AD Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 too bad we'll never win another battle on the boards. shaefer under-performed last year and especially the playoffs, but i like him and woulda kept him.wonder how donovan will fit in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Donovan is a very similar player to Shaefer. I think he'll fit in fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 17, 2007 Report Share Posted July 17, 2007 Being an ex-67 can't hurt either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Schaefer was inconsistently brilliant along the boards, but he's a floater and not worth second line type money. Donovan should be a decent fit on the third ine in Ottawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Donovan is a very similar player to Shaefer. I think he'll fit in fine.If you say that a player 25 lbs. heavier, crashes the net as opposed to playing the boards, and actually comes back over his own blue line are the same player... then we'll have some fundamental differences in how we view 'similar'.It's an interesting shake up... over achieveing third liner for under achieving 2nd liner... hopefully he'll fit in nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 And THAT is how you are justifying this trade?Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 In Murray I trust. Lets just say it's nice to be able to trade one player with Cup experience, for another with more Cup experience. Albeit two games.Bottom line... the team got bigger and a little less confusing in terms of "Why can't our good players just play to their potential" vs. "He's not very good, but damn, he's trying hard"... if Doan stays a plus player, that'll be good enough... especially since Schaefer was a downer in the playoffs.Remind me of the habs players with Cup experience again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Remind me of the habs players with Cup experience again? Take that argument to Hockey Boards to rile up all those 16 year olds.Bottom Line:Salary dumpYou can keep selling whatever to whomever but I wont be buying. You should work here in my office with the other idiots that are raving about this trade like it is the cat's ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Then there, hopefully that will allow us to lock down Emery. Which is still a big question mark right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Salary dumpI'd say salary dump plus some nice tangibles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Of course it's salary dump, that's a given. But what did Will get wrong re: evaluation of the players involved?I'd say nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Thanks... I thought it was pretty fair too. I mean I didn't say Donovan was a first liner like Antropov or anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 But what did Will get wrong re: evaluation of the players involved?I admit it. Weaksauce on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Yashin: Good Riddance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 But what did Will get wrong re: evaluation of the players involved?I admit it. Weaksauce on my part.Ok' date=' ok, so I'll admit I just paraphrased what Dave-O said a couple posts before mine:Schaefer was inconsistently brilliant along the boards, but he's a floater and not worth second line type money. Donovan should be a decent fit on the third ine in Ottawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 Ok, I'll admit it. You are both right in admitting that I was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted July 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 I had a dream last night we traded Spezza...The city rioted. It was hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 I've got to stop reading Eklund. His rumours are crack to me even though most of the time they have been pure crap. Oh well. A rumour is simply a rumour.Sens trying to get a beat on the Habs for Marleau?On source told me an interesting scenaio..."The Canadiens are stuck until the early August when the results of Ryder's arbitration comes in...and that is why the sudden rush to perhaps get a trade done by Ottawa now. I have heard the Canadiens are hoping to settle with Ryder like they did last year, to try and get into this game."If that is the case the Habs may have to get moving really quickly, because the trade could be consumated today with the Sens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Stupid delicious crack.UPDATE 12:48PM: Redden Not Leaving OttawaAccording to my sources the trade involving the Sharks and Sens is OFF for the time being. "It looks to NOT be happening due to a road block. Not 100% dead yet, but not looking likely at this point. The major roadblock that they were waiting on looks to have held it up. " This could open the door for Montreal as was written above...or "another eastern team with a high priced and talented D-man." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 The Ottawa Senators signed goaltender Ray Emery to a three year, $9.5-million deal this morning.Emery, who led the Senators to their first ever trip to the Stanley Cup finals last season, had a 9 a.m. salary arbitration hearing scheduled. However, the two sides were able to come to an aggreement that will pay the netminder nearly $3.2 milliion a season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 that's not too bad actually. Still cheaper than his backup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Yeah, that seems like a fair salary for Emery. They'll probably unload Gerber before too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 There are rumblings in my stomach and in Ottawa that Sens GM Bryan Murray is close to trading captain Daniel Alfredsson away to the New York Islanders for Bill Guerin. "We like Billy and he is our captain, but if we can get Alfie in the fold then he will be the new captain. We have to what is best for our hockey team, the New York Rangers. I mean Islanders" Isles GM Garth Snow said. Murray was quoted as saying "Guerinthfff ithfff a goodtth veteranffthhhh hockeyfffthhhh player ffftthhh I onceffftthh hadffftthh an oldtthh friendffthhh for dinnerfftth withfffthhh a canfftthhh offffthh favafffthh beansfttthh and a nicefftthhh kiantifftth FFFFTTHHHH." P2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubberdinghy Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 hahhahahahhahhaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PassedOutGuy Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Yeah, that seems like a fair salary for Emery. They'll probably unload Gerber before too long. The Leafs probably need another goalie or two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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