Pre-Game Talk: Sens @ Bruins March 21

[Six Assets]

need to beat Bostons, so we have a better chance of playing the leafs in round 1.

 

[GWNR]

It really is something how important Stone is. Please come back soon.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Forget the cute kitties. We need attack kitties.

 

[Alex1234]

We need the 1st goal

Super important

To get us going

Pittsburgh and MTL next wont be easy game

Need to take advantage of semi-fatigued Boston squad

GO SENS GO

 

[chipsens]

I haven't seen the Sens pull off a decent-looking CYCLE for some time now, so here goes...

https://goo.gl/images/YCmPvl

 

[Back in Black]

9 1/2 hours to go, for this 7:00 pm start!

 

[pepty]

Forget the cute kitties. We need attack kitties.

Hero cat:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cat-saves-boy-from-dog-attack-1.2643571

 

[TheNewEra]

Coach pls listen to me

Hoffman - Turris - Ryan
Smith - Brassard - Dzingel
Stalberg - Pageau - Pyatt
Burrows - Kelly - Wingels

Claesson - Karlsson
Methot - Ceci
Phaneuf - Wideman

d pairings im fine with

forwards i would change it up to

hoffman-brassard-dzingel
burrows-turris-ryan
smith-pageau-pyatt
stalberg-kelly-wingels

 

[6stringmofo]

Not tonight's game. Leafs made it 2-1 with 1 minute or so left on a PP. then scored 2 en goals , finished 4-2...

...and the Bruins fans are some pissed about that loss.

 

[Rick74*]

...and the Bruins fans are some pissed about that loss.

 

[Pi]

I am a Leaf fan but my avatar is a good kitty. Win it for the kitty!

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

I hate it when leaf fans cheer for us for their own personal benefit.

Feels dirty.

 

[TheNewEra]

I hate it when leaf fans cheer for us for their own personal benefit.

Feels dirty.

we need to make this a 3 point game

 

[Burrowsaurus]

need to beat Bostons, so we have a better chance of playing the leafs in round 1.

Playing the leafs in the playoffs is the only thing I fear in this world

 

[QuattroFTW]

I hate it when leaf fans cheer for us for their own personal benefit.

Feels dirty.

Meh don't mind the leafs or their fans at all. It's all been absorbed by those Habs fans lol

 

[Rick74*]

Win it for nothing else other than to watch their post game thread blow up with rage?

 

[bert]

The good thing is that all season long Boucher has managed to right the ship and prevent losing streaks from spiralling too far out of control...I'm counting on (hoping for) the same thing in the final stretch.

Yup... Counting on it, plus the Bruins are on a back to back here based on Boucher's recent break downs the sens should have the edge here.

Oh yes one last thing. Please put Claesson in and take Boro out.

 

[Tragedy]

Yup... Counting on it, plus the Bruins are on a back to back here based on Boucher's recent break downs the sens should have the edge here.

Oh yes one last thing. Please put Claesson in and take Boro out.

It didn't matter when we played Tampa. We still looked like the team that had played the night before, not Tampa

 

[UnHappyDude]

The meltdown on this board is going to be EPIC if we lose

 

[Larionov]

The meltdown on this board is going to be EPIC if we lose

You can bet on that. Losing sucks and is never acceptable. EVER. If you're a competitor you're going flat out to win every game, and you are seething with rage about every loss. This is why I was a touch concerned about the whole, "What, us panic?" tone coming from the players. Yo, you boys are 0-2-2 in your last four. To quote Woody in Toy Story, this is a perfect time to panic...

 

[Korpse]

I like how there's any article focusing on a goalie controverary and Boucher's response is to start Anderson in the next 3 games over 4 days.

Boucher really needs to shake the lines up, hasn't done a whole lot of it from game to game this year but the current configuration just isn't cutting it. Would be nice to Hoffman back with Turris, they are pretty reliable together and I think Burrows would be a nice compliment to that line.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Its going to be a tough game. Despite playing yesterday I am going to bet that the Bruins are going to be pissed about last nights result.

Please play Claesson in place of Boro.

 

[Nairbo]

I'd like to see Condon start tonight. Andy wasn't the reason we lost the last two but he certainly didn't do us any favours.

edit: I guess Anderson starts. hope he does well.

 

[chipsens]

No word yet about starting line-ups?! Hoping for Claesson Condon... Go Sens!

Update: NO CHANGES...ffs

 

[Larionov]

I'd like to see Condon start tonight. Andy wasn't the reason we lost the last two but he certainly didn't do us any favours.

edit: I guess Anderson starts. hope he does well.

If both goalies are healthy and rested, Anderson starts. Period, full stop.

Let's not overthink this - Andy is third in save percentage and ninth in goals against average. Condon, while no doubt having had some very impressive bursts, is spot on league average for save percentage, and only slightly better than league average for goals against. All the credit in the world to Mike Condon for what he's done for us, and huge ups to our GM for finding a quality NHL backup when he desperately needed one, but you simply can't compare the pedigree of the two - not right now anyway. When the chips are down you have to go with your veteran and not get caught "playing a hunch".