Post-Game Talk: SENS got the Blues, Thurs 7:30 pm

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Da Plane?

They'll call him Branny to the cameras. We'll never know what they really call him.

 

[Melgene Eunyk]

Veronneau looked great tonight. Strong puck skills and skating - maybe a top 6 skill set.

 

[Micklebot]

Nilsson was really sharp; blues got a tone of deflections on net.

Wolanin stepped up and was really good. Still can't believe he wasn't up with the big club earlier.

Veronneau looked like he belonged.

Brannstrom has great vision and a real nice pass, but obviously still has some work to do.

Tkachuk is a super pest.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Missed the game. Glad Wolanin had a game worthy of consideration in a contest with JBD.

 

[Micklebot]

To bad Veronneau didn't finish one of those stretch passes from Brannstrom, would have been a great way to start their respective careers.

 

[thinkwild]

No frikken way, and a shutout to boot. Man if i was a Blues fan i'd be upset over that one, sure seemed they had the tying goal in hand a few times and got burnt. There was a couple of times i was going to make a post saying the Sens seemed to be showing some good defensive structure. Then i would quickly go, whew, glad i didnt post that. But my guess about how many points will the Sens get the rest of the season looks to be going down in flames. Take the win though, nice debut by 14 and 26, especially 14, that was a bit surprising

 

[JD1]

I watched the game from a pub and i find i never pay as much attention. How did Brannstrom look?

 

[L'Aveuglette]

This is textbook goalie stealing a game. Good for the team though.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Who was the most impressive in their debuts?

14 or 26?

 

[Senscore]

Who was the most impressive in their debuts?

14 or 26?

14. Led the team in shots.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

14. Led the team in shots.

OK is that the only reason? ...I can see that looking at the stats but did not see the game

 

[Beville]

Jesus, a win.

I am impressed.

 

[Slack]

This was just the Nilsson show tonight. Veronneau had some pretty good looks too.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

OK is that the only reason? ...I can see that looking at the stats but did not see the game

Brannstrom in my opinion was more impressive. He made 3-4 Karlsson-like passes that dmen his age almost never pull off in the NHL.

He did look out-muscled but hopefully he gains a lot of mass going forward.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Wow nice passing ... Great read from Wolanin

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

 

[Sensmileletsgo]

I watched the game from a pub and i find i never pay as much attention. How did Brannstrom look?

He didnt have a good first period, but start to settle in to the game in the second. Had a few beauty passes from his own zone to spring guys on breaks. Had some struggles defending opponents in his own zone, and got burnt on one play by Steen, but overall didnt do to bad. You can tell he see's the ice well and wants to create something every shift. It might take him a while to adjust to the NHL game and find out what he can and cant get away with at the top level.

 

[DrEasy]

Pageau has not been great this year.

Missed training camp coming off an Achiles tear, not many players would have great seasons doing that.

He wasn't great last year either. At least he wins draws and is great on the PK, but I've come to expect more from him.

 

[Icelevel]

Missed the game. Glad Wolanin had a game worthy of consideration in a contest with JBD.

You missed a great game from veronneau. And Nilsson.

 

[Bileur]

I’m really glad Crow is playing these young guys in key situations.

He had Tkachuk, Verroneau and Brannstrom out on the ice at the same time late in the 3rd defending a 1 goal lead.

Seasons over. Give them the experience. We would never have seen that from Boucher.

OK is that the only reason? ...I can see that looking at the stats but did not see the game

Great wheels, dogged the puck pretty well, and looked like a smart player. He had a few sneaky/clever little shot attempts.

He certainly looks like an NHL’er. We’ll see about ceiling.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Wolanin had an amazing game.

Feel pretty confident that he's going to end up a top 4 D.

 

[h2]

Wasn't able to catch the game, how did the two rookies making their debut look tonight?

 

[BonkTastic]

Wasn't able to catch the game, how did the two rookies making their debut look tonight?

Yeah, I really wanted to watch Veronneau's debut, but unfortunately I have some deadlines coming up and needed to work through the evening.

Seems like there's lots of praise for the kid --> glad he was able to impress! Any detailed reports of him from tonight's game?

With these NCAA kids, you never know how their skillset will translate to the pros. What Veronneau has that a LOT of NCAA kids don't is world-class wheels... I assume this was noticeable tonight? It really makes the difference for a lot of these smaller-sized college players at the NHL level.

 

[izzy]

No frikken way, and a shutout to boot. Man if i was a Blues fan i'd be upset over that one, sure seemed they had the tying goal in hand a few times and got burnt. There was a couple of times i was going to make a post saying the Sens seemed to be showing some good defensive structure. Then i would quickly go, whew, glad i didnt post that. But my guess about how many points will the Sens get the rest of the season looks to be going down in flames. Take the win though, nice debut by 14 and 26, especially 14, that was a bit surprising

yeah its sent our forum into a frenzy

either way that was a good game, i like the future core for you guys a lot.

 

[Icelevel]

Yeah, I really wanted to watch Veronneau's debut, but unfortunately I have some deadlines coming up and needed to work through the evening.

Seems like there's lots of praise for the kid --> glad he was able to impress! Any detailed reports of him from tonight's game?

With these NCAA kids, you never know how their skillset will translate to the pros. What Veronneau has that a LOT of NCAA kids don't is world-class wheels... I assume this was noticeable tonight? It really makes the difference for a lot of these smaller-sized college players at the NHL level.

Yup his wheels were on display. Formenton like.
How about a third line of Formenton-White-Veronneau?
Good luck catching them.
He was very smart with the puck. Did not look like his first game. Already gained the total trust of the coach it seemed.
Could have easily had two goals.
He was one of our best players tonight.

Just one game but a good one to build on for sure. Better than I expected.