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Claesson4Norris

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Forum: Armchair-GM22 hours ago
Forum: Armchair-GMFri at 12:22 am
Thread: try this
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>porkchops223344</b></div><div>again what do people not get why take money now with term off waivers when you can move stuff out to make up for it in the summer dude is good pp specialist and bottom pair role with a stay at home D just cause he wasnt claimed during the season means nothing hate to break it to you leads dmen in goals 5v5 since march 1 so 🤷‍♂️ and just top 5 in general with games missed and diminshed minutes still producing, in that embarrassment in ottawa he could do just fine</div></div>

If he was really that valuable, you claim him without hesitation, and make the money work from there. They could easily have moved a guy like Tierney mid season to make the cash work.

The fact is he's just not a valuable asset, no matter how much you want to will it to be true.

As far as him succeeding in Ottawa, he <em>could </em> work out, but as it sits, he's just not they type of D they need to be adding. They don't need an offensive specialist LD who can't defend well. The two spots behind Chabot are currently filled by Brannstrom and Mete, and from a Sens perspective there's way more upside with those two than there is with Ghost.
Forum: Armchair-GMThu at 2:23 pm
Thread: Marcus Pettersson before expansion
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gavinray</b></div><div>We always need help on D and he would improve our D corps. I like White but not sure if he has a long term place in our top 9.</div></div>

I think White has more of a long term role in Ottawa than Pettersson. White probably isn't a C in Ottawa after next year, but as it stands now, there will definitely be a long term role for him as a RW. I actually like him more as an RW tbh.

Pettersson on the other hand, probably isn't a top 4 D long term, 4mil on a guy who could be 3rd pair after one year just doesn't make sense imo. I think Jake Sanderson is probably NHL ready now, and he'll definitely be ready by the end of next season.

The Sens definitely need to make an improvement on the blueline, but I just don't think this is it. First off, I think the most important way you improve the D is by getting Zaitsev off the team. He's not an NHL Dman, and he gets run out there like he's Scott Niedermayer or something. Next, I think you need to add someone who can play the right side as either the 1st or 2nd pair guy. It's become extremely clear that Brannstrom is probably never going to do that under DJ, so they should focus on getting someone who can. I think Alec Martinez would be a target as a free agent. Ideally you find someone who can fit with Chabot, but if you end up with more of a 2nd pair guy, I think Zub is more than capable of being Chabot's guy next year. I think I'd be comfortable with letting Mete and Brannstrom fight it out for the 2nd LD role next year, though I'd probably prefer Mete with JBD to be honest.