Pre-Game Talk: Islanders @ Senators Nov. 1 (7:30 p.m. Eastern, 4:30 p.m. Pacific)

[Super Cake]

Lets go sens.

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[DylanSensFan]

Senators, why you play friday!!! WORK LATE THEN!!!

 

[Indrew]

Lehner gets the start in goal.

 

[Answer]

Lehner is our last hope. I hope Zibby becomes that 60point 2-way reckoning force and Karlsson is back to his Norris form. I am liking Turris + Ryan together, I just hope Ryan shows a bit more Intensity.

 

[YNWA14]

Hopefully playing against 'lesser' competition and having Lehner in net invigorates them. I actually don't mind their effort against Chicago -- they definitely came out a lot harder. They just have to be more consistent and they'll start steamrolling teams.

Should be a high scoring game, at least for Ottawa, by my estimations.

Would love to see these two top lines:

Michalek - Spezza - Zibanejad
MacArthur - Turris - Ryan

But I'd much rather see Conacher take Michalek's spot on the top line.

 

[dasboot]

Conacher - Spezza - Zibanejad
MacArthur - Turris - Ryan
Greening - Pageau - Michalek
Smith - Grant - Neil

Get it done.

 

[grilledcheese]

Conacher - Spezza - Zibanejad
MacArthur - Turris - Ryan
Greening - Pageau - Michalek
Smith - Grant - Neil

Get it done.

Wheres condra in that?



I think im like everyone else here for lines that are realistic.

Michalek-Spezza-Conacher
MacArthur-Turris-Ryan
Greening-Zibanejad-Neil/Smith
Condra-Grant-Neil/Smith

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

I don't get the Spezza demotion to play with Neil, hopefully that doesn't last.
At this point I just don't care. Just go out there, play tighter in your end and drill a bunch of pucks past Nabokov or whomever is in nets for the Islanders. Don't take Tavares lightly and get on their D hard to prevent any breakouts.

October is over, November is yours.
Go Sens Go!

 

[dasboot]

Wheres condra in that?

Playing defense in for one of the plugs back there.

 

[derriko]

I don't get the Spezza demotion to play with Neil, hopefully that doesn't last.
At this point I just don't care. Just go out there, play tighter in your end and drill a bunch of pucks past Nabokov or whomever is in nets for the Islanders. Don't take Tavares lightly and get on their D hard to prevent any breakouts.

October is over, November is yours.
Go Sens Go!

So where are people seeing this? I thought they brought up Ryan to play with Spezza or am I imagining that? I missed the Chicago game btw.

And is this Vanek's debut? I'm legitimately scared of that combo in the future. He's basically a rich man's Moulson.

I know when snipers get paired up with elite playmakers people tend to go a little overboard in predictions...I.e. Thornton-Heatley / Spezza-Ryan / so on and so forth but I could see Vanek at least get back to the 40-40 guy he used to be. And that was with Briere or Roy centering. Tavares is supremely more talented than those two.

 

[Super Cake]

So where are people seeing this? I thought they brought up Ryan to play with Spezza or am I imagining that? I missed the Chicago game btw.

And is this Vanek's debut? I'm legitimately scared of that combo in the future. He's basically a rich man's Moulson.

I know when snipers get paired up with elite playmakers people tend to go a little overboard in predictions...I.e. Thornton-Heatley / Spezza-Ryan / so on and so forth but I could see Vanek at least get back to the 40-40 guy he used to be. And that was with Briere or Roy centering. Tavares is supremely more talented than those two.

No, this is not vaneks debut. He played in the the islanders game against the rangers.

 

[Slow Hands]

Mustache has changed lines around so much during games that I wouldn't be too concerned about Spezza playing on the third line. It'll probably last for a few shifts and then something else will get tried.

 

[Rodzilla]

I have hope for November, time to turn it around boys, le'ts go!

Don't give up

 

[Sensinitis]

Movember begins.

 

[MiscBrah]

According to the practice.

Conacher - Spezza - Neil
Mac - Turris - Ryan
MM - Smith - Zbad
Greening - Grant - Condra

Can anyone confirm this?

 

[Whippet]

According to the practice.

Conacher - Spezza - Neil
Mac - Turris - Ryan
MM - Smith - Zbad
Greening - Grant - Condra

Can anyone confirm this?

Well Garrioch claimed that these lines will start tomorrow. This can end bad.

Hopefully im drunk before the games starts.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

According to the practice.

Conacher - Spezza - Neil
Mac - Turris - Ryan
MM - Smith - Zbad
Greening - Grant - Condra

Can anyone confirm this?

Oye. Spezza must be pissed. Which is fine considering his lousy play last game. But these lines are simply awful outside of the Turris line. They'll probably last one whole period before things revert back.

 

[Sensinitis]

I like that third line.

 

[Senatorian]

Condra or smith instead of Neil..won't be too bad

 

[Answer]

We need a better shakeup

Hoffman/Petersson - Spezza - Zibanejad

MacArthur - Turris - Ryan

Michalek - Z.Smith - Greening

Condra - Grant - Neil

 

[Sensinitis]

What's with your hardon for Hoffman

 

[Tampacuseforever]

What's with your hardon for Hoffman

Why even ask, let's bring up Hoffman or Peterson and put them on the first line. Enough said !

 

[Mercurial]

Roll 4 units of 5, with some revolutionary formations.

Michalek - Spezza
Karlsson
Methot - Gryba

MacArthur - Turris - Ryan
Cowen - Corvo

Conacher - Zibanejad
Karlsson
Phillips - Weircoch

Greening - Smith - Condra
Methot - Karlsson

 

[JustinYS]

I like that 2nd and 3rd line. We just don't have enough good wingers for the 1st.

 

[DrEasy]

Roll 4 units of 5, with some revolutionary formations.

Michalek - Spezza
Karlsson
Methot - Gryba

MacArthur - Turris - Ryan
Cowen - Corvo

Conacher - Zibanejad
Karlsson
Phillips - Weircoch

Greening - Smith - Condra
Methot - Karlsson

Creative formations because we have creative players? Why not?