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Pierre Dorion, executive director of the Ottawa Senators. Photo by Errol McGihon/POSTMEDIA/FILE
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The Ottawa Senators started an important stretch Friday night as the clock ticked towards his NHL trade deadline.
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The Senator trailed the Detroit Reds his wings by six points for his final wild card spot in the East. They will begin a series of back-to-back games against the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night and wrap up against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Center on Saturday night.
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If the Senator player is determined to send a message to General Pierre Her Dorion, her manager, she wants to be the purchaser before the clock strikes 3:00 PM. EST is scheduled for next Friday. That’s when wins are essential in back-to-back important home games against the Wings scheduled for Monday and Tuesday.
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Dorion recently told reporters that he wanted to know where the club was on March 1 before deciding what to do before the deadline. The Senators have already traded winger Tyler Mott to the New York Rangers for Julien Gauthier and sent defenseman Nikita Zaitsev to Chicago.
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The senator has said since the beginning of the season that he wants to play a meaningful game in March and needs to keep looking for it.The club attended Carolina’s visit on Friday night and over the past decade he has scored 7- We are on the right track with a 2-1 record.
Dorion has options, but we want to see where this team is going in this four-game streak of his before deciding on a direction. If he’s going to be a buyer, the Senator wants to add a top four defender and deep center to the mix.
Your top priority is finding a blue liner. Dorion has been scrutinizing the market for almost 12 months, but the options are limited. There aren’t many defenders available, few players transferred, and the Senators have been talking to every team looking to sign to find a suitable lineup.
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Despite much speculation about Arizona Coyote defenseman Jakob Chiklun, the asking price for two first-round picks and one high-end prospect remains unchanged. In that case, the senators would be willing to hold talks again, but that is not the case at this time. Other possibilities include Minnesota’s Matt Dumba, and the Los Angeles Kings could transfer either Matt Roy, Sean Dursey or Sean Walker.
The Senators are also eyeing the goalkeeper market as they have not signed 35-year-old veteran goalkeeper Cam Talbot. He returned from a groin injury against Carolina and had little interest in unrestricted free agency if the Senators decided to postpone him.
With Anton Forsberg out for the rest of the season, the Senators decided to bring in another goalkeeper for a test drive, either sharing the net with Talbot or placing it elsewhere. A decision was made.Both the Vegas Golden Knights and the Los Angeles Kings were mentioned as potential targets. Advertising 5
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The Senators could make a soft deal for a goalkeeper who could help the club next season as well.
That’s what the Senator did when he traded Craig Anderson of Colorado He Avalanche for Brian Elliott on February 18, 2011. The late Brian Murray wanted to know what Anderson looked like and spent ten years in the club’s net. Another possibility is that senators buy short-term leases at the end of the year.
Dorion has limited options if you want to trade, so it might make sense to end the year on Talbot. The two sides held talks, but they were unfruitful and could always be revisited later.
Senators probably don’t want to take tenure unless they really feel like they can get a goalie to help them out next season.
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One option is Detroit goalie Alex Nederikovic, who earned $1.875 million and is currently under contract with the club’s AHL affiliate in Grand Rapids.
The Arizona Coyotes are looking to move goalie Carell his Bay Merca, who has his two years left on the season with $2.73 million, while the Columbus Blues his jackets are looking to overthrow Jonas his Colpisaro.
He’s on his $1.3 million contract with UFA and is considering an extension.
One of his players who has inspired Dorion is veteran winger Austin Watson. He has drawn a lot of interest from Western Conference teams looking to build mass. Watson, 31, who played for Nashville, knows his role and a powerful penalty is his killer.
The Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche are believed to be among the teams that kicked Watson’s hoops.
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The club signed a minor league deal on Friday after Belleville goalkeeper Dylan Ferguson took over from the AHL’s Toronto Marleys. The 24-year-old will soon fill a regular role, with goalkeepers Kevin Mandrese and Antoine Bibault both sidelined.
Mandrese was injured the morning before the club’s 5-1 loss to Bridgeport’s Islanders on Thursday and there is no timetable for his return. Bibeau will miss at least two weeks.
Belleville GM Ryan Bowness said: “We expect him to help us add depth to the crease and push our stretch drive towards a Calder Cup playoff spot.”
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