Edited Dec. 27, 2021 at 12:12 p.m.
Really like that lineup but I think it'll be a bit early for Kleven and Sogaard. And also a big role for a young inexperienced guy like JBD
Quoting: JetsCanesSens
I would say a good goaltender would be a pretty big need.
Nah, TEAM DEFENSE should be the focus. Guys like Sanderson and JBD will help the defense big time. Shane Pinto and Angus Crookshank will help the forward group a lot, as well as Colin White if he's healthy
Last season it took 2 months for DJ smith (and Dorion) to figure out the right personnel and hockey systems to have a proper NHL defense. During the first month, they had one of the worst GA/GP of the decade
This season as well it's taking a while... so coaching is also a reason why the Sens struggle defensively
Gustavsson, Murray and Forsberg... team would be fine in goaltending if they could at least have an average NHL defense. Look at the numbers after March 13th last season :
Murray : 0.954 SV% (5 GP)
Gustavsson : 0.933 SV% (9 GP)
Hogberg : 0.912 SV% (4 GP)
Forsberg : 0.909 SV% (8 GP)
Daccord : 0.906 SV% (3 GP)
Not comparable to the first 2 months of the season. It's not the goalies who suddenly turned on a switch at the same time and decided "let's stop being ECHL caliber goalie guys, let's be NHL vezina level instead"
Murray : 0.891 SV% (22 GP)
Daccord : 0.880 SV% (5 GP)
Hogberg : 0.859 SV% (10 GP)
These 3 made a major jump in SV% for these sequences.
Quoting: dsmitts01
Greig: might not have offensive upside, could just be a third liner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWSp1aRy7RM
I'm not saying one play determines a career but this replay shows his IQ and hands in a few seconds. This guy has a lot more potential than people think. He "could just be a third liner" but I have money on much more than that