Ottawa Senators Top Ten: Physicality

[OTownApologist]

This category includes; open ice checking, play along the boards, play in front of the crease, fighting....you get the idea. Pure strength can be a factor, but if not used properly, it should drop the player a few spots. Selections can be made from anybody in the organization.

1. Chris Neil
2. Mark Borowiecki
3. Marc Methot
4. Zack Smith
5. Buddy Robinson
6. Jared Cowen
7. Darren Kramer
8. Travis Ewanyk
9. Erik Karlsson
10. Kevin Tansey

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[topshelf15]

This category includes; open ice checking, play along the boards, play in front of the crease, fighting....you get the idea. Pure strength can be a factor, but if not used properly, it should drop the player a few spots. Selections can be made from anybody in the organization.

1. Chris Neil
2. Mark Borowiecki
3. Marc Methot
4. Zack Smith
5. Buddy Robinson
6. Jared Cowen
7. Darren Kramer
8. Travis Ewanyk
9. Erik Karlsson
10. Kevin Tansey

Boro,Cowen Neil ,in this order .Man we need Cowen to become a regular, or we are going to be pretty soft .

 

[SensBrawler]

I might be forgetting someone, but here it goes:

1. Neil
2. Borowiecki
3. Cowen
4. Dunn
5. Methot
6. McCormick
7. Smith
8. Zibanejad
9. Harpur
10. Stortini

HM: Lazar, Ewanyk, Sdao, Jaros, Robinson

 

[topshelf15]

I might be forgetting someone, but here it goes:

1. Neil
2. Borowiecki
3. Cowen
4. Dunn
5. Methot
6. McCormick
7. Smith
8. Zibanejad
9. Harpur
10. Stortini

HM: Lazar, Ewanyk, Sdao, Jaros, Robinson

Him and Krammer arent in the system anymore.Are they??

 

[SensBrawler]

Him and Krammer arent in the system anymore.Are they??

Sdao is, Kramer isn't.

 

[topshelf15]

Sdao is, Kramer isn't.

Too bad he is the better fighter so i hear

 

[Erik Alfredsson]

Not enough Pageau, he finishes every check, he's not going to knock anyone out like Neil used to do, but he finishes everything. And Ryan's pretty good too.

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

Thread needs more McCormick

Lespine is an enforcer type defensive dman

Eiserman plays a physical game from what i understand

Robinson isnt really that physical. Hes more just big

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Robinson? LOOL, have you guys seen him play?

1) Cowen
2) Neil
3) Boro
4) Smith
5) Methot
6) Kramer
7) Dunn
8) Lazar
9) Zibanejad
10) Pageau

 

[DrEasy]

No Greening? He may be too nice, but he still hits quite a bit.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

No Greening? He may be too nice, but he still hits quite a bit.

No he doesn't bro. Give me one semi big hit you can ever think of that he has ever delivered outside of that one hit on Subban.

You can't think of any, I'll give you 10 bucks.

 

[Clamshells]

No Greening? He may be too nice, but he still hits quite a bit.

Greening shying away from physical contact is a major reason he lost his spot on the roster according to comments from Murray...

 

[aragorn]

This category includes; open ice checking, play along the boards, play in front of the crease, fighting....you get the idea. Pure strength can be a factor, but if not used properly, it should drop the player a few spots. Selections can be made from anybody in the organization.

1. Chris Neil
2. Mark Borowiecki
3. Marc Methot
4. Zack Smith
5. Buddy Robinson
6. Jared Cowen
7. Darren Kramer
8. Travis Ewanyk
9. Erik Karlsson
10. Kevin Tansey

I don't believe Tansy is signed yet & Kramer is no longer with the organization.

1. Neil
2. Boro
3. Santini
4. Cowen
5. Smith
6. Sdao
7. McCormick/Ewanyk
8. Tostka
9. Harper
10. Dzuirzynski/Greening

 

[Baby Ryan]

No Greening? He may be too nice, but he still hits quite a bit.

He hits, but the majority of them are no where near punishing.

 

[topshelf15]

Greening shying away from physical contact is a major reason he lost his spot on the roster according to comments from Murray...

Yep he needs to up the ante big time in the physicality dept,with his speed and size he should be blowing up dmen

 

[derriko]

Robinson? LOOL, have you guys seen him play?

Was just about to say this lol...Buddy is a Greening esque marshmallow out there haha.

 

[Alf Silfversson]

I don't believe Tansy is signed yet & Kramer is no longer with the organization.

1. Neil
2. Boro
3. Santini
4. Cowen
5. Smith
6. Sdao
7. McCormick/Ewanyk
8. Tostka
9. Harper
10. Dzuirzynski/Greening

OK.. This clinches it. You are definitely Don Cherry.

Cool to see a big naughty celeb like you on the boards.

Isn't it a shame that Vancouver lost both Lalongo and Biesska?

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

No Greening? He may be too nice, but he still hits quite a bit.

That must be why BMur has been getting all the calls lately. Greening is the man.

 

[Sens Rule]

Needs way more Pageau. Guy finishes every check and knows what he is doing all the time. I saw him literally draw 3 PPs in one game because he frustrates other teams so much. A lot of it is from his physicality. Utter fearlessness. Motor that won't quit.

Boro is the obvious 1st guy. Neil 2nd. Cowen has the potential to be high. Gryba would be on the list if he was still here.

Regardless of his size... Pageau was the most relentless physical forward on the team most of the year with Neil's injury. He is so underrated at it... It is not funny. He doesn't do it when it puts him out of position. He simply does not take penalties at all. Yet he also plays a real physical game. He is like The water torture method. Consistently a drip of water in one spot becomes so painful. Pageau keeps on guys until the retaliate, or get frustrated and off their games. Neil might hit like a big tidal wave but the relentless drip is also very effective at wearing guys down.

Ryan got pretty physical at times. Finished his checks.

 

[Sens Rule]

Thought of another analogy for Pageau. He is a swarm of blackflies up North. He drives you nuts and any one little bite is not much but it never stops. Neil or his ilk are still frustrating like a deer or horse fly... Making some noise and when they do bite it takes a big chunk out of you.

I would rather get bit once by a blackfly... But the effects of a swarm of blackfly is maddening. Drives you insane.

Watch how mad and frustrated players get at Pageau. His pest level is largely due to his relentless physical game. He finishes checks other guys don't routinely. He never lets up. And his hockey IQ and his ability to know his own skillset and strength never sees him go over the edge. He does it on the forecheck, the back check... All the time. It is beauty to watch.

Look at his PIMs in the Q, the AHL and the NHL and the kind if motor and relentlessly physical way he plays and you can see the genius of his style.