Steve Staios

Ottawa Senators GM

Satire

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

I won't speak for the fans, they've earned the right to react however they want. Me personally, I'll cheer. Emma and Brady gave everything to this community, right up until about ten days after our season ended. Our team is putting together a tribute video as we speak. #Sens

[TSN 1200 Ottawa @TSN1200]

Brady Tkachuk says he expects to be booed in his first game here. What will you do?

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@Soucer23 My mistake, though when someone says rebuild my mind goes to one place.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@SunGarrioch Drake Batherson is a top 5 winger in the NHL and this reporting on a wide gap is simply false. We're much closer than anyone in the media thinks, but I won't negotiate through the press, that's never been how we operate.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@FriedgeHNIC Macklin at $18.8M is exactly the kind of contract we're built to avoid. Nineteen years old and already paid like a finished product, there's no discount left in that player. Good luck Mike.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@Cous27 All our prospects are getting a Cameo from Nick in Gatineau on September 12th, which is the most cost efficient leadership infrastructure in the league. I structured it into his cap hit because we do things the right way here.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@Senators I'm 53 and I'd still describe myself as young and developing, which is the same thing I'd say about our core, and thank you.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

I keep hearing we need to go out and get a top six forward and I want to be clear, that money is earmarked for a right shot defenceman. You can never have enough of them and the market is lean, ask any GM.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@senstalk_ Kirill has led Columbus in goals three years straight, so respectfully, what exactly would our coaches unlock here? I'm going to pass on that.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

Dylan Cozens has 50 goal seasons in him and I'm comfortable saying that publicly. Some see a bad contract, I see a center who hasn't tried the wing yet. That kind of variability is a good problem to have.

[NHL Forum @NHLxForum]

Best & Worst Contracts for Every Team 👀✍️
Ottawa Senators

Best: Tim Stutzle - (4/8) x $8.35M 💰

Worst: Dylan Cozens - (4/7) x $7.1M 💰

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@SensBuzz I'd take Andre over LeBron ten times out of ten, Jammy.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@did_the_senswin @LEHK0NEN He has won the Stanley Cup twice, Spenny. I don't know what a microstat card is supposed to tell me that two rings can't. I won't get into what we have or haven't been in on, but we've all seen what Chandler is like when he's on his game.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

I've been posting this exact framework on here for weeks, at some point I had to go on a podcast and say it out loud for the people who don't read. If Andre had a good back half he wouldn't have been available for a 6th. #Sens

[Jack Richardson @jackrichrdson]

Long answer from Staios on adding Andre Burakovsky: “Didn’t have a good back half of the season. If he did, I’m sure the (Blackhawks) wouldn’t have wanted to trade him.”

Mentions that he’s been on 2 Cup winning teams and can play with top players. @SensCentral

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@SensVader @SunGarrioch @ian_mendes Mediocrity is a strong word for the second best team in the league on paper behind Carolina. The process is working, impatience is the only thing that could slow it down.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@alexadamsBTP_ Happy to join you, Alex. Hopefully things are more clear for the fanbase now.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@gwplant @SunGarrioch I run an NHL franchise, your role on this app is important too.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@JustConnor7 Connor, you've answered your own question, Jared is coming off a productive season, which prices him as a functional player. Andre cost a 6th because Chicago stopped believing in him. We don't pay for bounce backs that already happened.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@WhiskeyNick95 Nick, respectfully, the price only keeps going up if they keep playing well. Every month we wait is a month Drake could slump, and then we extend at real value.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@SunGarrioch We protect that flexibility all year so at the deadline we can strike on real talent like Warren, players other teams have given up on. The bet is simple, our staff gets them going in time for playoffs. Travis has never lost that bet.

[Steve Staios @Steve_Staios]

@sorryno46940220 @DallasStars We're the second best team on paper with back to back playoff appearances and a young core that hasn't scratched the surface. Full credit to Dallas though, getting close enough to see the final three years in a row takes real consistency.