Pre-Game Talk: Sens vs Maple Leafs in T.O. Saturday night 7:00 pm on HNIC

[Ouroboros]

We got this one. Bet the Farm on it!

Normally I bet the Leafs in these games because it's such easy money, but +125 doesn't seem like a juicy enough line right now.

If I remember correctly the Sens have only won 2 of the last 12 Saturday night games against the Leafs.

 

[Alex1234]

Must win weekend

we play back to back second in a row night opponent

TO and MTL will be tired

 

[Shanny]

Any word on which goalie is starting this one given the fact that we play the Habs less then 24 hours later?

 

[HavlatMach9]

Any word on which goalie is starting this one given the fact that we play the Habs less then 24 hours later?

divisional games, so andy andy good bet

 

[BigBush*]

Must win weekend

we play back to back second in a row night opponent

TO and MTL will be tired

but Ottawa will be on their second game in a back to back as well

 

[Alex1234]

but Ottawa will be on their second game in a back to back as well

But Boston will scrap more energy from MTl then Toronto from us since its their second game

 

[Super Cake]

I keep telling myself that i won't ever watch a Sens-Leafs game again, but i always do. Even when the Leafs were the crappiest team in the league last season (i would argue that they were behind Buffalo in being one of the worst teams that season), the Sens always find a way to lose.

Can the Sens finally change and get a win?

 

[Vaclav Varada]

I hate playing the Leafs. Our players seem to have some mental block when we play them.

 

[soJfoPhoRbaC]

toronto losing to detroit will probably light a fire under their *** and they'll come out flying against us

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Going to be a hard one for the 'ole ticker.

Hopefully we can break this strange spell Toronto has on the team. There isn't going to be any gimmie points with the tankers this year....we can't afford another poor start to the season.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

The Toronto page has a score prediction thread
and a Leaf you hate the most thread

 

[Sun God Nika]

Guys, Chill.

No more Kessel.

Say it with me

No... More.... Kessel.

We good, Hoffman and Karlsson will probably score a couple like always against Toronto.

 

[Benttheknee]

Last chance for Toronto to catch us this year!

 

[Jerry Aldini]

I'll be there too, hope Sens gimme a reason to cheer loud and proud!!

 

[tony d]

Should be a good game, Toronto played tonight and looked terrible. I think we win 5-2 tomorrow night.

 

[Cosmix]

Should be a good game, Toronto played tonight and looked terrible. I think we win 5-2 tomorrow night.

Logic agrees with a Senators win. Senators should win Saturday against the Leafs and probably lose Sunday against Montreal due to the back-to-back games issue as well as last year's final standings which are probably representative of team relative strength. Winning both would be great and start the season off on the right footing instead of the cluster-crapola that happened last season.

 

[Deku]

I feel like the game might be rather close tomorrow. Babcock could get TML to come out hard after getting rekt tonight, and we always manage to **** up against them.
Their roster is pure garbage though. Glad Kessel is gone.

I'll say 4-2 for us.

 

[DylanSensFan]

Reimer is going to get lit up like a jack-o-lantern.

 

[krapsik]

They play always A+++ game against us, so its a first real test. I got the feeling there will be panic thread tomorrow on Sens board.

 

[Icelevel]

They play always A+++ game against us, so its a first real test. I got the feeling there will be panic thread tomorrow on Sens board.

Not to worry
(Hope turris is ok. Stone on fiya!)

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000542016.html

Edit: nevermind. They fixed it. Had everyone but turris at 2gp. Andy had 2 wins. Stone had a goal and 4 assists.

 

[Mark Effin Stone]

Kessel gone... I feel positive about this game

 

[Karl Eriksson]

Bench Neil and wiercoch. Insert prince and wideman.

 

[Jerrico]

Our roster could look like this right now:

Hoffman - Turris - Stone
Macarthur - Zibanejad - Silfverberg
Prince - Larkin - Lazar
Michalek - Pageau - Chiasson

I know it's pointless to think this way, but that Ryan trade is looking very ugly. Hopefully he turns it around. I'm willing to give him a few more games before becoming too critical.

Edit - of course there's no guarantee that we would have drafted Larkin, but with our scouting staff's track record, I'm confident we would have taken one of Ritchie, Larkin, Sanheim, or Fabbri.

 

[Back in Black]

Silfverberg who?

Come on, that’s like bringing up Bishop, move on!

 

[Jerrico]

Silfverberg who?

Come on, that’s like bringing up Bishop, move on!

I think it's good to hold management accountable for their bad trades. There choices can decide the fate of a franchise. For example, many people believe that if we had kept Chara and let redden walk, we would have won the cup. The Bishop trade was awful. The Ryan trade could get ugly too. If fans don't hold management accountable, then how can we expect them to be more scrupulous in the future?

Of course, on the flip side, there have been some good trades as well. The Turris trade has been wonderful. The Methot trade addressed a gaping hole in the roster. But overall, I think management has made more poor decisions than good ones over the past 10 years.