2023 Off-Season Thread

[Rocky Davis]

Wow, why are we getting bent out of shape about a rumor about a guy who would rather play in Ottawa than Carolina because of $$.

I rather make some good scratch and be on a winning team.

[DavidEng]

41 minutes ago, Rocky Davis said:

Wow, why are we getting bent out of shape about a rumor about a guy who would rather play in Ottawa than Carolina because of $$.

I rather make some good scratch and be on a winning team.

Point well taken. We should recognize spirited debate doesn’t set well with the more sensitive members here.

Youre kind of piling on after it’s all over though haha.

Edited July 28, 2023 by DavidEng

[MillionDollarCam]

44 minutes ago, Rocky Davis said:

Wow, why are we getting bent out of shape about a rumor about a guy who would rather play in Ottawa than Carolina because of $$.

I rather make some good scratch and be on a winning team.

Doldrums of the offseason, this long without hockey makes me ornery.

[DavidEng]

8 minutes ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Doldrums of the offseason, this long without hockey makes me ornery.

Admirable, but it was me more than you, my ornery is a tad bigger lol. But you’re the type I can argue with and come out as friends so it’s all good. And I agree, we just want to know if theres gonna be any more trades and for the season to start. So far I feel good about the team already and any good forward added would just be another bonus. 

[DavidEng]

Ethan Levy of GSN was the first to break the news of the Ottawa Senators signing Tarasenko, to give credit where it’s due. He was the source of the first article I posted today on this trade.

 

[KatsAzz]

7 hours ago, MillionDollarCam said:

Doldrums of the offseason, this long without hockey makes me ornery.

Certainly seems like the offseason is way to long.

[Panthers Fan 69]

I think we all are just ichy for hockey. The team is good. We just need it. We fend for it. Maybe addictive if you will?!   Ups and downs but for the most part, we are really friendly and aren’t like the panthers sub. Even if I get a little flack for being too positive sometimes but I get it haha
 

I’ll say, we have a good group in here. Hopefully we have more for the regular season games like we had for the playoffs 

 

we really should have a Huddle game we all tailgate and go too this year. 

Edited July 28, 2023 by Panthers Fan 69

[Panthers Fan 69]

9 hours ago, Rocky Davis said:

Wow, why are we getting bent out of shape about a rumor about a guy who would rather play in Ottawa than Carolina because of $$.

I rather make some good scratch and be on a winning team.

Watch out for the Sens this year. Back half of last year, they were pretty good. 

[Anybodyhome]

Tarasenko was a TDL acquisition by the Rangers last year and now he's signing a 1-year, $5M deal with Ottawa? All this after canning his agent and signing with new representation?

This sounds to me like Tarasenko may be a problem child and perhaps a blessing in disguise the Canes didn't sign him.

[Anybodyhome]

And, I'm still liking Nick Ritchie as a 6'2" 230lb LW. I think he could be a break out stud in RBAs system.

[DavidEng]

2 hours ago, Anybodyhome said:

Tarasenko was a TDL acquisition by the Rangers last year and now he's signing a 1-year, $5M deal with Ottawa? All this after canning his agent and signing with new representation?

This sounds to me like Tarasenko may be a problem child and perhaps a blessing in disguise the Canes didn't sign him.

Yeah the Tarasenko trade drama turned me off on him a bit. 

Interestingly, the Canes first regular season home game is against the Sens.  A chance for the Canes to show him we didn’t need him lol. Here’s to a Canes win!

 

Edited July 28, 2023 by DavidEng

[Harbingers]

14 minutes ago, DavidEng said:

Yeah the Tarasenko trade drama turned me off on him a bit. 

Interestingly, the Canes first regular season home game is against the Sens.  A chance for the Canes to show him we didn’t need him lol. Here’s to a Canes win!

 

We don’t need him. Our roster as it stands is more than fine and will be better than last year even. With the knowledge svech is missing half the season. Bring Pono up. Get him some pro experience. Win as many as we can and we’ve added two bruisers for the conference games. If we need a scorer? Guess what? We get svech back. 

Edited July 28, 2023 by Harbingers

[DavidEng]

If correct that the Canes offer was less than $4mil this easily explains why Tarasenko went elsewhere. Can’t blame him for that.

Edited July 28, 2023 by DavidEng

[PleaseCutStewart]

5 hours ago, DavidEng said:

If correct that the Canes offer was less than $4mil this easily explains why Tarasenko went elsewhere. Can’t blame him for that.

He got a 4-year offer for that price from the senators and didn't take it???? That would have been absolute highway robbery if he was able to get a 5.5m 4 year contract from the Sens.

The dude has been a ghost in the playoffs when he has been on a playoff team and thinks he's worth elite level money sounds like he deserves to be on the Sens.