GDT: Ottawa @ Toronto (split squad 2) 9/24 7:30pm (TSN4) / replay@11:00pm(TSN5)

[bobbyt911]

Excuses.

That is all.

good ones tho lol, like Bibeau wish they would have played him all game and should have had Kadri in the game in Ottawa. Holland and Rielly looked sweet but had zero support.
In the game in Toronto Kadri, JVR, Kessel were playing like it was an all star game lol trying all these silly moves. IMO not really fair to the youn D men trying to make it cuz it leaves them hung out to dry. Love love love Nylander's take away ability tho kid is gonna be a beaut! Prince looked good too, he gonna make to big cub?

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

Great games by Chiasson and Ceci in my opinion.

Zibanejad looked meaty but quite slow out there. He was pretty ineffective. Disappointed so far and I know it's one game, but kind of doubting his ability to center the 2nd line.

I really hope Zibby pans out long term. Because I have always loathed us picking him over Couts. I hope I'm very wrong.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

I really hope Zibby pans out long term. Because I have always loathed us picking him over Couts. I hope I'm very wrong.

So did I. To me he just doesn't seem to have that extra gear. Still too early though

 

[bobbyt911]

Ah give it a rest bud. Fatigue in the preseason is a weak excuse on many levels. Why can't you just give us a fair is fair handshake and move on from these parts?

just defending my boys, they got tired and mailed it in, kinda makes me mad tho cuz its not fair to the guys trying to make the team.

 

[bobbyt911]

I really hope Zibby pans out long term. Because I have always loathed us picking him over Couts. I hope I'm very wrong.

Couts looked much worse last night

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

So did I. To me he just doesn't seem to have that extra gear. Still too early though

Agreed. Zib had a bad preseason last year too and picked it up during the year. Fingers crossed.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

woot

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

Couts looked much worse last night

Did he? I didn't see the game.

 

[Super Cake]

just defending my boys, they got tired and mailed it in, kinda makes me mad tho cuz its not fair to the guys trying to make the team.

I would think that that Nonis would consider the fatigue factor before he started to critique the young players.

Playing three games in three nights can be tiresome.

 

[Sting]

just defending my boys, they got tired and mailed it in, kinda makes me mad tho cuz its not fair to the guys trying to make the team.

Professional athletes shouldn't be using fatigue as an excuse. Particularly the younger guys. If you can't handle the rigors of the NHL, you shouldn't be in the league. It's harsh, but that's reality in professional sports. You get paid to perform. Yes, even in the pre-season, because performances matter to management.

 

[bobbyt911]

Did he? I didn't see the game.

IMO Zibby looked more interested that Couts did but its preseason and nothing is as it seems.

Question would you rather your stars play a structured game trying for the win or play a silly game trying fancy moves and having fun? It was kinda cool to the the guys in the Acc having fun and trying all those silly things but IMO they should have actually tried to maybe win the game for the guys trying to make it.

 

[Super Cake]

IMO Zibby looked more interested that Couts did but its preseason and nothing is as it seems.

Question would you rather your stars play a structured game trying for the win or play a silly game trying fancy moves and having fun? It was kinda cool to the the guys in the Acc having fun and trying all those silly things but IMO they should have actually tried to maybe win the game for the guys trying to make it.

It is the preseason though. I doubt most of the veterans really give a **** about it. Most of them are trying to not get injured and to get ready for the regular season.

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

IMO Zibby looked more interested that Couts did but its preseason and nothing is as it seems.

Question would you rather your stars play a structured game trying for the win or play a silly game trying fancy moves and having fun? It was kinda cool to the the guys in the Acc having fun and trying all those silly things but IMO they should have actually tried to maybe win the game for the guys trying to make it.

It's still the NHL stage, I'd expect pro athletes to always try to win, regardless of the meaningless nature of it to some of the vets. Might as well play the team's system early and not fart around. Not taking the game seriously is not a positive thing for any club.

 

[bobbyt911]

Professional athletes shouldn't be using fatigue as an excuse. Particularly the younger guys. If you can't handle the rigors of the NHL, you shouldn't be in the league. It's harsh, but that's reality in professional sports. You get paid to perform. Yes, even in the pre-season, because performances matter to management.

what? even Lance Armstrong on roids would get tired if he had to play 3 games in 3 nights right off the bat.
Sure these are athletes but they are human and thats a tall feat for any team to do right off the bat. However good way the see who gets the least tired or who perseveres
some of the younins in the road game were pretty strong in that manner but the roster was just way way to thin best forward was Holland, at least the Sens put some skilled players in the game in Toronto.

 

[DylanSensFan]

Great game:
Prince, Chiasson
Good Game:
Zibby, Hoffman, Cowen, Pageau
Okay Game:
Phillips, Ceci
Terrible:
Wier, Grant, Stone

Uhhh, Wier did not look that bad and Stone was fine. Just because he was not an offensive dynamo does not mean a thing.

 

[HavlatMach9]

fatigue and consecutive nights is a factor during the season, they aren't tired yet.

 

[Minister of Offence]

Man I don't get how ppl get disappointed In players in meaningless games.

Save the critique for the bubble players. Even for those guys not much really matters until the lineups are narrowed down

 

[Lehner]

Stone did nothing except look slow, he looked very uninterested.

Wier was awful, him and Grant were terrible...(Im a huge Wier fan but tonight I cant back his play up at all)

 

[bobbyt911]

was kinda cool to see JVR get mad tho, man if he could play with that edge he would be deadly.

 

[bobbyt911]

Stone did nothing except look slow, he looked very uninterested.

Wier was awful, him and Grant were terrible...

why not Hoffman up with Prince? he looked just as good IMO

 

[Super Cake]

It stinks to hear that Zibanejad and Stone were kind of unimpressive in this game being that our season will most likely depend on these two players and the defense of course.

It is the preseason however, so i am not worried yet. Just hope they pick it up.

 

[Lehner]

why not Hoffman up with Prince? he looked just as good IMO

Just thought Prince was a step higher, found that Hoffman took a lot of shots but many of them had no chance of going in. He was fine tho, no complaints.

 

[ChocolateLeclaire]

good ones tho lol, like Bibeau wish they would have played him all game and should have had Kadri in the game in Ottawa. Holland and Rielly looked sweet but had zero support.
In the game in Toronto Kadri, JVR, Kessel were playing like it was an all star game lol trying all these silly moves. IMO not really fair to the youn D men trying to make it cuz it leaves them hung out to dry. Love love love Nylander's take away ability tho kid is gonna be a beaut! Prince looked good too, he gonna make to big cub?

Boo hoo.

 

[Minister of Offence]

It's still the NHL stage, I'd expect pro athletes to always try to win, regardless of the meaningless nature of it to some of the vets. Might as well play the team's system early and not fart around. Not taking the game seriously is not a positive thing for any club.

There is an aspect of motivation that isn't really controlled. There is nothing about preseason that gets the blood boiling.

The locks go out there knowing there's a mishmash of none nhlers, systems are broken and lines often disjointed.

The early going in the nhl preseason is all smoke and mirrors. Enjoy the stuff you like but other than that there isn't much to take.

 

[Vesa Awesaka]

Zibby didnt play bad or good. He just wasnt that noticable as other players. Stone played poorly. Was not responsible with the puck