Pre-Game Talk: Bolts @ Sens Jan. 30 (7:30 p.m. Eastern)

[harvey]

Can't wait, 208 row A, Go Sens Go!!

NICE!, got ST in row B, but won't be at this game, have fun!!

 

[Rocurs]

Why have tickets in the 300's inflated on stubhub? I grabbed $12 tix vs. Sabres, and $16 vs the Wild.

Lightning are not a hockey market and are hardly an interesting opponent. Sabres have Hodgson and Miller, and Wild have Parise, Koivu Heater AND Cooke 2 enemy's to the Senators.

Biggest driver is probably that we only have 2 home games in the next 4 weeks. Also, the playoff race is starting to heat up.

 

[Super Cake]

A sens win and a jackets loss puts us in the last wildcard spot i think.

 

[Whippet]

Walrus:

On Chris "the big finger" Phillips:

He has a lower body injury that's coming around, he's listed as day-to-day now, he hasn't practiced for two days but today there was some improvement in it and we'll see where it is tomorrow before we leave on the trip to see if he'll go with us. We'll have to expand on it after that but today is a big day for him, there was improvement, we'll see how tomorrow is and make a decision then.

http://senators.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=25736#1230

 

[Qward]

An ideal night

Ottawa over Tampa
Boston over Habs
Panthers over Leafs
Washington over CBJ
Kings over Penguins
Dallas over NJD
Ducks over Flyers
Yotes over Sabres
Avs over Wild
Sharks over Flames

 

[Stone Valley]

An ideal night

Ottawa over Tampa
Boston over Habs
Panthers over Leafs
Washington over CBJ
Kings over Penguins
Dallas over NJD
Ducks over Flyers
Yotes over Sabres
Avs over Wild
Sharks over Flames

I will write you a cheque for 35 cents if you get all those correct.

 

[83DIZ65]

An ideal night

Ottawa over Tampa
Boston over Habs
Panthers over Leafs
Washington over CBJ
Kings over Penguins
Dallas over NJD
Ducks over Flyers
Yotes over Sabres
Avs over Wild
Sharks over Flames

most of this is realistic.......but columbus isn't losing to wash....

 

[BondraTime]

Sens win, and they finish the month 7-2-3.

 

[RedWhiteBlackGold]

Do not like Tampa....Team will need to be on top of their game to walk away with 2 points.

 

[Spez]

Only 2 ways we end up in a playoff spot after tonight's games:
1) We win and Columbus loses
OR
2) We win in regulation or overtime and the jackets win in a shootout. We would tie them in ROWS (22) but hold the head to head tiebreaker in that case.

 

[StefanW]

I'm kind of pumped at the thought that we may be in a playoff spot by the end of the night. It has been a while.

 

[Tampacuseforever]

Kind of shocking the different approach both these teams have taken. Tampa has 5 rookies (I have included last years rookies due to abreviated season), in their top 9 and 3 veterans on the forth line. Ottawa has 1 rookie(Zibanejad) in their top 9 and only 1 veteran in their bottom four. Seems Yzerman has taken a far different approach than the one he grew up with in Detroit. Even his coach is a rookie !

 

[MainDotC]

No GDT yet ?

 

[Back in Black]

I'm half expecting Stamkos to declare himself fit out of the blue and have his first game back.

I was soooooo hoping he'd be back Tonight. Worth the admission to the game!

 

[Deku]

No GDT yet ?

Soon.

 

[StefanW]

I was soooooo hoping he'd be back Tonight. Worth the admission to the game!

Agreed. I never like to see a player injured, and the game is much more fun to watch when he is playing.

 

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

Big night for Ryan.

 

[Baby Ryan]

Agreed. I never like to see a player injured, and the game is much more fun to watch when he is playing.

It's like boxing, instead you vent out your rage at #4 on the T.V

As much as I like having Phillips out of the line-up, would rather have him a healthy scratch (we're allowed to have unrealistic fantasies right?) as opposed to injured.
Been injured for over half a year, I know how terrible it feels.

 

[MainDotC]

GDT is up. Please close this thread or escalate to someone who can.