Pre-Game Talk: Sens @ Bruins Monday 1 pm

[Egg]

Was his run all a mirage?

He's a solid backup goaltender. He was hung out to dry last year. He has a chip on his shoulder and something to prove this year.

4-2 Ottawa win. I'm calling it. Tkachuk looks good, and nets an assist.

 

[KnockHobbler]

I'm excited to see Brady, hopefully him and Marchand get along well

 

[Korpse]

He's a solid backup goaltender. He was hung out to dry last year. He has a chip on his shoulder and something to prove this year.

He definitely has something to prove, looked really sharp in preseason. I think there is a solid chance he outperforms Andy this season.

 

[Joeyjoejoe]

i would rather ryan not slow down duchene tbh

if we are playing ryan with one of our big forwards it should stone

If your worried about foot speed, then don't pair Ryan with Stone. Ryan needs speedy guys on his wings.

 

[solidprospect]

5 on 5 Defensive chart , both teams

Tableau Public

Bruins are quite good.

 

[solidprospect]

just noticed the 1pm start

 

[solidprospect]

Wouldn't mind seeing:

Dzingel - Duchene - Boedker
Tkachuk - Smith - Stone
Formenton- Tierney - White
Paajarvi - Pyatt - Ryan

 

[Egg]

I think there is a solid chance he outperforms Andy this season.

That would be a great problem for Ottawa to have. If you can throw in Tkachuk playing up to his potential within the first half of the season, then Ottawa will have some pretty good "problems" that most teams will envy them for.

 

[Boud]

Ya it's a shame he gets nhl Time must suck for him.

If white is more noticible he might move up

Uhhhh..

So he has his best game as a Senator, puts up a goal and an assist. His line with Stone and Smith were hands down own best.

Next game Boucher decides to switch up the lines.

What about giving him a chance to form chemistry with players? What about giving him more than a game with linemates he was succesful with?

Problem is Boucher switched the damn lines every 5 minutes. Hard to get going for a young player.

 

[HSF]

First real test for the season

 

[HSF]

Uhhhh..

So he has his best game as a Senator, puts up a goal and an assist. His line with Stone and Smith were hands down own best.

Next game Boucher decides to switch up the lines.

What about giving him a chance to form chemistry with players? What about giving him more than a game with linemates he was succesful with?

Problem is Boucher switched the damn lines every 5 minutes. Hard to get going for a young player.

It's two games in relax. He will get chances he actually has probably been the most favoured prospect by Boucher since last year when he got to play in the top 6.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

just noticed the 1pm start

Afternoon games suck.

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

He's a solid backup goaltender. He was hung out to dry last year. He has a chip on his shoulder and something to prove this year.

4-2 Ottawa win. I'm calling it. Tkachuk looks good, and nets an assist.

Eh, i think that remains to be seen. He looked great 2 years ago, and while the team played poorly last year, he owns a lot of what happened when he played.

 

[Six Assets]

Damn, now I have to wake up at 1pm

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

Eh, i think that remains to be seen. He looked great 2 years ago, and while the team played poorly last year, he owns a lot of what happened when he played.

Yeah, this high volume of shots type of style we have going right now is likely not going to mesh too well with a guy who has like a .907 career average. Andy cam thrive there but Condon, I have my doubts.

 

[Clayonator]

Damn, now I have to wake up at 1pm

Try living on the west coast. Friggen wake up at 10:00am and watch from my phone with my eyes still 70% sealed shut.

 

[Samsquanch]

Of course GB is already up to his old ways..

Hes not going to last the year if hes more focused on winning games with Zack Smith as the 2nd line center, and continues shuffling the kids around every game and/or shift (and always towards the bottom of the lineup).

Pageau is out and there absolutely no excuse not to be auditioning some of the kids there.

What happened to having a young guy on each line? After 2 games and 2pts, he's calling it a failed experiment. And now White has to try and work his way off of the 4th line playing 8 mins a game with our worst offensive forwards, as a winger. How long are we going to let this guy do that to our future? Can a leopard really change its spots?

It seems impossible that one White, Brown, or Chlapik could ever become a top 6 center on a GB coached team. Not while Duchene, Pageau, Tierney and Smith are all under contract. It's just not going going to happen unless 3 of the 4 get injured or traded.

 

[Beville]

Don’t understand why stone and Tkachuk are being split up

Cos if it ain’t broken, fix it anyway.

[MOD]

 

[Multigrain]

Boucher talks about White having a great game and then struggling the next game. Not saying he was particularly good , but Boucher changed lines where he had success, and then played him 3 shifts in the 2nd and 3rd periods with mixed and matched lines so .. if he had a bad shift or 2 in his 8 minutes in the 1st he didn't get much of a chance to redeem himself... Not an especially big deal in a game but if when a young rookie player makes a mistake and gets his ice cut immediately , especially after having a good game the game before, imo, results in a player that will be afraid to make a mistake, lose confidence and will probably be ineffective. Also if you sit on the bench and miss your rotation a couple of times you get cold.. So either you want to develop these guys or you don't and if you don't send them to Belleville. Call up Jack Rodewald and have at it.

Boston hometown he better play him.

 

[Multigrain]

This is typical Guy. He will pick a few guys to mess with and let others play way more minutes than they should. He has won 1 game and sounds like all the fans are expecting auston Matthews play from Tkachuk his first game. Unfair but it will be fun to watch how he handles the Bruins.

 

[krapsik]

Afternoon games suck.

Best games ever. For Europe. 8 pm start for me.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I love it when the NHL thinks it's the NFL with these early starts. Great idea boys.

 

[JD1]

That would be a great problem for Ottawa to have. If you can throw in Tkachuk playing up to his potential within the first half of the season, then Ottawa will have some pretty good "problems" that most teams will envy them for.

it'll be a terrible "problem" for Ottawa to have. Condon at his absolute best can post a 915 save percentage. That'd be a career year for him. If he's better than Andy then Andy is less that that and that's not going to get it done for us. we need Andy to post 925 in 55 games kind of thing

 

[JD1]

Cos if it ain’t broken, fix it anyway.

What are we saying for attendance? I’m going with... 7,800

the game is in Boston

 

[Back in Black]

First real test for the season

What was Toronto??

GAME DAY BOYS.....