The Sens are Blowing It

[Pokecheque]

That's a decent bet there.

[E.L.]

Last man left Bobby Ryan was a healthy scratch the other night. Looking like his career might wind down in Ottawa in obscurity.

[E.L.]

Bobby Ryan has left the team to enter the NHL's player assistance program. Best of luck to him, he had a rough upbringing.

[Pokecheque]

Bobby Ryan has left the team to enter the NHL's player assistance program. Best of luck to him, he had a rough upbringing.

Still can't believe "Ryan" isn't his real name.

[Bosc]

Bobby Ryan has left the team to enter the NHL's player assistance program. Best of luck to him, he had a rough upbringing.

Oh shit, best of luck to him.

[Pokecheque]

Mark Borowiecki - Cleaning up Gastown in Vancouver with his bare hands.

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[Pokecheque]

Wouldn't be a Sens season without players making headlines for all the wrong reasons off the ice, would it!

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This time it's Nikita Zaitsev forcibly taking his kids from his ex-wife. While we obviously don't know the details, this shit looks all kinds of fucked up.

[Pokecheque]

My GOD, we have a trade!

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The #Sens have acquired defenceman Mike Reilly from Montreal for a fifth-round pick in 2021 and forward Andrew Sturtz.

I think E.L. was onto something when he said Reilly wears out his welcome wherever he goes...

[E.L.]

Yup, he's a smooth skater and occasionally makes a brilliant play, but he otherwise does nothing on the ice and seems mostly uncoachable. Not a bad player, but just doesn't do enough.

[E.L.]

Good problem to have? The rebuilding Sens could be 21M below the salary floor this offseason: https://www.tsn.ca/ottawa-senators-pass ... -1.1449580" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

They also have a bajillion draft picks in June.

[Pokecheque]

Good problem to have? The rebuilding Sens could be 21M below the salary floor this offseason: https://www.tsn.ca/ottawa-senators-pass ... -1.1449580" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

They also have a bajillion draft picks in June.

I've always wondered what the "threshold" is on stockpiling picks. In that I mean that there comes a point that you have to parlay some of those picks for something else because you can't use them all and expect to stay under the 50-contract limit. Question is...will Pierre be allowed to bring in a big-ticket player?

[Bosc]

Good problem to have? The rebuilding Sens could be 21M below the salary floor this offseason: https://www.tsn.ca/ottawa-senators-pass ... -1.1449580" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

They also have a bajillion draft picks in June.

I've always wondered what the "threshold" is on stockpiling picks. In that I mean that there comes a point that you have to parlay some of those picks for something else because you can't use them all and expect to stay under the 50-contract limit. Question is...will Pierre be allowed to bring in a big-ticket player?

Lol unless they start dealing picks everyone else besides the Sens and Wings can just sit out the 2nd round.

[Chris18]

Maybe they'll move some pics for veteran presence (and payroll). Being like $25 million below the floor, they will wind up helping some teams in "cap hell".

[E.L.]

Bobby Ryan scored a hat trick his first game back! Atta boy! Happy for him.

[Pokecheque]

Ottawa fires their CEO...again.

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[E.L.]

Ottawa rumoured to be getting KHL defenceman Artem Zub to replace Dylan Demelo as a solid minute eater.

[E.L.]

Ottawa rumoured to be getting KHL defenceman Artem Zub to replace Dylan Demelo as a solid minute eater.

Official. Good signing.

[E.L.]

True to being the league's most unpredictable owner, I actually think Melnyk is going to want to do something splashy this offseason. No big free agent will want to come here, but I do think they'll pull off a trade or two. Would Turris want to come back and recapture his past successes?

[Pokecheque]

True to being the league's most unpredictable owner, I actually think Melnyk is going to want to do something splashy this offseason. No big free agent will want to come here, but I do think they'll pull off a trade or two. Would Turris want to come back and recapture his past successes?

That'll be really hard to do without Mark Stone.

[E.L.]

True to being the league's most unpredictable owner, I actually think Melnyk is going to want to do something splashy this offseason. No big free agent will want to come here, but I do think they'll pull off a trade or two. Would Turris want to come back and recapture his past successes?

That'll be really hard to do without Mark Stone.