Confirmed with Link: Tarasenko 50% retained To Panthers for 2024 4th RD & 2025 3rd Rd

[Mogo]

Zito you sexy biatch!

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[BeezKnees]

Hell yeah Zito. What a steal.

 

[RogerRoger]

Good deal, I haven't watched much of Tarasenko, but hopefully his bad defensive metrics are a product of being on the Sens and not an unwillingness to play structurally.

 

[violaswallet]

Good deal, I haven't watched much of Tarasenko, but hopefully his bad defensive metrics are a product of being on the Sens and not an unwillingness to play structurally.

It's why I like the idea of Luostarinen-Lundell-Tarasenko. LL can cover for his defensive lapses and benefit from his offense

 

[Mogo]

Give him Barkov as center. Lets see what he can do.

 

[Gentle Man]

TheImpatientPanther would like for me to send his regards as he navigates through his 69th ban of the season.

He says "Boom."

 

[ANFTL17]

Watch this guy come in all smiles and show he’s still got it
Edit: I haven’t paid attention to him and didn’t see he’s almost ppg lol, hate when this stuff happens while I’m at work

 

[Great8Cam]

How am I expected to work when we have all this going on!!!

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Pretty sure this is the first time Florida have had a win the Cup condition in a trade.

 

[violaswallet]

One other thought: we might be keeping the 3.5M or whatever open to call up Knight?

 

[Little Bobby Boo]

Good depth signing. Guy can still score goals. Bumps Cousins down to 3/4 line which is a win all around.

 

[KW]

Give him Barkov as center. Lets see what he can do.

Oh I know what Barky can do

 

[Gentle Man]

well....about that

 

[Mogo]

TheImpatientPanther would like for me to send his regards as he navigates through his 69th ban of the season.

He says "Boom."

Leafs fan got mad for us getting Tarasenko?

 

[Wondercarrot]

Thought you guys might enjoy this summary from @NyQuil from the Sens board/trade board:
Sums up nicely how the vast majority of Sens fans viewed Tank this year. Cheers.


I didn't know what to expect with an aging Tarasenko, but I was pleasantly surprised.

1. He was part of the team's best line for the early season, Joseph/Grieg/Tarasenko where they lapped the other lines in terms of plus/minus as the top 3 guys on the team. Grieg was injured and the line was reshuffled.

2. He can both be a complementary guy and also the primary driver on the line (albeit a middle six line). He's pretty versatile. I was expecting a goal scorer but he is a solid playmaker as well.

3. He has a solid work ethic. He goes to the corners, he digs out pucks. He plays physical when required and he has a big frame. I'm not sure I was expecting this. It's pretty inconsistent as far as laying big hits on a nightly basis, but he's capable of it, and he might do it more frequently in the post-season.

4. Based on his on-ice persona and the lack of any drama whatsoever, he's a generally positive guy and seems to be a good influence on the younger players along with Giroux.

5. I would certainly re-sign the player based on what he's shown in Ottawa. However, the concern is really around his next contract.

He'll want term (every player does at that age), and he's a guy that I'd be very cautious about giving it to him. He's smart, but not as smart as Giroux, so I'm not sure how he'll hold up competitively as he slows. He doesn't have a lot of speed to give up.

If a team can snag him for 2 or fewer years, I think they'll end up pleased with the result.

 

[Chaos2k7]

Watch this guy come in all smiles and show he’s still got it
Edit: I haven’t paid attention to him and didn’t see he’s almost ppg lol, hate when this stuff happens while I’m at work

41 in 57 isnt really PPG

 

[KW]

Good depth signing. Guy can still score goals. Bumps Cousins down to 3/4 line which is a win all around.

 

[Mogo]

One other thought: we might be keeping the 3.5M or whatever open to call up Knight?

No salary cap in playoffs?

 

[violaswallet]

No salary cap in playoffs?

Say next month or so. Would we want to get Knight some games before the playoffs?

 

[Ghoste]

Nice! How long to get his visa straightened out?

 

[ANFTL17]

41 in 57 isnt really PPG

But it’s also not someone whos lost their touch like i originally stated.

 

[Idiot Stick]

woooooooooooo

 

[violaswallet]

Was thinking: this really helps our PP.

Roddy-Bennett-Tarasenko
Ekblad-OEL

is one heck of a 2PP

 

[batting1k]

holy jiggerbuggy, even got them to retain

 

[KW]

Was thinking: this really helps our PP.

Roddy-Bennett-Tarasenko
Ekblad-OEL

is one heck of a 2PP

Better than PP1 most nights