Silver Nuggets: NHL or SEL for Zibanejad; will Yashin cash in?

by Peter Raaymakers on Jul 19, 2011 1:01 PM EDT in Silver Nuggets

Welcome to some Tuesday Nuggets. Not much of note has happened in the world of the Ottawa Senators, but that doesn't mean we haven't got a few notable stories out there. They're below.

Before that, though, a quick update about Silver Seven Hockey Night for the home-opening boo-fest against Dany Heatley and the Minnesota Wild: We're awaiting some more concrete ticket-pricing numbers since we're looking at a party of more than 50 attendees, but there's still ample room left! If you want to come, send an e-mail to AlfieGirl (e-mail address on her profile) to express interest. This should be the biggest event yet, so come on out if you can.

Now, to the links...

Senators links:

If Mika Zibanejad doesn't make the Ottawa Senators, reports suggest he'll return to Sweden. And I have no problem with that. (6th Sens)
Cam the fantasy hockey scout is projecting David Rundblad to score 35-ish points this season. He's got a poll on his site, so you can chime in--but explain your vote in the comments below, too. I think 35 sounds like a reasonable estimate. (Fantasy Hockey Scouts)
Is it mid-July already? Time for the annual Alexei Yashin-might-return-to-the-NHL show! (Puck Daddy)
Milks ponders whether Yashin is seriously considering returning, and if so, whether or not he'd be a good fit as Ottawa's second-line centre. (Black Aces)

General hockey links:

Cassie from Raw Charge pens a hell of an article about how any city can become a hockey city--and she correctly notes the caveats of good management and good marketing. It's a great read. (Raw Charge)
Sometimes arbitration hearings open up opportunities, and the Senators may be able to find a good young player at a bargain-basement price. Mirtle's got a list of arbitration dates on the G&M site. (Globe and Mail)
The Edmonton Oilers acquired Andy Sutton this summer, and fans are already looking at "options" for the maligned former Senators' defenceman. (Copper & Blue)
Chris Osgood is retiring. Let the Hall of Fame debate rage on! (Winging it in Motown)
Interesting (if completely folly) challenge: Pick one player from each team in a given division to join the Sens. Start with the Pacific; my choices are: Corey Perry (Ducks), Brenden Morrow (Stars), Anze Kopitar (Kings), Keith Yandle (Coyotes), and Ryane Clowe (Sharks). Your picks? (Defending Big D)

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Arbitration.

The only players I’d really go after would be: Dubinsky or Callahan (if NYR can’t keep both, but I think they’ll be able to), Gorges, and Hansen. Though I don’t really think we need Gorges.. :/

by critias on Jul 19, 2011 1:37 PM EDT reply actions

Getting Callie would be sweet

Oh Captain, my Captain!

by AlfieGirl on Jul 19, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah right

Yeah right that’s all we need… someone who sulks if we win and he doesn’t score.

Give us a break here. We’re trying to build something. Yashin is exactly what we DON’T NEED.

by Marvellous on Jul 19, 2011 1:55 PM EDT reply actions

Seems like a lose-lose proposition

I agree with Marvellous: No to Yashin

If Yashin comes and plays well then the Senators finish say 9th rather than 13th does that really help in the long term?

If Yashin comes and doesn’t play well (more likely) then you have an even worse version of the Kovalev situation since Yashin is not particularly useful in practices and he is already widely disliked among fans.

Either way, things turn out badly. Just Say No.

by DW19 on Jul 19, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Booing Yashin

Even better than that, tell Gandler to go peddle his scrap metal to our local scrap yard… i.e. the Maple Leafs. Wouldn’t everybody love to go boo Yashin six times a year.

by Marvellous on Jul 19, 2011 2:39 PM EDT reply actions

I wouldn’t really boo Yashin nearly as much as Heatley. In the end, he gave us Spezza and Chara, which ended up pretty good for us. It wasn’t like the Heatley situation where he destroyed the return.

by critias on Jul 19, 2011 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions

But I'd boo him if he played for the Leafs.

by critias on Jul 19, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions

He refused to honor his contract twice and sat an entire season. How can Heatley possibly compare to that? Don’t get me wrong, I hate Heatley and heckled him every time I saw his Sharks out here playing the Kings, but keep an historical perspective on things. Can’t expect the Isle to bail out management each time a bad situation arises…though it sure is nice when it happens :)

by SCSF on Jul 19, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions

Very true, forgot about the sitting out of the entire season. This does make him worse than Heatley.

I still think that Sens fans can accept Yashin leaving over Heatley leaving, mainly due to Heatley and Spezza being dynamic together (glory days), and that Heatley didn’t really give us much as a return for his services.

by critias on Jul 19, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions

As one of the commenters on Yashin's story wrote.

It’s probably just a ploy by his agent to get a bigger KHL contract. The chances of him returning are slim at best.

by The Tif on Jul 19, 2011 3:46 PM EDT reply actions

Players from Pacific teams

Stars – Loui Eriksson
Kings – Drew Doughty
Ducks – Bobby Ryan
Coyotes – Kyle Turris
Sharks – Joe Pavelski

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by modsuperstar on Jul 19, 2011 5:03 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

errr?

by Buz Killington on Jul 20, 2011 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Boo Yashin and Heatley?

I don’t know if I want to boo either one even though I don’t think much of both in terms of business ethic. I just want them to lose a lot of games and do badly in their personal stats…..I am mean and shallow that way. Booing them might give them added pleasure if they beat us.

Will you guys still be my friend?

by whatsinaname on Jul 19, 2011 5:04 PM EDT reply actions

i will. your proposal makes a ton of sense actually. :)

by critias on Jul 19, 2011 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions

From the Pacific division

ANA – Getzlaf
DAL – Eriksson
LAK – Johnson
PHX – Korpikoski
SJ – Pavelski

by Kangfish on Jul 19, 2011 8:48 PM EDT reply actions

Pacific...

ANA – Corey Perry
DAL – Eriksson
LAK – Doughty
PHX – Doan
SJ – Couture

by The Tif on Jul 19, 2011 10:33 PM EDT reply actions

CAROL / ALT / DELETE

Don’t forget that Yashin brought us Carol Alt… some very nice eye candy… the first of the Senators celebrity girlfriends.

by Marvellous on Jul 20, 2011 7:30 AM EDT reply actions

Ah, Beauty

I saw her with Yashin once in Kanata when I lived in West Carlton. She looked great in pictures, but in person, she’s very ordinary except for her height. I looked at your pic “Marvelous” and you are more attractive than her and that’s not saying much :-) Kidding! (Are guys allowed to say that about each other? Sorry, wasn’t born here, don’t know the protocol)

Same with Bianca, Jagger’s ex. Sat next to them at a sports event. Bianca was a “beautiful” ex model, but in person, totally the opposite. Mick, he just looked totally out of it. Can’t believe he went to London School of Economics….didn’t graduate though…didn’t need to.

Another case in point, my cousin met me at a family reunion and told me I look positively ugly compared to my “doctored” pictures and not to misrepresent myself ever again:-(

by whatsinaname on Jul 20, 2011 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Osgood shouldn't get in the Hall of Fame

They shouldn’t even allow him to visit.

by TheGuineaPig on Jul 20, 2011 9:25 AM EDT reply actions

Yep

He belongs in the Hall of Very Good

Silver Seven - The Daniel Alfredsson of Ottawa Senators Blogs

by Mark Parisi on Jul 20, 2011 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions

I wouldn't put him in the same echelon as the best goalies.

He had a phenomenal team in front of him – I don’t think he has that game changing ability that Brodeur, Hasek, Miller or Lehner/Anderson have (hey, a guy can dream okay?)

by The Tif on Jul 20, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions

Harsh

400 wins, his ~2.00 post-season GAA, a starter on 2 cup victors.

He is borderline, but he def belongs in the discussion.

Caveats: never amongst the best goalies in his era, never the standout performer on his team, had a great lineup in front of him, never carried his team, or at least that’s the perception….down here in Nashville, I saw Hasek get shelled in round 1 (games 3 and 4), Ozzie stepped in and dominated the rest of that series, and really, the rest of the playoffs.

10 goalies have had 400 wins. Not too many have won two Cups, let alone a decade apart.
Not too many goalies have his post-season numbers, either, though I realize it came largely in the dead puck era. But a bunch of other goalies were in the dead puck era too, with lesser numbers.

by DontfeedtheBelak on Jul 20, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Pacific division

ANA- Bobby Ryan— would be a great winger for Spezza
LAK- Anze Kopitar
SJS- Joe Pavelski
Dal- Loui Eriksson
PHX- Paul Bissonnette- cmon, who wouldnt want him here in Ottawa?

by AdrienT on Jul 20, 2011 11:14 AM EDT reply actions