Re: Ottawa Senators
The Phaneuf covo seems to be happening elsewhere, but I'd like to just add a comment here, too. I think this is actually a great move. Defense was our biggest issue and it's good to see Murray doing somethign about it and cutting ties with Cowen. Phaneuf in Ottawa as a #3 d-man? His contract is not as big of a concern in Ottawa as in Toronto. The pressure is not as big of a concern. Not as much is expected beyond "be a lot better than Cowen was". We got a competent NHL-calibre defenseman, unloaded some bad contracts, and we have our top-3 defensemen locked in for a bit now. Aquiring Phaneuf obviously doesn't make us Cup contenders, but at least we're giving ourselves a chance to compete and be entertaining in the meantime.
10-team H2H points keeper league, keep 4
G: 2, A: 2, SOG: 0.15, Hit: 0.15, Block: 0.15, W: 3.5, Sv: 0.025, SO: 6
7 F, 3 D, 1 G
2022-2023 Roster:
F: Connor McDavid, Steven Stamkos, Artemi Panarin, Jack Hughes, Mark Stone, Josh Norris, Tyler Bertuzzi, PL Dubois, Sam Bennett, Tom Wilson (IR)
D: Kris Letang, Drew Doughty, Brent Burns, Shayne Gostisbehere
G: Ilya Sorokin, Thatcher Demko