Post-Game Talk: Sens @ Canucks

[Reverend Mayhem]

I had no idea who Mika Zibanejad was when your guys drafted him, but wow. Impressed the hell out of me tonight. The guy has x-factor. Simply amazing tonight...his ability to read a play is incredible. He reminded me stylistically like Bergeron. Guy's gonna be good.

Also really don't get why Karlsson gets so much crap for being bad defensively. I don't see it. He doesn't look like a shutdown guy at all, but he's not a liability by any means. Anyways, good game and good luck the rest of the way.

 

[Baby Ryan]

That game was friggin amazing.

I felt that although we were down 3-0, we still play fairly good in the first part, just some bad mistakes at the wrong time that were capitalized.

The crowd was amazing after that 1st and 2nd goal. Amazing ending too. Screamed as hard as I could.

Hoff-Zib-Ryan and Karlsson stepping up. Legwand had a pretty decent game too.

Great game for my first Sens game! Maybe I'm the good luck charm this team needed?

 

[SaltyPete]

Mika is a beast. I was predicting that he was going to have a great season this year and breakout as a true top 6 offensive threat and although he has been having ups and downs, looks like being a healthy scratch has worked. He has been awesome as of late.

Also, shout out to an unsung hero from tonight: Chris Neil. Doing what he does best, ie, stirring things up and getting into a well timed fight to get some momentum going for his team. Although Vancouver scored not too long after, that scrap and the shenanigans got the Sens fired up and they mounted a full come back from a 3-0 deficit a few minutes after.

We scored like six minutes after he fought and there was a Vancouver goal between his fight and the goal.

The only good thing he did was get himself kicked out of the game for 15 minutes, his line was terrible today.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Honestly I'm not sure Zib has to become an 80 point player to be a top line center

He just needs to play big and drive the net, he needs to be our most scary centreman and that will open up things up for Turris

Can count the number of 80 point centers on one hand, with several fingers left over in any given season.

With his size and speed, and the way he can impact the game on both sides of the puck when he's moving his feet, using his reach and playing physical; if he's putting up 50-60 points a season, then he's a tremendous asset to the team. Wouldn't make him a #1 center in the Spezza mold, more like a Ryan Kesler-type.

 

[Benjamin]

I had no idea who Mika Zibanejad was when your guys drafted him, but wow. Impressed the hell out of me tonight. The guy has x-factor. Simply amazing tonight...his ability to read a play is incredible. He reminded me stylistically like Bergeron. Guy's gonna be good.

Also really don't get why Karlsson gets so much crap for being bad defensively. I don't see it. He doesn't look like a shutdown guy at all, but he's not a liability by any means. Anyways, good game and good luck the rest of the way.

When Sens fans choose a person to trash on, nothing can stop it from happening and it only gets worse. Fair or unfair trashing.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Guys Turris' got KO'd yesterday take it easy on the kid ffs. It was evident he was still feeling the effects, that play at the blueline on the powerplay was too bonehead for even him to pull off. When I saw it was #7 I was shocked. He'll turn it around. Probably dealing with linger symptoms from the lights getting knocked out.

if there was even the slightest chance that Turris had some lingering effects from that hit, he should not have dressed.

Can you imagine what could've happened to his career if he was hit in the head again today? Stupid, stupid risk.

 

[Alex1234]

Zibanejad led all forwards in TOI followed by Ryan

guess what?

should ALWAYS be like that

now go tell maccluless

 

[Alex1234]

We scored like six minutes after he fought and there was a Vancouver goal between his fight and the goal.

The only good thing he did was get himself kicked out of the game for 15 minutes, his line was terrible today.

should ALWAYS be like that

hes a great asset to this team when he's away from it ... like not even on the bench

 

[Super Cake]

Go Sens Go!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rodzilla]

LA next, good test ahead

 

[L'Aveuglette]

We out-shot them 45 to 33.

That's nuts given what we've come to expect.

We got a lot of help in the shot dept. from having two long 5 on 3s I think, but we really did pour on the offense tonight. I don't understand how they can't do this every game. I mean this was a back-to-back, there's no reason it can't be done more often.

 

[Do Make Say Think]

if there was even the slightest chance that Turris had some lingering effects from that hit, he should not have dressed.

Can you imagine what could've happened to his career if he was hit in the head again today? Stupid, stupid risk.

He didn't get hit in the head against Pittsburgh

 

[Tundraman]

I totally took that from Twitter. Not mine.

Wherever that pic comes from it's so appropriate to the play. No words were needed. It made Phillips look absolutely ridiculous defending against a pass to a ghost.

Love it!

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

guess what?

should ALWAYS be like that

now go tell maccluless

It was like that because they were playing great. If they continue to play, their ice time will reflect that.

Ryan's been getting the shaft for the better part of the year when he's not on the top line, and he hasn't been clicking with any other line. As such, his TOI went way down.

It might be unfair, but it's understandable. Either way, it's great to see him get over 20 minutes.

He's really developing into a great 2 way player. Screw the pundits.

 

[Alex1234]

so many beautiful plays

team much faster without MM and Greening

 

[Ice-Tray]

Sooooo, I put my money where my mouth is and dropped Turris from my fantasy squad for Zibanejad.

In hindsight that would have been hella helpful to have done it this morning.

I thought this would become our top, and it looks like they may be on their way.

Heck of a game, and the nest I've seen a line play together since, well, don't want to get too crazy...

Dominant presence on the ice Ryan is sooooo good. Mika is coming on strong, like it 'clicked', and Hoffman is fast with good hands, and a wicked shot...

Oh baby... Time for another scotch...

 

[Super Cake]

We got a lot of help in the shot dept. from having two long 5 on 3s I think, but we really did pour on the offense tonight. I don't understand how they can't do this every game. I mean this was a back-to-back, there's no reason it can't be done more often.

The team does need to build on this win. They cannot just go back to playing like crap the very next game.

 

[DrunkUncleDenis]

so many beautiful plays

team much faster without MM and Greening

The guy who used to win all our fastest skater competitions. Figure that one out.

When does that go down this year? Hoffman will kill that.

 

[Tragedy]

We scored like six minutes after he fought and there was a Vancouver goal between his fight and the goal.

The only good thing he did was get himself kicked out of the game for 15 minutes, his line was terrible today.

See, thats why hes so good at what he does! He knows when we are losing and there is a good chance it is because his line is playing too much, so he fights in a fight to stop P-Mac from playing him.

 

[Baby Ryan]

The guy who used to win all our fastest skater competitions. Figure that one out.

When does that go down this year? Hoffman will kill that.

Isn't it usually done in the later part of December?

 

[TheNewEra]

if there was even the slightest chance that Turris had some lingering effects from that hit, he should not have dressed.

Can you imagine what could've happened to his career if he was hit in the head again today? Stupid, stupid risk.

Could simply be paranoia, he really needs something to get going. Easiest thing would be an empty netter kind of like MacArthur from last season

 

[Puikiou]

Bobby Ryan in a 1 on 1 conversation with Gord Wilson after yesterday's 3-2 loss to the Pens where he almost tied the game with 90 seconds to go. Asked about whether or not he's disappointed about not playing with Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur.

Ryan: ''Oh I think our line is going to be the best line on this team. Hoffman, Zibanejad and myself... Watch us go.''

 

[Ice-Tray]

The game wasn't available on gamecenter live but I was OK when I saw the score was 3-0...and then I check again and they're tied and I wanted to see. Sigh.

I watched it on GCL....

 

[Tundraman]

OT
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank SportsNet for frequently playing their favorite sports show "Blackout in Effect". I'm sure many fans outside the Sens broadcast area get that show a lot.

 

[KwanTuM]

Yeah. I assumed I would be able to watch almost every game living in Birmingham, AL. Apparently not...