Maybe Boro starts in the AHL and get called up but if we lose him to waivers no big deal..

Here is my ideal lineup with Boro starting in the AHL because we need to get one body out... 23 man roster

FORWARDS
Clarke MacArthur ($3.250m) / Kyle Turris ($3.500m) / Bobby Ryan ($5.100m)
Milan Michalek ($4.000m) / Mika Zibanejad ($0.894m) / Alex Chiasson ($0.867m)
Mike Hoffman ($0.750m) / David Legwand ($3.000m) / Mark Stone ($0.603m)
Erik Condra ($1.250m) / Zack Smith ($1.888m) / Curtis Lazar ($0.894m)
Chris Neil ($1.900m) / Colin Greening ($2.650m) /
DEFENSEMEN
Jared Cowen ($3.100m) / Erik Karlsson ($6.500m)
Marc Methot ($3.000m) / Cody Ceci ($0.894m)
Patrick Wiercioch ($2.000m) / Eric Gryba ($1.250m)
Chris Phillips ($2.500m)
GOALTENDERS
Craig Anderson ($3.188m)
Robin Lehner ($2.500m)
BONUS OVERAGE
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- riceroni

You think Lehner gets $2.5 mill per, this seems about right.. Maybe over 3 years. I think that still keeps him at RFA if the deals 3 or under. (Bridge Contract)

Nice, I'm excited to see how Rielly develops. Nylander looks like a good pick too,pretty early yet though.
- ClarksonDavid

yeah rielly looks solid...i dont know anything about Nylander other than he looks like a girl...but he sounds like he will be good

there's still that mystery trade that I think will free up some spots Infront

yeah rielly looks solid...i dont know anything about Nylander other than he looks like a girl...but he sounds like he will be good
- TheMike12

Kid has nice hair give him a break.

Kid has nice hair give him a break.
- ClarksonDavid

it is quite the glorious flow...

there's still that mystery trade that I think will free up some spots Infront
- Gosensgo89

It's a must. And another one if Ryan doesn't sign.

Will he even have time for hockey while he's running his national chain of peddling low-end pizzas?
- eichiefs9

??

Lmao.... yup

And people still believe that Murray "knows how to build a team"

Nope... he just signs whoever is willing to play for cheap

Just to kind of recap:

Turris is a 1LC but the team would ideally prefer him at 2LC, where we think Zibanejad is, whom the team wants ideally at 1LC, but Legwand is signed possibly to be the 2LC. And Zack Smith already plays 15+ TOI a night between EV and PK.
- Travis Yost

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- Travis Yost

Lmao.... yup

And people still believe that Murray "knows how to build a team"

Nope... he just signs whoever is willing to play for cheap
- conor_smythe

When you have an internal budget as low as ours, there's not always much of a difference.

I'm really hoping Alex Chaisson can improve on his 13G 22A in 79 games he had last season with the stars.. 20 G 30A would be really nice

I can see him playing well on Zibanejad's RW on the 2nd or 3rd line.

I kinda feel pegging Zib as a First line C is a little presumptuous. While he's still very young,. Right now we need him to start playing as a 2nd Line center before we talk about him playing on the first line. I know the talk is down the road, but still.

He should spend the whole season on teh 2nd line. It makes the Legwand signing a little wierd, unless they did it to make him fight for his spot.

There has to be a trade or two in the works. You cannot have this many players and prospects hoarded in a team. Rice's lineup was very well-constructed but do you really think our present A's won't be playing; albeit they might take those accolades away from them. Instead of having players like Greening, Phillips, and Neil scratched we got to trade them away for picks. We got players in the system who can be called up if any injuries happens; Grant, Pageau, Puempel. All of these guys are aching to make an impact to make the team. Either that or trade the prospects for a better package.
- TheCalSen

Maybe a Smith trade coming, he's definatly a player a lot of teams would want. Not that the return would be all that special, but they could trade him if they wanted to free up space.

Turris
Zib
Legwand
Pageau/Grant ?

I kinda feel pegging Zib as a First line C is a little presumptuous. While he's still very young,. Right now we need him to start playing as a 2nd Line center before we talk about him playing on the first line. I know the talk is down the road, but still.

He should spend the whole season on teh 2nd line. It makes the Legwand signing a little wierd, unless they did it to make him fight for his spot.
- david22

See teams are trying to roll four solid, productive lines. Maybe 5 on 5 you end up with a balanced distribution of ice time. Special teams will separate those with 18 minutes and the guy who gets 12.

Maybe a Smith trade coming, he's definatly a player a lot of teams would want. Not that the return would be all that special, but they could trade him if they wanted to free up space.

Turris
Zib
Legwand
Pageau/Grant ?
- david22

I think the Sens are in a position to trade a young Center. Be it Z.Smith/ Pageau / Grant/ Hoffman. I believe all these guys could play in the NHL as early as next year, on a team that has room for them. I can't see us trading Lazar unless he's involved in a Bobby Ryan type blockbuster trade..

We've already lost Da Costa to the KHL.. I don't want to see anymore potential NHL talent be washed down the drain.

Hey Travis, or anyone else, if Da Costa has a really good season in the KHL & wants to return to the NHL is he still property of the Sens ? Or is he a UFA ??

I think the Sens are in a position to trade a young Center. Be it Z.Smith/ Pageau / Grant/ Hoffman. I believe all these guys could play in the NHL as early as next year, on a team that has room for them. I can't see us trading Lazar unless he's involved in a Bobby Ryan type blockbuster trade..

We've already lost Da Costa to the KHL.. I don't want to see anymore potential NHL talent be washed down the drain.

Hey Travis, or anyone else, if Da Costa has a really good season in the KHL & wants to return to the NHL is he still property of the Sens ? Or is he a UFA ??
- Erik6Karlsson5

RFA for the sens.

Pageau and Grant make no sense to trade, they have no value to other organizations until they prove themselves NHL players. No point trading prospects for scraps.

And Da Costa has proven beyond a doubt IMO that he is not an NHL player on any but a bad team.

RFA for the sens.

Pageau and Grant make no sense to trade, they have no value to other organizations until they prove themselves NHL players. No point trading prospects for scraps.

And Da Costa has proven beyond a doubt IMO that he is not an NHL player on any but a bad team.
- TommyDeVito

Good to know Da Costa would stay property of the Sens.. I can't see him having a good career in the NHL at this point anyways. He did just turn 25 last week.

Maybe we could package them with a proven player like say Zack Smith, Pageau ,Grant & Dallas' 2nd round 2015 for a proven top 6 forward. That's arguably a better package then we got back for Spezza.

I know thiers 3 centers in that package but... the Sens are higher on Lazar & Hoffman anyways.

Just a thought during the dog days of summer..

Hey Tommy, Some (frank)ed up weather we've been having here in N.B this summer eh.. My power was out for a week! & again yesterday for 12 hours here in Fredericton. NB Power needs to get their poop together.

Just to kind of recap:

Turris is a 1LC but the team would ideally prefer him at 2LC, where we think Zibanejad is, whom the team wants ideally at 1LC, but Legwand is signed possibly to be the 2LC. And Zack Smith already plays 15+ TOI a night between EV and PK.
- Travis Yost

zibanejad GP 120 G23 A31 PP13 GW 0 SOG255 PIM26 HITS 215 BLOCKS52 FW364 FL426 FO%.46

legwand GP126 G26 A50 PP23 GW6 SOG224 PIM 81 HITS69 BLOCKS 58 FW945 FL 930 FO%.52
the numbers say so and from what ive seen in watching every hockey game I humanly can on center ice,so do I.

turris 1c legwand 2c zibanejad 1 or 2 wing imo.

[quote=Travis Yost]Just to kind of recap:

Turris is a 1LC but the team would ideally prefer him at 2LC, where we think Zibanejad is, whom the team wants ideally at 1LC, but Legwand is signed possibly to be the 2LC. And Zack Smith already plays 15+ TOI a night between EV and PK.
- smackdaddy[/quote


zibanejad GP 120 G23 A31 PP13 GW 0 SOG255 PIM26 HITS 215 BLOCKS52 FW364 FL426 FO%.46

legwand GP126 G26 A50 PP23 GW6 SOG224 PIM 81 HITS69 BLOCKS 58 FW945 FL 930 FO%.52
the numbers say so and from what ive seen in watching every hockey game I humanly can on center ice,so do I.

turris 1c legwand 2c zibanejad 1 or 2 wing imo.

a number 1 or 2 winger that's a former center on the wall that likes to bang is more valuable that a center that struggles on the dot.

ryan turris zibanejad
michalek legwand macarthur
neil smith chaisson
stone greening condra

Good to know Da Costa would stay property of the Sens.. I can't see him having a good career in the NHL at this point anyways. He did just turn 25 last week.

Maybe we could package them with a proven player like say Zack Smith, Pageau ,Grant & Dallas' 2nd round 2015 for a proven top 6 forward. That's arguably a better package then we got back for Spezza.

I know thiers 3 centers in that package but... the Sens are higher on Lazar & Hoffman anyways.

Just a thought during the dog days of summer..

Hey Tommy, Some (frank)ed up weather we've been having here in N.B this summer eh.. My power was out for a week! & again yesterday for 12 hours here in Fredericton. NB Power needs to get their poop together.
- Erik6Karlsson5

Yeah that's not a bad package, would rather keep Grant though in that deal.

I also think Hoffman is actually a LW, listed as a center often but hasn't ever played C professionally.

That hurricane was wild, but thankfully I never got hit too bad - and power wise, I wouldn't have had to deal with NB power since SJ has it's own power ultility in Saint John energy who can just focus on Saint John's outages. Heard Freddy was nearly destroyed though, my bff is up there doing a residency at the hospital.

a number 1 or 2 winger that's a former center on the wall that likes to bang is more valuable that a center that struggles on the dot.
- smackdaddy

I see your point, but a team that isn't in win-now mode isn't going to want to sabotage a 20 year old's development by shifting him to wing when they're hoping to get a #1 center out of him eventually.

The hope is that he will be working on his scoring and faceoffs and be able to put up better numbers with more ice. That won't happen if Legwand gets all the ice time.

Lineup will probably look like:

MacArthur-Turris-Ryan
Hoffman-Zibanejad-Chiasson
Michalek-Legwand-Stone
Neil/Greening-Smith-Condra

With lines 2 and 3 seeing about the same amount of ice.

ryan turris zibanejad
michalek legwand macarthur
neil smith chaisson
stone greening condra
- smackdaddy

Bottom 6 doesn't work for me.. Or anyone lol

Chaisson smith condra
Greening Pageau Neil

Bottom 6 doesn't work for me.. Or anyone lol

Chaisson smith condra
Greening Pageau Neil


- Erik6Karlsson5

Chiasson should not be starting on the third line. He may slide down there, but as of now they need to give him top six minutes and see what he can do.

Mac Turris Ryan
Chiasson Zib Stone
Michalek Leg Hoffman
Greening Smith Neil

Condra

I realise that Condra will almost assuredly get minutes over many in this lineup.