Low Effort GDT Sens @ Habs 7:00pm, October 4 - @TSN

[NyQuil]

Sorry man was out on a date

I didn't know Nick Paul was in town.

 

[Boud]

I would not mind seeing DCat Pinto Giroux.
I would leave the Norris line together for now and move Stutzle down.
Formenton would be nice to get back on that 3rd line if they move Stutzle down.

It just seems Stutzle doesn't have the puck as much between DCat and Giroux .. and those two are showing really good chemistry.

Its early so staying patient could pay dividends in a bit as well.
Norris line has to pick it up. I think Tkachuk and Batherson lost 2-3 2 on 1 battles for the puck down low in the ozone. That should not happen. Time to get going here.

Sanderson is adjusting quickly. He is going to be great.

The biggest issue with this is you know Pinto will put up incredible numbers with 12 and 28. That likely means we can't keep Pinto long term, or that we have to get rid of other pieces to make him fit. It's a good problem to have but at the same time they should give the best teammates to Stutzle who just signed a 8M$ contract. Keep Pinto on the 3rd line for now, he'll be great no matter what and already has chemistry with Joseph and Motte. I actually think it could be great for Stutzle to develop and learn how to use his teammates more efficiently.

Having Pinto on that 3rd line also means a great faceoff guy on the shutdown line. If you put Stutzle on that 3rd line it means that we have no good faceoff guy there.

I totally agree with the idea by the way. Stutzle is playing with the puck on his stick and making a lot happen by himself. I could totally see him do great with Joseph and Motte or Formenton. Two fast guys who can retrieve the puck. Bigger picture though, I'm not sure if it's the best plan.

If Pinto had a deal in place then I would be on board with that for sure.

 

[NyQuil]

The biggest issue with this is you know Pinto will put up incredible numbers with 12 and 28. That likely means we can't keep Pinto long term, or that we have to get rid of other pieces to make him fit. It's a good problem to have but at the same time they should give the best teammates to Stutzle who just signed a 8M$ contract. Keep Pinto on the 3rd line for now, he'll be great no matter what and already has chemistry with Joseph and Motte. I actually think it could be great for Stutzle to develop and learn how to use his teammates more efficiently.

Having Pinto on that 3rd line also means a great faceoff guy on the shutdown line. If you put Stutzle on that 3rd line it means that we have no good faceoff guy there.

I totally agree with the idea by the way. Stutzle is playing with the puck on his stick and making a lot happen by himself. I could totally see him do great with Joseph and Motte or Formenton. Bigger picture though, I'm not sure if it's the best plan.

If Pinto had a deal in place then I would be on board with that for sure.

We spent all of last season complaining about Stutzle not having the benefit of good wingers, so we go out and sign a couple. Meanwhile, after couple of pre-season games people are already talking about moving him to the 3rd line.

This was two weeks ago:

Senators' DeBrincat, Giroux, Stutzle develop chemistry in a hurry

It took little more than 20 seconds for the trio of Alex DeBrincat, Claude Giroux and Tim Stützle to score a goal in the Ottawa Senators’ first camp scrimmage on Thursday. The trio had the puck on a string for most of the scrimmage, always looking out for each other

www.sportsnet.ca

Only in Ottawa is our shiny toy outshined by a shinier slightly newer toy.

Pinto missed most of last season so let's set expectations a bit lower and see how his conditioning holds up over the slog.

 

[Alex1234]

Sorry man was out on a date

Hope you scored in overtime

 

[TonySoprano11]

I know its preseason... yada yada yada .... but the defense and goaltending are not looking good. In five of the six pre season games we've given up 4 or more goals. We gave up 4 last night with pretty much our regular season roster versus half a Montreal roster.

I am just as excited for Sanderson as the next guy and pretty happy with some of the plays we've seen from Lassi and Brannstrom, but we are giving up way too many goals - regardless of who is in net.

We currently have a team GAA of 4.16. Does this not concern anyone else?

 

[GCK]

I know its preseason... yada yada yada .... but the defense and goaltending are not looking good. In five of the six pre season games we've given up 4 or more goals. We gave up 4 last night with pretty much our regular season roster versus half a Montreal roster.

I am just as excited for Sanderson as the next guy and pretty happy with some of the plays we've seen from Lassi and Brannstrom, but we are giving up way too many goals - regardless of who is in net.

We currently have a team GAA of 4.16. Does this not concern anyone else?

Not yet. Chabot and Zub were a step below pedestrian but I imagine they will ramp up.

 

[Union2017]

Sorry man was out on a date

Your priorities are all messed up, man.

 

[2CHAINZ]

Hope you scored in overtime

I fumbled on the goal line tbh

 

[Union2017]

I fumbled on the goal line tbh

Still better than me, I am a healthy scratch most of the nights. I do practice a lot when nobody is on ice, but the coach rarely lets me play. Must be my size....

 

[Alex1234]

I fumbled on the goal line tbh

Some turf are more slippery then others

 

[2CHAINZ]

I didn't know Nick Paul was in town.

Really ? Did you not step outside yesterday ?

 

[NyQuil]

We currently have a team GAA of 4.16. Does this not concern anyone else?

I'm pacing myself.

 

[2CHAINZ]

Your priorities are all messed up, man.

I dunno

Human interaction > Preseason imo

 

[2CHAINZ]

We currently have a team GAA of 4.16. Does this not concern anyone else?

Bitcoin is down infinite %. Our preseason GAA does not concern me the slightest

 

[branch]

the giroux-debrincat link-up is so juicy

still half in disbelief we managed to pick up both those guys

You can tell that everytime G dishes to Debrincat and he buries he's like "f*** me this kid is good"

 

[playasRus]

Just saw the highlights. Man on that Savard goal (second for the habs), really wish Batherson would have stepped up and layed out Savard instead of trying for a cute steal, getting walked, directly resulting to the goal against. Hopefully he plays with a bit more jam in regular season.

 

[Wallet Inspector]

Is it just me or has our pro-scouting been surprisingly...good this past year?

Nabbing Joseph from Tampa looks to have been a smart move, Motte's been impressive and Holden and Hamonic have both been solid in their roles.

(Plus Debrincat and Giroux have been great, but those are no-brainers).

 

[cudi]

Is it just me or has our pro-scouting been surprisingly...good this past year?

Nabbing Joseph from Tampa looks to have been a smart move, Motte's been impressive and Holden and Hamonic have both been solid in their roles.

(Plus Debrincat and Giroux have been great, but those are no-brainers).

they basically went from one end of the pro scouting spectrum to the other. Massive turn around.

 

[cudi]

,,

 

[Flamingo]

they basically went from one end of the pro scouting spectrum to the other. Massive turn around.

Was there a scouting staff change?

 

[NyQuil]

Was there a scouting staff change?

Another explanation is that the team they are playing on is better.

But probably not enough of an explanation. I don't want to pretend that Coburn, Stepan, Gudbranson, Brown etc. were any good.

 

[Sun God Nika]

To my knowledge one of the pro scouts from Pittsburgh is our AGM now right ? Basically took over McGuires role

 

[Boud]

To my knowledge one of the pro scouts from Pittsburgh is our AGM now right ? Basically took over McGuires role

I feel like this addition in the offseason might've been the biggest one. Respected front office guy coming from a winning franchise like Pittsburgh must be a real breath of fresh air for this management team. Just getting an outside perspective on things has likely been huge and also taking a lot of stress and work off of Dorion.

Front office looks confident and solid right now, which is absolutely shocking to say the least.

You love to see it. Haven't felt this way about management getting things done properly since the mid 2000's

 

[aragorn]

We are going to score plenty of goals it's prventing goals against that will be the problem & needs to be worked on & improved throughout the yr.

 

[Ice-Tray]

Pinto is a rookie. Centering our shutdown line while playing bumper on a top PP, is living the dream for the kid.

We don’t have to worry about him not getting enough to keep him happy, he’s still got a lot to prove before the tables turn.

Having said that, we look like we have a legit line to play against other team’s top lines, that isn’t one of our top 2 lines. It also looks like that line is a real threat to score as well.

We are going to be a nightmare to play against on some nights once again, but this time we’re chock full of scoring threats to boot!