tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post7157334229521530068..comments2024-01-15T09:53:40.089-05:00Comments on Black Aces: Senators Could Use A Little Shakeup At The Quarter Pole Jeremy Milkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09719907099819957578noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post-19423739662496603292013-11-17T23:58:12.417-05:002013-11-17T23:58:12.417-05:00Oh, and the lauded Anderson?
.903 or so save perce...Oh, and the lauded Anderson?<br />.903 or so save percentage.<br />Anderson has always been an average, backup level goaltender. Lehner really is our #1 guy. It's just taking MacLean a while to see it.<br /><br />Andy's numbers last year were a confluence of events. A lot of the prime shooters weren't in game shape so they couldn't score as much; Karlsson and Spezza out meant the team could play a chipppy game that made him look better. It's time to move on.<br />GregAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post-38867451884580517852013-11-17T23:54:22.012-05:002013-11-17T23:54:22.012-05:00I'd trade a core player. Pretty sure Phillips ...I'd trade a core player. Pretty sure Phillips or Neil's no-trades expire in January of next year. If we're still struggling then, move Neil to a team needing toughness for a good puck-moving D, we need more of that.<br /><br />Neil goes? Like a bomb in the dressing room. They'd be shaking in their boots. And with that fear? Results in the offing.<br /><br />Greg<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post-70295129420244963422013-11-14T10:07:59.499-05:002013-11-14T10:07:59.499-05:00I like the idea of a trade, but who (as fans) are ...I like the idea of a trade, but who (as fans) are we willing to part with? Michalek, Conacher, Zibanejad, Kassian, Gryba? I think they can all play their role.<br /><br />If we aren't in the playoff race I say we trade Anderson. Lehner's ready!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post-40335823239811854462013-11-14T00:49:58.349-05:002013-11-14T00:49:58.349-05:00I thought that the whole point of acquiring Bobby ...I thought that the whole point of acquiring Bobby Ryan was to give Spezza a winger who could finish. In Spezza, we have one of the premiere playmakers in the league. In Ryan, we have a guy with a great shot. Seems like a match.<br /><br />The Turris-Ryan-MacArthur line are producing. That's great, but the team's not winning. That's the important thing.<br /><br />There's a quote from Bobby Clarke on a Sportsnet feature about Bobby Ryan, where Clarke says that Ryan is a really good player on the verge of being a great player, and that with Spezza they could be a dominant pair in the East. That quote was before the season started.<br /><br />I don't understand, how after 2 games, the Sens make a decision to break that pair up. As a hockey fan, not just a Sens fan, I want to see what that pair can do. Two highly skilled guys with creativity could produce some pretty special moments.<br /><br />Seats at CTC will stay empty unless the Sens start winning, or unless there is some other reason to show up, like a pairing that regularly shows up on a highlight reel.<br /><br />I don't know why the team is performing below expectations. But, I do think that you want to put your leaders in roles where they are comfortable, so that they can lead with some authority. <br /><br />Otherwise, if your leaders are feeling unsettled, you have to wonder if that energy filters right through the lineup.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9215652504344172254.post-72313382694368701892013-11-13T14:07:49.655-05:002013-11-13T14:07:49.655-05:00i'd like to see them make a move too, but how ...i'd like to see them make a move too, but how can you improve through a trade without gaining salary?<br /><br />before the season even started eugene said they were already 'over budget' and that he'd only think about adding salary if they were in a good position at the deadline. the murrays are still left with the impossible task of improving the team without spending money.philnoreply@blogger.com