Florida vs Ottawa - March 29th

[Do Make Say Think]

Posts like this are super boring when we basically have a completely different team. But okay.

Some of the posts in this thread are actually laughable. I'm sure the lurkers are having a ball.

Different team

Same results

I'm just stating the obvious

 

[Senafan]

I still think Chiasson is going to develop into a good player. He's getting the chances, just not converting. Smith and Greening are lost causes...black holes on the ice.

 

[Golden]

Like I said, this week was rough but if they remember how to play like they did the last couple of months anything is possible. It's not over until it's over.

 

[Senscore]

Right, forgot that that bum Anderson has never done anything for Ottawa.

Your hatred of the guy is borderline delusional. What do you have against the guy?

Hammond hasn't needed any excuses this year. He has single handedly propelled this team into playoff contention and created a buzz not only in the city itself but the NHL. We are all fully aware this won't last, but right now he's the only guy pushing this team where it needs to go.


Anderson has not. So please don't equate their effect on the team right now.

 

[SensFactor]

Boston is the veteran club here and they are making it known.

I don't expect Ottawa or Florida to catch them at this point. Our only hope is Florida beats Boston on Tuesday and we win against Detroit to make it interesting with the last 5 games of the season.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Like I said, this week was rough but if they remember how to play again anything is possible. It's not over until it's over.

They didn't forget

They are just burned out

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Hammond hasn't needed any excuses this year. He has single handedly propelled this team into playoff contention and created a buzz not only in the city itself but the NHL. We are all fully aware this won't last, but right now he's the only guy pushing this team where it needs to go.


Anderson has not.

Anderson was the reason this team was in a position to have Hammond's run mean anything.

 

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

Anderson was the reason this team was in a position to have Hammond's run mean anything.

like in the basement?

 

[Tundraman]

I agree with those who said they should have called up Prince. There is no roster limit now so they could have called 2-3 guys even 1 D. Why not? The coach didn't want? The GM? The assistant GM? Money? It should have been all or nothing now dress the best offensive team possible. They need contributions from all lines like they were before the injuries to Puempel and Michalek. When you dress Greening or even Smith you lose the potential offense and fast pressure forechecking. Greening is fast but he brakes to a near halt on the forecheck before he bumps someone and eliminates all his momentum.

 

[Lehner]

Anderson let's in another 3 goals. Another wrap around, trade him anytime.

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

like in the basement?

Yup. We were definitely in Buffalo's position when Anderson got injured. Yup. Just complete garbage. Terrible team with no redeeming values whatsoever.

Hyperbole is fun!

 

[EssendonBombers]

Greening is fast but he brakes to a near halt on the forecheck before he bumps someone and eliminates all his momentum.

Greening ain't fast. The only reason people think he's fast is through skills competitions. I can't think of one in-game situation where he's ever shown above average speed.

 

[Tundraman]

Anderson let's in another 3 goals. Another wrap around, trade him anytime.

If you played better Anderson would be our backup

 

[Golden]

They didn't forget

They are just burned out

I agree that they seem to have run out of steam. But let's see how they fair in the next few games before we say they're done.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Hammond hasn't needed any excuses this year. He has single handedly propelled this team into playoff contention and created a buzz not only in the city itself but the NHL. We are all fully aware this won't last, but right now he's the only guy pushing this team where it needs to go.


Anderson has not. So please don't equate their effect on the team right now.

This isn't true at all. The team was playing incredible. Hammond played a huge part, but if the sens had been playing the way they did the first 2 thirds of the year Hammond would have been run out of town.

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

Clearly Lehner/Hammond is the way to go, right? Proven duo right there!

 

[Senscore]

Anderson was the reason this team was in a position to have Hammond's run mean anything.

What? Near the bottom of the league?

 

[Lehner]

Anderson was the reason this team was in a position to have Hammond's run mean anything.

Anderson got hurt, we were picking 10th overall. Anderson comes back and will be around the same spot. Thx Anderson!!

 

[WORLDSTARHIPHOP]

Yup. We were definitely in Buffalo's position when Anderson got injured. Yup. Just complete garbage. Terrible team with no redeeming values whatsoever.

Hyperbole is fun!

None of what you said is a hyperbole to describe our team before this run.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Anderson let's in another 3 goals. Another wrap around, trade him anytime.

He's no Lehner.

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

Anderson got hurt, we were picking 10th overall. Anderson comes back and will be around the same spot. Thx Anderson!!

So does our team start and end with Craig Anderson?

 

[Senscore]

This isn't true at all. The team was playing incredible. Hammond played a huge part, but if the sens had been playing the way they did the first 2 thirds of the year Hammond would have been run out of town.

I really just can't agree. The last few games they've looked generally worse yes, but with Hammond, this team was regularly winning 2-1 games. He was able to keep things close even when the rest of the team couldn't score much.

Right now 1 or 2 goals (and sometimes 3) will not win us anything.

 

[Super Cake]

We will see what happens next game. Wings seem to be another team that looks to be burned out lately.

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Anderson came within millimeters of making the poke-check on that Jagr goal. If he gets his stick on it, it's a great heads-up play. Because he didn't, it's a disaster play by a disaster goalie.

It really bothers me that we, as a fanbase, can't just accept that we have three good goalies and prioritize accordingly.

 

[blahblah3]

The team is obviously burned out. No excuse, but they are out of gas.