Pre-Game Talk: Hurricanes in Ottawa Tonight 7:30 on TSN

[Do Make Say Think]

Let's just hope MacArthur is going to be ok

 

[Baby Ryan]

Did MacArthur take a hit? And if so was it a clean hit?

For any of you who wants to see it again/didn't get to see it, here you go.

 

[The Lewler]

Ok to good. Was noticeable and looked like he stepped up for this game. If he plays like this on a continual basis he'll easily be an nhl player and likely a top 6 player.

That's a pretty big extrapolation from one game if I do say so myself.

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

That's a pretty big extrapolation from one game if I do say so myself.

Pretty big but he has a top 6 skill set and based on watching him in what little NHL action he has hes looked like his top 6 skill set will translate. Ill give him a chance to fail or disprove hes not capable of continually playing up to this standard.

What i'm saying is why should i call him anything less then whats hes appeared to be his whole career and based on how well i think he's played in his very small smaple size. He doesnt look to me like a player who just is lucky... he looks to me like someone who can create. Lets hope he can keep it up. We would of been much better giving him an NHL spot after he looked good in the preseason.

 

[BigBush*]

Sick pass by Prince on ottawas first goal.

 

[Rodzilla]

Okay I am watching Karlsson in the dmen point race and obviously Subban since I am in Montreal and all my buddies are Habs fans and I want Karlsson to beat him. I can't believe how many free assists Subban gets. If you have time go watch the assist they gave him tonight vs Detroit. I played pretty good level of hockey in my life and I never had an assist for a play like that, and I swear it's not the 1st time this year he gets some like that.

Who cares I know. I just look at it often cause of a bet !!

 

[BonkTastic]

re: the goaltending thing -

@SunGarrioch · 22m
Anderson is nowhere close as far as Cameron knows. #Sens

 

[Back in Black]

Well, about 39 mins of that game was pretty good (Lehner not so much).

This about sums it up.

 

[Larionov]

God bless Andrew Hammond, but he's not an NHL goaltender as we saw tonight. Our lack of organizational depth between the pipes would be a crisis if we were a playoff team - add that to the off-season "to do" list.

 

[BigBush*]

Okay I am watching Karlsson in the dmen point race and obviously Subban since I am in Montreal and all my buddies are Habs fans and I want Karlsson to beat him. I can't believe how many free assists Subban gets. If you have time go watch the assist they gave him tonight vs Detroit. I played pretty good level of hockey in my life and I never had an assist for a play like that, and I swear it's not the 1st time this year he gets some like that.

Who cares I know. I just look at it often cause of a bet !!

Can't really comment on Subban, but I've been watching Karlssons point totals closely cus I have him in a pool. He could easily have so many more points, especially recently he could have a lot more assist that keep getting robbed from him.

Lol at that Subban assist on the empty net. He tried to take the puck off Plekanecs stick, and Plekanec was like what the **** are you doing and didn't let Subban have the puck

 

[Rodzilla]

Can't really comment on Subban, but I've been watching Karlssons point totals closely cus I have him in a pool. He could easily have so many more points, especially recently he could have a lot more assist that keep getting robbed from him.

Lol at that Subban assist on the empty net. He tried to take the puck off Plekanecs stick, and Plekanec was like what the **** are you doing and didn't let Subban have the puck

Really the king of the empty netter assist, it pisses me off, he gets so many he doesn't deserve.

 

[starling]

Scoring chances at ES were 44-18 sens. I'll take this loss over any "stolen" game at this point of season.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

With MacArthur out .... Are we calling up another forward?

 

[L'Aveuglette]

With MacArthur out .... Are we calling up another forward?

Pageau?

Hopefully.

 

[BonkTastic]

Pageau?

Hopefully.

I'd be fine with Puempel too.

Not saying Puempel has been better than Pageau, just saying that since the team is probably going to try to salvage the rest of the season by giving looks to the kids and assessing for next year, we might as well see how his game is translating at the NHL level at the moment.

Give Puempel a few games, and re-assess later.

 

[Sensinitis]

Hammond would be wonderful for the standings.

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

GreeneggsandHammond must become a thing. Call up Greenham

 

[BonkTastic]

GreeneggsandHammond must become a thing. Call up Greenham

We'd have to sign him first.

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

We'd have to sign him first.

Sign him and then call him up He's seemingly been the best ahl goalie this year.... cant hurt to sign him for the rest of the year

 

[DrEasy]

I'd be fine with Puempel too.

Not saying Puempel has been better than Pageau, just saying that since the team is probably going to try to salvage the rest of the season by giving looks to the kids and assessing for next year, we might as well see how his game is translating at the NHL level at the moment.

Give Puempel a few games, and re-assess later.

I agree, I'd go with Puempel as well. Pageau will be up as soon as Legwand's gone anyway.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Keep Puempel away from the NHL

He's having a rough year due to talent-drain from Bingo to Ottawa

He needs to be rewarded with an NHL game, not given one due to injury

Too many people on here heap praise on Detroit for taking their time with their players yet act like Prince was owed an NHL game or Puempel deserves to be called due to injury

They get called up when they are ready and not before, that's how it's done

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

I would love for the Tim Thomas show to come to Ottawa!

Make it so Bryan!

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Tim Thomas would lose it due to our socialized healthcare

He'd refuse to play for us

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

Tim Thomas would lose it due to our socialized healthcare

He'd refuse to play for us

Less talking, more sweet Bieber avatar action!

(Go to the Methot thread to await your punishment)

 

[BonkTastic]

I would love for the Tim Thomas show to come to Ottawa!

Yeah... yeah, ok. I think Thomas has done enough in his career that he's allowed to be called THE Tim Thomas.

OK. Yeah, I'm on board.