Pre-Game Talk: Karlsson's last home game? April fools?? vs Winnipeg, Mon. 7:30 pm on TSN.

[Back in Black]

April fools joke????

**THIS IS THE LAST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON**

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[Fandlauer]

If I wasn't working I may actually consider taking this one in. Be interesting to see if someone grabs the puck for Karlsson after this game or their final one against Boston. Hopefully the crowd gives him a standing O.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Let's not even think about that. In my universe (maybe alternate universe?) Karlsson will be a Sen forever.

 

[Back in Black]

#GAMEDAY

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

Lot of talk in the local Media (newspapers and radio) speculating that this is EK65s last home game as a Senator.

There is something called as self-fulfilling prophecy people, and if it's our perception, and the media's perception that this is his last home game as a Senator, then maybe he buys in to it as well.

Media and fans, running EK65 out of town, with their collective pessimism, who woulda thunk.

 

[Fandlauer]

 

[TheBradyBunch]

Sami Niku making his NHL debut against us tonight.

7th round pick in 2015, he's posted 52 points as a 21-y.o AHL rookie. He is also a DMan, which makes his gaudy totals even more impressive.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Lot of talk in the local Media (newspapers and radio) speculating that this is EK65s last home game as a Senator.

There is something called as self-fulfilling prophecy people, and if it's our perception, and the media's perception that this is his last home game as a Senator, then maybe he buys in to it as well.

Media and fans, running EK65 out of town, with their collective pessimism, who woulda thunk.

The Karlssons aren't going to decide to leave simply because fans on a message board and the media talk about the idea of Erik leaving/being traded over the last few days. You don't become a professional athlete if you're that susceptible to outside chatter.

It's kinda funny, though. You're trying to set up the fans as the villains if Erik is traded, instead of Scrooge McDuck.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Lot of talk in the local Media (newspapers and radio) speculating that this is EK65s last home game as a Senator.

There is something called as self-fulfilling prophecy people, and if it's our perception, and the media's perception that this is his last home game as a Senator, then maybe he buys in to it as well.

Media and fans, running EK65 out of town, with their collective pessimism, who woulda thunk.

IMO the vast majority of media and fans support him and want him to say its only a few in both groups who support the owner so strongly and blindly that want him gone...i would hardly say that small faction is running ek out of town....just exposing their ignorence to the rest of the fanbase.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

IMO the vast majority of media and fans support him and want him to say its only a few in both groups who support the owner so strongly and blindly that want him gone...i would hardly say that small faction is running ek out of town....just exposing their ignorence to the rest of the fanbase.

Could Monday be Karlsson’s last home game with the Senators?

 

[Filatov2Kovalev2Bonk]

Think another user (Lewler?) confirmed Karlsson is staying.
Won't be attending this one, Jets are dreadful and play too physical a brand of hockey imo.
It's all good, we've got a top two to three pick.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Could Monday be Karlsson’s last home game with the Senators?

While a nice round up of the facts of the day...this article doesnt support nor cast blame on the owner or fans and is written from a neutral media perspective even though i believe Warren supports the fans and keeping ek over the owner and seeing him go

 

[Back in Black]

5 hours to go

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Wish I had time to watch this one tonight and appreciate the GOAT in his last home appearance. Was a blast while it lasted.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Think another user (Lewler?) confirmed Karlsson is staying.
Won't be attending this one, Jets are dreadful and play too physical a brand of hockey imo.
It's all good, we've got a top two to three pick.

Lewler was making fun the poster who claims to know some of the players and that poster has been saying Karlsson is almost assuredly staying, in no small part due to his wife being from here.

 

[mysens]

Lewler was making fun the poster who claims to know some of the players and that poster has been saying Karlsson is almost assuredly staying, in no small part due to his wife being from here.

A lot more to the story than that!!

 

[Ouroboros]

Congratulations in advance to Sami Niku on scoring his first NHL goal tonight.

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Think another user (Lewler?) confirmed Karlsson is staying.
Won't be attending this one, Jets are dreadful and play too physical a brand of hockey imo.
It's all good, we've got a top two to three pick.

Nothing personal against any particular board "insider" since I appreciate anybody sharing scoops, but I'd take everything with a grain of salt at this point because we always have multiple guys who claim inside info but contradict each other. There's at least one other post I can recall from a long time poster claiming inside sources saying Karlsson is out of here. Then with the Turris situation, there were multiple posters claiming to be insiders contradicting each other about the circumstances surround Turris' eventual departure, and Turris wanting to stay or go.

Despite thinking that our best move is to trade Karlsson, it's hard not to get excited about the prospect of him staying. I guess, it's a wait and see thing. If anybody values seeing Karlsson's last home game, I'd certainly take the risk of going tonight just in case....

 

[Oilpeg]

Congratulations in advance to Sami Niku on scoring his first NHL goal tonight.

Niku not playing tonight, going to debut versus Montreal tomorrow. Buff is also out tonight, Tucker Poolman going back in.

Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler
Laine-Stastny-Ehlers
Perreault-Little-Armia
Tanev-Lowry-Copp

Morrissey-Trouba
Morrow-Myers
Chiarot-Poolman

Hellebuyck

 

[Critical Mass]

Congratulations in advance to Sami Niku on scoring his first NHL goal tonight.

Not tonight. He isn't in the lineup for tonight. Byfuglien out tonight too (for a rest).

 

[Tuna99]

This sucks.

The brand is Melnycks and that's why the Ottawa Senators brand is so weak. The only thing Melmyck is selling right now is "no NHL hockey is better then horrdly managed NHL hockey" and he wonders why we are sick of him.

Love you EK - I'll always cheer for you. All world talent with all world effort and gives everything he can.

 

[Stylizer1]

I never thought Karlsson was going to get traded and all of this media circus is to keep the Sens in the media. Can you ever think of a time when the Sens were spoken about more than this season? Except for maybe the year where they went to the Finals this season has been a success for exposure even though the majority of the news was bad, it kept people talking. Most of the talk was about Melnyk's comments, Lebreton, and Karlsson being traded, not how terrible the team has been. Look at Montreal, they openly talk about how really bad the team is and we have a worse record.

 

[Boud]

Media and fans, running EK65 out of town, with their collective pessimism, who woulda thunk.

I just need what you're smoking/shooting.

This is some brilliant stuff, really can't make that up.

Coming from a guy that needs about 20 credible sources, written, oral and signed to believe anything.

 

[Tuna99]

Lot of talk in the local Media (newspapers and radio) speculating that this is EK65s last home game as a Senator.

There is something called as self-fulfilling prophecy people, and if it's our perception, and the media's perception that this is his last home game as a Senator, then maybe he buys in to it as well.

Media and fans, running EK65 out of town, with their collective pessimism, who woulda thunk.

This is you knowing that management had totally pooched the EK file to the point where he’s leaving - but you can’t admit to yourself that Melnyck has ever made a mistake - so you’re taking that anger and lashing out at the fans for something that breaks your heart.

It’s misdirected, but we all know you’re in the same boat as us and want EK to stay so I feel for you man

 

[aragorn]

Think another user (Lewler?) confirmed Karlsson is staying.
Won't be attending this one, Jets are dreadful and play too physical a brand of hockey imo.
It's all good, we've got a top two to three pick.

WHAT? How can you say that when they are in the playoffs & Ottawa is out. The Jets are not dreadful they are a great team ... & play too physical a brand ... LOL. What's wrong with playing physical hockey? It works for them, they are a big, tough team. I wish Ottawa was more like them. Hope they win the cup this yr.