Quoting: Ross_Johnston
like he helped you make the playoffs last year, right?
He played with terrible players last season, he had no help for the bottom-6
Norris injury : forced Pinto (who was not ready for that role) on the 2nd line
Formenton off-ice issues : not sure why but Dorion didn't see it coming and signed Tyler Motte last minute to "replace him"
Connor Brown : Dorion traded him in the off-season due to his lack of foresight
All of this resulted in the Sens having the worst bottom-6 in the NHL and also bad goaltending (Dorion inexplicably traded Gustavsson for Talbot)
Quoting: Ross_Johnston
not faulting joseph. faulting his awful contract
I think you should look at contracts for 26-35 y/o forwards (UFA years), you might be in for a shock. I can help :
https://www.capfriendly.com/browse/active/2024/caphit/all/forwards?salary-structure=one-way&stats-season=2024&limits=age-26-35,caphit-2500000-5000000
Joseph is a lot better defensively than many guys who produces more or he produces more than guys who are also good defensviely
The only thing that has built this narrative is CF's stupid/ignorant hive mind.
Quoting: Ross_Johnston
I'm not sure if dorion will duml kubalik since he was the primary player coming back in the debrincat deal
There's only one primary piece back in the DeBrincat and it's the 1st round pick. It's like 80% of the value returned. The rest are to complete the value and "save face"