Is Lassi Thomson Our Saviour?

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

We all thought it was Zub.

It might have been Lassi this whole time.

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[NHL Dude 120]

No.

 

[PlayOn]

Pretty sure it’s Trent Mann tbh.

 

[Ralph Malfredsson]

He's played terrific so far. I think he should stay up for now. If he plays like this until the Olympic break, he should be told to look for a place in Ottawa.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Bruce Garrioch is the authority on saviors. Lets let him play a few games .. and enjoy that he is doing well.. before labeling him.. my take

 

[SlapJack]

Until he has a bad game and then he's a bust.

 

[DylanSensFan]

We all thought it was Zub.

It might have been Lassi this whole time.

I've been saying since the pre-season that Lassi is closer than we think. Nice to see him playing well at the NHL level. I'm still thinking we want to develop him just a little more though.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

He's been better than most of their other D so far, so that's a good sign.

 

[Alfie11]

It's great to see him play so well. He's been up and down in terms of how he's been viewed as a prospect. Definitely looks like Mann was on the mark about his strong play. If he turns out to be top 4 quality, that would help so much.

 

[Sweatred]

It's great to see him play so well. He's been up and down in terms of how he's been viewed as a prospect. Definitely looks like Mann was on the mark about his strong play. If he turns out to be top 4 quality, that would help so much.

not really - there were a few bad takes here on his development … mostly
Based off misguided Twitter comments and no one watching him in the WJC.

Very similar to the Klevin / goalie break out comments.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

He's not a savior, but if he continues to play like this, he could become just what we need on the second pair.

 

[cudi]

Saviour!? I'll take a cult leader at this point

 

[aragorn]

I like how he has played in these two games, not great but solid enough & if he can manage to be paired with Chabot that allows Zub help whoever ends up on that 2nd pairing LD spot. Next yr if Thomson stays up Zub could play with Sanderson & that would make for a decent top 4 if Thomson can sustain his play in the NHL. JBD IMO is not that far behind either, he plays a pretty good solid defensive game, no flash just solid D play. Add Kleven & they could have a solid defence within the next yr or two.

Chabot - Thomson
Sanderson - Zub
Kleven - JBD

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

The best part about Thomson's game is his ability to have shown he can handle the physical play and forechecking really effectively. Numerous times he has separated man from body and made an insanely clutch play on the 5on3 that maybe only 3 regulars on this team could make when he intercepted a pass, and then bodied someone to clear the puck away.

I mean just watch this:



Also, makes terrific breakout passes:



I think he and Sanderson will be terrific for one another in a couple years.

 

[Sweatred]

Yes

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Can we have both a savior and a top 5 pick? We seem to change our saviors a lot.. I think I'm going top 5 pick if I can only have 1.

 

[TheDebater]

He might be close, but we as fans should hope for the best for our prospects in terms of development. If Dorion can make one move to bring in a decent defenseman for the rest of this season, it could give us flexibility to send Thomson back down to Belleville to continue improving his game to the point where it becomes undeniable that he is ready.

At the end of the day, this guy was only drafted 2-3 years ago in 2019 so it's not like he is some under-achieving first round pick that has been toiling in the minors for 5 years, I definitely think playing another 50 or so games in Belleville before coming back up full time is the right path to take.

 

[SensFactor]

He's a former first round pick and has looked very good compared to our veteran RD. Maybe Sens brass learned a little bit earlier this year to play the talented youth over scrubs.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Looks almost exactly like Ceci at the start. Good skater. Plays an ultra ultra simple game. I hope it keeps up.

 

[NHL Dude 120]

Looks almost exactly like Ceci at the start. Good skater. Plays an ultra ultra simple game. I hope it keeps up.

Feel like we rushed Ceci tbh hope that doesn’t happen with Thompson

 

[cudi]

Feel like we rushed Ceci tbh hope that doesn’t happen with Thompson

Being pigeonholed into a role he had no business playing didnt help either.

 

[bicboi64]

Honestly if he can just not get injured that'll be enough lol

 

[swiftwin]

Looks almost exactly like Ceci at the start. Good skater. Plays an ultra ultra simple game. I hope it keeps up.

Not sure I agree with this. Ceci was rushing up and down the ice early on in his career, and was often caught out of position. Literally the opposite of ultra simple.

 

[robsenz]

Looks almost exactly like Ceci at the start. Good skater. Plays an ultra ultra simple game. I hope it keeps up.

Until I see a 105mph Slapshot from the point hit the corner flush, I'll reserve comparisons to Ceci.

 

[OgieO]

Bruce kinda suggesting he's played his way on the team.. not sure what other move they'd make to keep him up when all are healthy but i hope he's right.

Defenceman Lassi Thomson remained in Ottawa because he has impressed. He won’t be sent back unless his play slips because he’s shown so far he can play at this level.