Pre-Game Talk: SENS in Florida, Saturday Night 7:00 pm on City TV

[Sens of Anarchy]

Yandle was skating backwards & didn't see Pageau who was slowly coasting from the boards & sneaking in behind him, pretty much a text book pick play.

Interesting that while so many on here want Ceci traded this coach is playing him more than Karlsson, what is up with that? And if that is the case & Boucher decides which players he wants & which play or don't play, I doubt Ceci is going anywhere anytime soon. He seems to be to important to Boucher's system.

System or no system,, we don't have many D better than Ceci .. I am sad to say... 1 (EK).. and Ceci is better than EK as a shut down. Phaneuf can't skate, Claesson is not close, Chabot will be but he isn't yet, Oduya no, Boro no, Wideman no...

 

[Micklebot]

I think Stone was entering the zone behind Pageau .. so it was a borderline pick /interference/trip

Pageau was barely moving from what I recall. The thing is, he's got a right to the ice, so Stone using him as a pick is fine, it's only if he skates into Yandle's lane where it becomes a problem, and even then, a strong case can be made that Pageau already had body position in Yandle's lane towards stone. Weak call, at least to my recollection, but at this point, it's long enough ago that my memory probably shouldn't be trusted.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Chabot finished with 15 minutes.. That's more like it.

 

[Tuna99]

Happy about this lose. Getting a high pick and playing the kids like Chlapik, White, Chabot, Jaros is the future and a serious injection this team needs.

Keep the Tank going, we aren’t the worst yet. Still a couple more teams to get below

 

[L'Aveuglette]

That is the embodiment of everything Boucher represents in one tweet.

 

[God Says No]

Pageau was barely moving from what I recall. The thing is, he's got a right to the ice, so Stone using him as a pick is fine, it's only if he skates into Yandle's lane where it becomes a problem, and even then, a strong case can be made that Pageau already had body position in Yandle's lane towards stone. Weak call, at least to my recollection, but at this point, it's long enough ago that my memory probably shouldn't be trusted.

Yeah, agreed. It was a weak call. But all game the calls were kind of weak. So it was par for the course.

The Paul/Chlapik/Dido line was our best line. Burrows was actually decent this game. Too bad it's far and between for the guy. Our offense is flaccid.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Chlapik drove the play a couple times.. I think he deserved getting moved up the lineup for a couple shifts

 

[Do Make Say Think]

Our offense is flaccid.

We don't move in the offensive zone!!

IT IS MADDENING

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Yeah, agreed. It was a weak call. But all game the calls were kind of weak. So it was par for the course.

The Paul/Chlapik/Dido line was our best line. Burrows was actually decent this game. Too bad it's far and between for the guy. Our offense is flaccid.

We need Brassard , Dzingel, Duchene, Stone to make some noise ... they are not good enough

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Actually I take that last post back. That was written after the first period, and all those guys ended up playing more than Pyatt. I should check time stamps more often. Oye vey!

 

[Langdon Alger]

That is the embodiment of everything Boucher represents in one tweet.

That was after one period I guess. They all ended up playing more than Pyatt tonight. Not sure why Pyatt would have played more than those guys in the first though.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Actually I take that last post back. That was written after the first period, and all those guys ended up playing more than Pyatt. I should check time stamps more often. Oye vey!

I saw that and noted it after the first ... Paul and Chlapik both had more than Brassard and Paul also had more than Stone

 

[Alex1234]

Cant alter a FLO cycle
Dzone coverage is putrid
Ozone is a mess
Da system is imploding
Not a single thing to cheer about

 

[Tundraman]

Just took a look. The replay from the back clearly shows Pageau putting the blade of his stick behind the Yandle's left skate as he's skating backwards right at the blue line. Stupid unnecessary play by Pageau.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

I saw that and noted it after the first ... Paul and Chlapik both had more than Brassard and Paul also had more than Stone

It didn't last...

As far as Pyatt is concerned ... very few players bring the effort Pyatt brings shift in shift out ... I know he's not the most skilled but he gives it

 

[Icelevel]

Thanks simmer. Repeats, burrows is done can't keep up with the play, oduya should sit, would play chlapik a ton, didomenico is not an NHL player never will be, play harpur and chabot.
Aj and simmer best post game hosts.

 

[Tuna99]

It didn't last...

As far as Pyatt is concerned ... very few players bring the effort Pyatt brings shift in shift out ... I know he's not the most skilled but he gives it

I don’t think you can fault anyone’s effort most nights (some more then others) but there is no chemistry on the team and the offensive M.O. seems to be to get it to the front of the net and stuff the puck in.

They kiss Turris because he’s set up on the outside and get O time. They pushed tonight but I didn’t think they’d score, if EK doesn’t do it no one will. The players can’t gel. It’s an ugly offence

 

[Micklebot]

It's funny. McLean was all offense, with Benny Hill show inspired dzone coverage. Boucher tightened up our dzone play, but our offense has evaporated. It feels almost as bad as when Hartsburg was the coach.

We seem to flip flop between all out offense, and all out defense. Martin was all about the D first, and then counterattack, then Murray comes in preaching win through offense. A short stint with Paddock, and we flip the script with Hartsburg brought in to clean up our D game, but at the expense of any offense. Clouston takes over (he was probably our most well rounded coach, to bad he had no people skills). McLean comes in all out offense, then after a short stint of Cameron, we get Boucher in D only.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Cant alter a FLO cycle
Dzone coverage is putrid
Ozone is a mess
Da system is imploding
Not a single thing to cheer about

False, we fallin' for Dahlin, bro.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

It's funny. McLean was all offense, with Benny Hill show inspired dzone coverage. Boucher tightened up our dzone play, but our offense has evaporated. It feels almost as bad as when Hartsburg was the coach.

We seem to flip flop between all out offense, and all out defense. Martin was all about the D first, and then counterattack, then Murray comes in preaching win through offense. A short stint with Paddock, and we flip the script with Hartsburg brought in to clean up our D game, but at the expense of any offense. Clouston takes over (he was probably our most well rounded coach, to bad he had no people skills). McLean comes in all out offense, then after a short stint of Cameron, we get Boucher in D only.

It's good that you used the past tense there, because that tightness also seems to have evaporated.

 

[Icelevel]

I saw that and noted it after the first ... Paul and Chlapik both had more than Brassard and Paul also had more than Stone

Good inject some extra enthusiasm. Get the older guys engine cooled off and re revved up.

 

[Tuna99]

Ottawa shut out 4 out of 11 games in December.

It’s just not working.

 

[Micklebot]

It's good that you used the past tense there, because that tightness also seems to have evaporated.

Yeah, agreed. No clue what's going on these days.

 

[Agent Zub]

Cant alter a FLO cycle
Dzone coverage is putrid
Ozone is a mess
Da system is imploding
Not a single thing to cheer about

watching chlapik was a breath of fresh air.

who knew that its useful to have some skill in the bottom six as well?

 

[Langdon Alger]

Is it possible we both suck and blow?