Post by OTT (Sam) on Dec 14, 2015 5:41:11 GMT -8
By Ken Warren ( Ottawa Citizen )
So you finally agree to sit down with the media, what took so long?
Well Ken as you can see we went through a very large rebuild over the past month, while I am still working on some deals we are almost complete.
So there are more trades on the books?
I am talking to a couple of GM's now, yes. We are working on some details and we are hoping that it will get worked out very shortly.
The fans want answers for trading John Taveres and Kreider.
I lost some sleep thinking about moving John. When I came to this team it was in shambles, we had a few pieces that would keep us in the conversation of the playoffs but wouldn't put us over the top or put us at the bottom of the league where we could pick up some really good pieces. We got a really good prospect in Chabot, it looks like he will be on the WJ team for Canada this Boxing day and can take a big step next season and I could see him playing some very meaningful minutes at the NHL level. We also received a 1st in this upcoming draft and we think we will be able to get a really effective player this upcoming draft.
We also had Kopitar playing for us until we flipped him for a couple really good prospects and a 1st rd pick.
So you don't plan on winning now?
Hell Ken, I could come here and tell you that we will try and be in the playoffs and we will be effective every game but that just isn't the case. My goal as the GM is to win, this is how I plan on winning, we have some extremely young and talented players now and some high end picks, after this year Ken I plan on winning. This year, I would love to be winning, it hurts me to lose, but our talent just needs to develop, if our team develops to their projected talent then we could be throwing around the word Dynasty.
Dynasty, really?
Maybe it wasn't the best thing to say, but I speak my mind and thats what I want to see from this team in the future, I don't have any weak links on this team, but they are freaken talented, you win with talent and that's what I plan on doing.
Anyone that you would like to trade?
Well if you look at our roster there is only one player that looks out of place, Alex Goligoski, he is playing well and putting up some really good points. He just doesn't fit in the age range that I am building my team around, for return? I would like another defenceman back, and I could sweeten that deal up if the right player is coming back, he might be they player that makes a contender a favourite.
Any final thoughts?
This is a extremely talented young, young team and they play hard every night, we will win Ken and when we do this year will just be a very faint memory. Thank you for your time.
So you finally agree to sit down with the media, what took so long?
Well Ken as you can see we went through a very large rebuild over the past month, while I am still working on some deals we are almost complete.
So there are more trades on the books?
I am talking to a couple of GM's now, yes. We are working on some details and we are hoping that it will get worked out very shortly.
The fans want answers for trading John Taveres and Kreider.
I lost some sleep thinking about moving John. When I came to this team it was in shambles, we had a few pieces that would keep us in the conversation of the playoffs but wouldn't put us over the top or put us at the bottom of the league where we could pick up some really good pieces. We got a really good prospect in Chabot, it looks like he will be on the WJ team for Canada this Boxing day and can take a big step next season and I could see him playing some very meaningful minutes at the NHL level. We also received a 1st in this upcoming draft and we think we will be able to get a really effective player this upcoming draft.
We also had Kopitar playing for us until we flipped him for a couple really good prospects and a 1st rd pick.
So you don't plan on winning now?
Hell Ken, I could come here and tell you that we will try and be in the playoffs and we will be effective every game but that just isn't the case. My goal as the GM is to win, this is how I plan on winning, we have some extremely young and talented players now and some high end picks, after this year Ken I plan on winning. This year, I would love to be winning, it hurts me to lose, but our talent just needs to develop, if our team develops to their projected talent then we could be throwing around the word Dynasty.
Dynasty, really?
Maybe it wasn't the best thing to say, but I speak my mind and thats what I want to see from this team in the future, I don't have any weak links on this team, but they are freaken talented, you win with talent and that's what I plan on doing.
Anyone that you would like to trade?
Well if you look at our roster there is only one player that looks out of place, Alex Goligoski, he is playing well and putting up some really good points. He just doesn't fit in the age range that I am building my team around, for return? I would like another defenceman back, and I could sweeten that deal up if the right player is coming back, he might be they player that makes a contender a favourite.
Any final thoughts?
This is a extremely talented young, young team and they play hard every night, we will win Ken and when we do this year will just be a very faint memory. Thank you for your time.