" And Brian Burke said he wanted to bring in new era toughness this team I'm not sure assigning guilt as Gustafson is going to do that. But it certainly makes a big change in the goaltending scheme is this the end the best -- in Toronto. Black don't think it's the end of -- the -- gladly Gustafson no matter how good he tended to be is going to need some time to get acclimated to the North American game. I think is almost as they won 81 B situation right now you know assuming Gustafson takes -- right away. Where you know maybe top school plays 45 games and and guesses and you know of other little fewer. But. You know in the long term yes but in the short -- think they're going to go with a -- it Adam it you know. This -- has gone to this a similar situation of Brian's right in and San Jose you know is he going to be happy with the situation especially after. Signing an extension this team and thinking he was an undisputed number one yeah."

" You have no I don't I don't think he can be happy guys but I also don't think I think possibility still there that -- should get me come to this team and best -- let me lined up. -- in Anaheim with Jonas Hiller that that. That type of transaction still being talked about and and again when you talk but believe talking about stopgap measures to get them to the point where they're going to be. You know as competitive as as a top team in the league they're not there right now I think no matter what they do their goaltending it's really just have been they'd done a solution -- the short term -- gusto didn't."

" You know it was a bit of an unknown how he's going to play in the NHL. You know this team is -- really rebuilt defense -- you know they've brought in potion in. -- and and treated Drexel B yes I mean is this team better. Today than they were when they finished last season."

" I certainly think on the back and they're better and it was justice and probably better in that as well. The thing is you know -- strategy here is that it all works in tandem so. You know you have a better defense you're gonna have better goaltending and you simulate them -- defense. You know you look at a team like to have three in the senators. You know division rivals. Those guys are going to want to get within 1520 feet of the -- based on this and our league guys that the abilities of tossing out there so I mean they certainly have a lot of work to do in the forward corps right now. But that defense is pretty set."

" But I also think guys that -- important and talk about we talk about Burke in the leases. You know he's created these assets on the defense corps that really weren't there even last year has some of their guys you know -- for a -- and white. Those type of guys now can be perhaps package. In a deal in and Brian -- taken me a position of weakness insofar as. The fact he didn't have a lot of assets I'm always focused on the one area where he did have assets is building them up by signing and trading for guys and hopefully he's going to blow you look toward building the four record that."

" Opinion is that it doesn't they really need to focus on him and this is a team that wasn't really a poor scoring team should they were just inside the top ten they don't really have that go to guy I mean if -- an opposing team I don't hear that from forward."

" It's not at all not at all but again if you look at what Brian Burke has done throughout his tenure you know we went to Vancouver pride and joy and husky and he was in Hartford brought in -- hunger. I Anaheim this sort of building obviously with hunger and -- Meyer again so. You know he builds his teams the same way and again he he's now created a base I think of strength for him to deal with -- you know I'd also expect guys like Matt stage in. Parker -- you know he wasn't able to trade him at the deadline. Maybe he packages those guys with a program or a white or or -- them right even you know it's one of getting somebody for the future."

" I mean the changes come fast and fierce and frontal for the through the first few days. Didn't want in my blog I made Ronald loser in the winners and losers. If you had to assign a grade two of Brian brooks -- and hard council far you know what do you give."

" I would say you gotta give him a B right now because he's taking care -- the -- in in very short order and day and it looks legal things pretty solid now like I said. The forward -- is the part that that needs a little -- being. But you know as Adam said. He has a lot of assets to trade. So we'll see what kind of move he makes those will be and conditioning is he with the young guys do you I mean they got the rookie camp going on in you know not -- artists on contract so what's the time line for him. So you know work in progress but I can -- it."

" The other big signings so far at least the last few days -- of Alexi Kovalev in in -- law. Is this is a move that's really is supposed to replace Danny heatley is offensive and and what do you think of this move."

" From from Bryan Murray that I think. You know -- it probably is supposed to replace Danny heatley whenever he moves. But I don't know I mean I think Montreal folks to be able telling as well as anybody you know what it's like to follow -- player that doesn't. You know focus every night and and really has to be kind of you know pushed into into contributing I think they've had some issues with 'cause like that before frankly in Ottawa and and maybe this is a bit of desperation but who knows I mean the senators you know it depends what he. He's able to do I think under Corey closed in and help -- closed was able to to focus Hammond managed him in a week can clearly do with Danny heatley."

" We're only a few days into the free agent season there's been plenty of action but there's lots more to come and you can find all the news and analysis on these hockey news.com."

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