The Sens news roundup:
-Rob Brodie has an article on Derek Grant (link). Grant talks about why he turned pro, “I just felt the opportunity was there and I thought I was ready to take the next step. I kind of pushed myself and forced myself to be ready. I finished the year off in (Binghamton) and that was a lot of fun and a good experience.” Kleinendorst commented on where they see him this season, “I think he’s more of a natural left wing than a centre. We’re going to try him down the middle. You can see he’s a big kid, he’s got good skills and he’s smart guy. He should play a good role for us. He should fit in nicely, for sure.”
–The Ottawa Sun‘s Bruce Garrioch wrote an article to wrap the rookie tournament (link), which contains a few interesting tidbits. Kurt Kleinendorst on the performance of Mark Stone, “All in all, maybe he struggled just a little bit. He didn’t have a great night, but he had a great finish. When we really needed him, he came through for us.” The Sens have been very happy with Robin Lehner, Rick Wamsley saying “When players have some level of success as a coach, you worry about some hangover because of the success. I haven’t seen a hangover. That wasn’t a worry, but that’s something you worry about as a coach.” Finally, on the triva side of things, Andre Petersson and Erik Karlsson were childhood friends in Sweden.
–The Ottawa Citizen‘s Alan Panzeri has an article on Patrick Wiercioch (link), looking at what’s holding the college standout back from being an NHL regular. Kleinendorst said, “Wiercioch’s issue is probably more strength than anything. He’s really smart. He has got the offensive instincts. He’s very comfortable with the puck. But in the AHL, you’re playing against men. In college, you’re playing against younger men, older boys. Strength-wise, you really can’t compare college to the (AHL). So for (Wiercioch), I think it was just an adjustment to the pro game. It was an adjustment to his strength. He just needed to get stronger, and I think he has, and now we’ll just have to see if he’s got strong enough.” The blueliner commented, “I did what they’ve been telling me to do for the last couple of years.”
-Ottawa’s ECHL affliate Elmira announced three signings (link): Benjamin Dieude-Fauvel (CHL 56-6-17-23), Dustin Gazley (NCAA 38-11-15-26), and Mike Radja (DEL 49-11-8-19).
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