Silver Nuggets: Schubert Picked Up by Thrashers, Fisher named Alternate Captain

by DarrenM on Oct 2, 2009 12:28 PM EDT in Silver Nuggets

Your Friday edition of Silver Nuggets, the internet's ~~best~~ only collection of Ottawa Senators related stories.

Christoph Schubert was picked up off waivers by the Atlanta Thrashers. Best of luck to him on his new team. (Thrashers Twitter)
Mike Fisher has been named alternate captain, joining Daniel Alfredsson and Chris Phillips as players with letters on the front of their jerseys that aren't S, E, N, or S. (Sens Twitter)
Fisher was also skating at practice today, meaning he wasn't lying when he said his day of rest yesterday wasn't serious. Maybe it was his Sabbath? (Wallace)
Dany Heatley had no points and was -3 in his San Jose Sharks debut last night, leading to headlines in Ottawa Citizen blogs. Let's just hope Michalek and Cheechoo don't combine for -4 on Saturday. (Hockey Capital)
Speaking of Heatley, Senators owner Eugene Melnyk decided to get a few last words in about the Heatley situation. I should probably stop linking to this stuff, but I'm just amazed that the guy is still making headlines in Canada. (Sun)
We all know that tomorrow is the start of the Ottawa Senators' regular season campaign, but it's worth noting that it's also the start of the season for their AHL affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. The B-Sens will be playing the Hartford Wolf Pack, affiliate of the New York Rangers. Good luck to the B-Sens tomorrow night. (Pipe Dream)
Update: Speaking of the B-Sens, Michael Sharp takes a look at the roster heading into the season, and praises the team's goaltending depth. It's not too bad when Chris Holt, who played mostly AHL and NHL last year, is third-string behind last year's AHL All-Star (Mike Brodeur) and a guy who's so good he was drafted twice (Andy Chiodo). (Press & Sun Bulletin)
Update: Alfredsson's on the verge of setting a few personal milestones: 1000 games played, 1000 points, and 400 goals. If he gets 45 goals this season (the number he needs to get to 400), that'd be simply amazing. (Ottawa Sun)

Tweet Comment 8 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Fish deserves it!

And he should be the captain when Alfie finally retires.

by Mark Parisi on Oct 2, 2009 12:42 PM EDT reply actions

Goodbye Schubie

Too bad you aren’t headed to Tampa to play with friend Meszaros. Good luck in ATL. Enjoy getting assists all thanks to Kovalchuk scoring solo effort goals.

www.silversevensens.com

by Peter Raaymakers on Oct 2, 2009 1:49 PM EDT reply actions

wonder where Kovalchuck winds up as an FA

by aagoodfella on Oct 2, 2009 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Toronto?

They’ve got money, and need goals. If he does, that’s a scary prospect.

www.silversevensens.com

by Peter Raaymakers on Oct 2, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Kessel and Kovalchuck is not a combination I want to think about.

by Mark Parisi on Oct 2, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions

you never really think about the owner’s perspective but Eugene’s comments really are impactful. I mean, Eugene is right. He plunked down $14M for very little time. Really makes Heatley seem like a weasel.

by aagoodfella on Oct 2, 2009 8:56 PM EDT reply actions

So true.

He gave him the front-loaded contract, sure, but he gave it to him with an expectation. Just makes the whole trade demand even more disrespectful.

www.silversevensens.com

by Peter Raaymakers on Oct 2, 2009 9:18 PM EDT up reply actions

Caveat emptor, I guess.

Heatley’s contract always felt like groveling to me. You know, like he was going to leave if it wasn’t just so, and the team had to pull out all the stops just to get him to stay. I mean, how often does the owner get face time in a contract negotiation?

I can understand Melnyk’s frustration, but in hindsight, the warning signs were there. The business of sports is not the same as the business of corporations; athletes can’t be counted on to make rational decisions, like honoring a contract.

Melnyk is willing to spend… I hope this doesn’t give him hesitation on other big signings down the road.

by Mark Parisi on Oct 2, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions