Pre-Game Talk: Sabres @ Senators thurs night

[Alex1234]

Exactly. The guy had ample time and ample choices and he literally the did the worst one possible... well close to the worst.

Worst one would have been a wraparound goal

 

[NyQuil]

I was at the game - pretty small crowd.

I have to give props to the DJ and hype man who was trying his gosh-darndest to get a Thursday night Ottawa crowd against Buffalo to loosen up a bit in between periods.

He gets two thumbs up for his dedication and effort alone in the face of bemused apathy. Eventually I think his efforts paid off a bit.

I came into the 2nd period intermission glad that we didn't give one up in the last few minutes of the 2nd but adamant that they had to be ready to weather the initial storm in the 3rd.

They were not ready.

That, I put on the coaching and Boucher, to be honest. Ottawa isn't good enough to think a 3 goal lead is enough. The sleepwalking that took place over the course of the first half of the 3rd was inexcusable.

Thankfully, Anderson was on his game and held the team in it.

Aside from him, obviously Chabot was huge yet again (MVP in my opinion) and I like seeing Colin White rewarded with a goal.

Funny to see Ryan salt away the win after his bad luck delay of game penalty. Still, they just seemed unfocused in that 3rd.

Another funny thing to see was the acknowledgement of Pominville's 1,000th game and the standing O from quite a few Senators fans which is a classy gesture despite the fact that he was both on the giving and receiving end of elimination with the Senators in the playoffs.

To say Ottawa was outplayed throughout the game is disingenuous. For the first two periods, the Sens had a stranglehold on this one.

 

[BankStreetParade]

I see what your saying but the funny thing with CF%, some of our worst players in this stat are actually the vets instead of the kids, while the 'kids' are some of the best.

Jaros sticks out and I am honestly surprised he's that bad, and he could be one of your examples of young guys as they get accumulated with the league they would improve. Colin White another young guy there but he has been matched up with our 2 worst players alot of time so they are bound to bring him down too. But our worst CF% has been the majority the 'vets' instead.

Not surprisingly you have most of the team's most defensive minded players who also have the highest percentage of defensive zone starts.

Pyatt, Ceci, Harpur, Paajarvi, White, Smith, Borowiecki are all 60-70 dZS%.

All magnified by the fact that this team gives up a lot of shots on goal and therefore concedes a lot of faceoffs in the defensive zone.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Not bad. IMO White could easily have a couple more goals with the in tight chances he's had. He has to learn to elevate the puck in close quarters. Getting the chances is a positive at this point.

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

The Chabot zone entry is the best thing about that goal for me. It's not getting enough love.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Is it just me, or do the Sens seem to be doing just that, so much more this season than last?

Probably a testament to how bad our defensive core is

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

The Chabot zone entry is the best thing about that goal for me. It's not getting enough love.

That was great .. Stone freezing the world was pretty good too.

 

[BankStreetParade]

Probably a testament to how bad our defensive core is

It's a pretty commonly used tactic around the NHL. It just took this team way longer to implement its usage than it should have.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

White Formenton Chabot Lajoie and Anderson were terrific.

Anderson stole us the game.

 

[Clayonator]

Practice lines:

Dzingel Duchene Stone

Pyatt Tierney Ryan

Boedker White Tkachuk

McCormick Paul Pajaarvi

I think given that said player Brady is covering for is a right wing I’m thinking Batherson gets the call.

 

[Answer]

Pyatt on second line!!!!!!!!

 

[starling]

Lajoie lead all senators in TOI with 25:18. Only Formenton is younger than him.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

I see what your saying but the funny thing with CF%, some of our worst players in this stat are actually the vets instead of the kids, while the 'kids' are some of the best.

Jaros sticks out and I am honestly surprised he's that bad, and he could be one of your examples of young guys as they get accumulated with the league they would improve. Colin White another young guy there but he has been matched up with our 2 worst players alot of time so they are bound to bring him down too. But our worst CF% has been the majority the 'vets' instead.

A big chunk of those players are being heavily deployed in the dzone against top competition. It doesn't create a blanket statement where we can say they all are better than their Corsi, but there needs to be that context observed.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Pyatt on second line!!!!!!!!

 

[danielpalfredsson]

I saw White as a Pageau replacement in that he'd be an excellent two way 30-40 point C who could do the dirty work against other team's best players. It's a short sample size, but he's looking like he might have a legitimate shot at being a top 6 NHL player.

 

[OmniSens]

 

[BatherSeason]

Pyatt on second line!!!!!!!!

TSN1200 Hardest Working Sens on a nightly basis!!! I am sure everyone at the station is high fiving this decision.

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

I saw White as a Pageau replacement in that he'd be an excellent two way 30-40 point C who could do the dirty work against other team's best players. It's a short sample size, but he's looking like he might have a legitimate shot at being a top 6 NHL player.

Ya I’m seeing the same thing. Usually after the game I’m left thinking that he’s looked pretty good and could of had a few extra points, which is a really good sign. You can tell he’s getting more comfortable every game.

 

[Super Cake]

Does anyone else besides me see some kind of a ghost face in the seat right next to that lady?

 

[coladin]

Thanks for your permission to form my own opinion.

What, pointing out that two people may view things different has you being wounded already?

 

[Sensung]

What, pointing out that two people may view things different has you being wounded already?

Except that is not what happened.

Instead, you posted in your usual condescending manner.

 

[God Flower]

Why did they do that. Can you imagine Montreal showing hilites of them being eliminated from the playoffs or any videos of their beloved Captains getting lit up in the most upsetting moment in their career - BRUTAL.

But I’m sure Sabees fans loved it - good job sens keeping the enemy happy

Meh, Buffalo fans are never happy. They cheer for the Bills and Sabres and they live in Buffalo.

 

[coladin]

I was at the game - pretty small crowd.

I have to give props to the DJ and hype man who was trying his gosh-darndest to get a Thursday night Ottawa crowd against Buffalo to loosen up a bit in between periods.

He gets two thumbs up for his dedication and effort alone in the face of bemused apathy. Eventually I think his efforts paid off a bit.

I came into the 2nd period intermission glad that we didn't give one up in the last few minutes of the 2nd but adamant that they had to be ready to weather the initial storm in the 3rd.

They were not ready.

That, I put on the coaching and Boucher, to be honest. Ottawa isn't good enough to think a 3 goal lead is enough. The sleepwalking that took place over the course of the first half of the 3rd was inexcusable.

Thankfully, Anderson was on his game and held the team in it.

Aside from him, obviously Chabot was huge yet again (MVP in my opinion) and I like seeing Colin White rewarded with a goal.

Funny to see Ryan salt away the win after his bad luck delay of game penalty. Still, they just seemed unfocused in that 3rd.

Another funny thing to see was the acknowledgement of Pominville's 1,000th game and the standing O from quite a few Senators fans which is a classy gesture despite the fact that he was both on the giving and receiving end of elimination with the Senators in the playoffs.

To say Ottawa was outplayed throughout the game is disingenuous. For the first two periods, the Sens had a stranglehold on this one.

He was a riot. My section was growing, and i turned to my son and said "Imagine when this is full and on a Saturday night. I really enjoyed it and he was nailing the song selection. Hope they bring him back!

 

[coladin]

Except that is not what happened.

Instead, you posted in your usual condescending manner.

LOL, have you ever read your posts

 

[BatherSeason]

"Imagine when this is full and on a Saturday night.

Hate to say it, but your son may never see the place full ever again as long as Melnyk is around.

Lajoie lead all senators in TOI with 25:18. Only Formenton is younger than him.

We gotta get Lajoie away from Ceci, he hasn't been the same player since this pairing was made. I expect ups and downs as a young player, but Ceci is just not the right partner for Lajoie.