be so nieve...Robin Lehner is a rock star...he's just been demoted to 3rd string for at least two more years...Robin didn't come over to play 4 years for the Bighamton Senators. He was promised NHL Games this year @ $875k instead he's looking at peanuts in Bingo, this is an expensive young man. Already Ben has been crossed up he was expecting the "Show" and a one way contract not Bingo...we dropped the ball big time and it's going to get worse.
Lee trade....idk, never was a huge fan of him but he definately got better. I guess we will just have to see what gilroy can do. I do like what gilroy brings which i always thought was more of a defensive game then offensive. Appears to be a trade we will have to wait and see which team is the winner.
"always" - really??? Even though we passed on Anze Kopitar, Marc Staal, Tuukka Rask, Nicklas Bergfors, T.J. Oshie, James Neal, Ondrej Pavelec, Paul Stastny. etc, etc, etc. Is that you Mucker?
I have been supporting him, and his play of late has been exceptional.
Not sure what was gained if anything, as I really do not know anything about Gilroy.
For whatever reason (maybe b/c Lee is not a Murray pick) he has never been given his fair shake, and I fear that this will go down as a bad Murray deal in the end, especially if Gilroy signs elsewhere, which is more than likely as he is an American, and will rather play in the US....IMO only of course
Best of luck to Lee, he deserves the time he will be given in Tampa
as most of you already know, I would have rather we lost Kuba and kept Lee... sad day for Miguel :(
But I truly hope that I am wrong... and still I believe in Murray!
We don't know what happens with Lehner going forward... IF he beats out Bishop for the backup next season.. then he gets it.. whether Bishop is on a 1 way or not... Murray said there will be competition for backup.. he did not say it was Bishop's to lose.
I'm sure deep down Robin is disappointed (and I don't like that).. how could he not be.. but he is not having a good season.. even though the team is really bad. But Lehner is only 20 yrs old... maybe the team thinks he is not ready yet...
But I'm sure Lehner is more comfortable playing under pressure than Bishop based on that Cup run in Bingo last season.
I'm personally pulling for Lehner...
Damn -- Cody Hodgson to the Sabres.
I guess the Canucks wanted to add some grit to their roster, cuz that kid really plays on the edge.
Strange because they have a bunch of guys like that: Burrows, Lappierre, recently Palhsson, even Kessler and now Gudstad. I wouldn't like to play the Nucks...
"we got a lot of good offers that would make us better down the road"
Ummm so take them? and then bring up guys from the farm team. that's what the sens do and it seems to work
Like the Gilroy deal, gives the sens a chance to take another look at a guy they were aparently high on signing.
Also, I've been an avid brian lee supporter but deep down inside I've always felt like there was something off about him.
If Gilroy can come in, play as well as Lee and take fewer penalties, I'll be happy
Guess I should have hung on for another ten minutes!
Hate the thought of playing Hodgson 6 times a year.... will Vancouver regret this move? Kassian is a rough type player.. will probably be in the penalty box a lot more than Hodgson... really like Hodgson...
LOL.. Good job on the day Chirp! Thanks.
Wonder what Konopka would have gotten us...
Gilroy can pass the puck (assists) and skate.
Perfect.
Welcome to the Sens Gilroy
To be honest, I'd love to meet the Canucks now, they just eliminated some of their best depth scoring, and the Sedins are pushovers. It's going to be all up to Burrows and Kesler if they want to get anywhere.
I think Lee was coming along (slowly) and improving. Still think he had some upside left and I wish him the best.
Haven't seen a tonne of Gilroy so I am excited to see what he can bring.
Since Lee was in and out of the lineup so much, it certainly was a move that should not affect chemisty much if at all so I applaud Murray for that.
Van Acquired:
Zack Kassian
Marc-Andre Gragnani
Buf Acquired:
Cody Hodgson
Alexander Sulzer
but on second though, vancouver probably puts Kassian with the Sedins and then turns him in a much better version of Lucic.
Still Hodgson made Vancouver deep.....funny how Vancouver and Boston went about this deadline:
vancouver loaded up on forwards in Pahlsson and Kassian, Boston loaded up on defense in Zanon and Mottau...
I think Nashville loaded up more than anyone else though with Kostitsyn, Gaustad and Gill....
He demands a trade while enforcing his no trade clause to select where he wants to go. Remind you of anyone? Just another diva putting his team in a tough spot. I'm glad Ottawa has nothing to do with him.
Not sure I agree that NASH is the new HEATLEY... NASH can actually skate and score without having great players feeding him the puck. What can MEatley do?
I'm not comparing their talent levels. I completely agree Nash is by far the better player.
apparently it is a one way but he does not need to clear waivers this year or next if i understood it correctly.
Accordingly, Lehner or Bishop can go up and down as PM sees fit.
Pulling for Lee... I hope he succeeds in Tampa and gets the playing time he needs to develop.
Feel bad for Cody Hodgson -- leaving what is probably a Stanley Cup final team.. to a team basically in the basement.
Watch Buffalo make a run now thanks to him lol
What you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I've ever heard; At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that can be considered a rational thought, everyone in this forum is now dumber for having read this; I award you no points and may god have mercy on your soul.