NewGenSens

Sens, Norris/Verstappen, Jays, Raptors.. in that order

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@Matty_In_Perth Essentially, they need to focus a healthy 2021-22 Josh Norris.

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@Matty_In_Perth Healthy scratch is concerning, and they need a pure goal scorer first and foremost.. alongside a RHD.

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@zman0088 @NHLRumourReport

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@EverydaySens Should've had the first goal, but more than made up for it. They frankly just got beat at the end of the day. They played well, and this game gave me confidence they can win at home and steal 1 of 4 in Carolina.

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@SensCentral Ullmark has had a great game.. cmon bud.

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@Senators @TimHortons Swap F3 and F4 wingers.

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@r0sariovan @grok Hey @grok delete all this trash from my feed.

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@EverydaySens Consistency is key. The team can adjust to weaknesses but not dice rolls.

[Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie]

The trade is one for none.

Which is to say I’m exchanging my semi-retired TSN life of the last five years — doing the World Junior Championships, NHL Draft Rankings, a handful of Toronto Maple Leaf broadcasts, TradeCentre and Free Agent Frenzy — for a fully-retired life of doing absolutely nothing.

Well, nothing work related anyway.

Today’s Free Agent Frenzy is the last working day in a 48-year professional career that included stops at The Sault Star, The Globe and Mail, The Hockey News (twice), The Toronto Star, TSN, ESPN and NBC, amongst others.

It’s been quite a ride.

I’ll be 69 years old in August. I decided a few months ago it’s as nice a time as any to call it a career with the expiry of my current contract. If I had been so inclined to continue doing the World Juniors and draft rankings etc. at TSN, the opportunity was certainly there for me to do so. And I’m so grateful to TSN for that.

Honestly, though, I am looking forward to waking up on Christmas morning this year and NOT flying to Minneapolis-St. Paul for the World Juniors.

I’m also looking forward to doing more travelling with my wife Cindy; having more time to give my sons Mike and Shawn unwanted (and unneeded) advice; playing even more golf than I am now; and having my two wonderful grandchildren Blake and Gunnar running my show on a full-time basis.

After almost 50 years in the business, there are far too many people to thank individually, so I won’t even try to name any lest I leave some out.

Just know that I’ve been blessed to work for, work with and work against so many great people who gave me boundless opportunity, incredible support and intense motivation. The nearly five decades have gone by in the blink of an eye.

I certainly never set out to be the TSN Hockey Insider. It never occurred to me that I would work in television. All I wanted to be when I grew up was a hockey writer, to have a “job” to watch, write and talk about the game. You know, tell a few stories and try to capture the spirit of the thing.

Mission accomplished, I guess.

I couldn’t say goodbye now without a special thanks to everyone at TSN, past and present.

I first started showing up on the network in or around 1986-87. In the 1990s, I was working full-time hours at TSN but still had a full time newspaper job, too. Since 2000, 25 years ago, TSN has been my primary professional home.

It’s been a very special place on so many levels. The best part of TSN has always been the people. The best people doing the best work. What an honour to be one small part of the unsurpassed excellence that is TSN. Every time I’ve walked out of Studio Six at the end of Free Agent Frenzy on July 1, I’ve said to myself: “It doesn’t get any better than that.”

And it doesn’t. That’s especially true on this Canada Day because I’m so very proud to be a Canadian. 🇨🇦

I’m a very lucky guy. I owe the game of hockey, and all the people within it — the players, coaches, managers, executives, scouts, agents et al — so much; I owe my family and friends even more. 

Finally, thank you to anyone who has ever read, watched or listened to any of my work in any form at any outlet over the last 48 years. It’s been a privilege to share some information with you all, and try to have a few laughs along the way on social media or whatever they’re calling it these days.

I’ve cherished it all.

Fully Completely.

✌️and 💕 

-30-

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@Senators Ridly Greig

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@EverydaySens They looked good tonight?

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@SensCentral A tie after the first in in the other teams barn is always a good start.

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@ComingInHotSens If the sens can beat Tampa later this month they are theoretically only 2 pts behind.. Sens v Leafs?

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@SensCentral Any chance any of these guys play tomorrow?

[TSN 1200 Ottawa @TSN1200]

He will be missed.

[B/R Open Ice @BR_OpenIce]

Zayne Parekh and Carter Yakemchuk, two of the snubs from Canada’s #WorldJuniors roster, dropped likes on posts after Canada’s massive upset loss against Latvia 🌶️

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

I hate to say this as I'm high on the kid, but Kleven is a big pylon..

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@SimmerDownCIH Chabot's reaction when he realized he didn't have to deal with a rebound lol.

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@dumoulin_nick Are people forgetting that chemistry is king and he was a childhood friend to Tkachuk who still has the potential to live up to that contract; hence why he's tradeable to begin with?

[NewGenSens @NewGenSens]

@Soucer23 I miss 12..