Pre-Game Talk: SENS in Montreal, Saturday Night 7:00 pm on TSN

[Back in Black]

Surely we can beat the HABS and get back on track.

Last Pre-season game!

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[Sens of Anarchy]

today's practice lines

Chabot, Harpur, Wideman, Claesson expected to play

 

[Do Make Say Think]

I hope my boi Claesson can turn things around!

 

[Shruggs Peterson]

today's practice lines

I really like the look of that first line listed in Formenton-Turris-Dzingel.

 

[SENATOR]

Turris does not look a number one center on this team. Terrible preseason.

 

[thinkwild]

Turris doesnt need to look like a #1C in pre season though either. He will probably be able to take advantage of all that speed on his wings though, could be fun to watch.

McCormick, Thompson, Burrows, Pyatt, should be a pretty reliable 4th line that can do pk minutes in there.

 

[salomonster]

Formenton and Dzinger' on the 1st line with Turr...

Should be a scary fast and entertaining line to watch.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

IT seems like they're really pushing smith to be a top 6 player. I hope that doesn't foreshadow how they use him in the regular season.

 

[Bileur]

Formenton and Dzinger' on the 1st line with Turr...

Should be a scary fast and entertaining line to watch.

Insane speed

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

IT seems like they're really pushing smith to be a top 6 player. I hope that doesn't foreshadow how they use him in the regular season.

Smith has shown a scoring touch in the past, especially when filling in on the top 6. He's also one of the few guys on the team to go hard to the net and get garbage goals. I'd rather Smith be the one to put his body in harms way than see Stone go through more injuries.

It's not ideal, but you need to work with the players you have.

 

[Six Assets]

hopefully dzingel can add some finish this season. It'll be a big boost offensively to the team.

 

[Sensinitis]

hopefully dzingel can add some finish this season. It'll be a big boost offensively to the team.

He's a demon on the forecheck and he had 14 goals and 32 points despite all those missed opportunities...

He might be our biggest break out candidate. I don't see why 20 goals and 40 points would be unreasonable for him. Let's go Dzinger!

 

[Micklebot]

IT seems like they're really pushing smith to be a top 6 player. I hope that doesn't foreshadow how they use him in the regular season.

If they keep going with Hoffman on Pageau's wing, where else do you put Smith?

It seems to me Boucher is continuing the trend, from all the way back in his Tbay days, to spread out the offense.

 

[Cosmix]

If they keep going with Hoffman on Pageau's wing, where else do you put Smith?

It seems to me Boucher is continuing the trend, from all the way back in his Tbay days, to spread out the offense.

If he spreads out the scorers, he may undermine the scoring. I prefer trying to find player who complement each other, both offensively and defensively. Pageau seemed to play very well with Stone, Smith, Ryan and Hoffman, so I would try 3 of those, rather than playing Pyatt on Pageau's line. I think this team needs to score more and the past focus on neutral zone defensive play without the puck certainly reduced the team scoring.

Thompson, Pyatt and Burrows looks like a decent 4th line that should not be a defensive liability but would definitely be a black hole offensively.

 

[Korpse]

I really like the look of that first line listed in Formenton-Turris-Dzingel.

While that line is fast, I think they will have trouble sustaining any kind of pressure. Turris is better suited to play with a winger who can control the boards and who has creativity. For him to have success he needs one of Stone or Ryan.

 

[Icelevel]

While that line is fast, I think they will have trouble sustaining any kind of pressure. Turris is better suited to play with a winger who can control the boards and who has creativity. For him to have success he needs one of Stone or Ryan.

Yup that's one weak ass line.

 

[Icelevel]

Turris does not look a number one center on this team. Terrible preseason.

He's not a 1C. Think that's why

 

[Golden_Jet]

You could tell Turris had a terrible pre season from only playing 1 game

 

[Cosmix]

You could tell Turris had a terrible pre season from only playing 1 game

Yes. A terrible preseason of one game.
But I think he did get a goal.

 

[R We A Team]

Hey everyone!
I don't post often, but I am here a lot and have been for a number of years. An expert lurker one could say...

Think Formenton is going to surprise a lot of people, Watch and see... I believe he sticks and excels this year.

Now if they feel he is not ready then no problem send him back, but until then can we not just enjoy having him instead of worrying about "seasoning" GSG!!!

 

[BonkTastic]

As long as nobody gets hurt, I don't care about this game whatsoever. If the rookies look good, that's just gravy.

It's going to be a snooze-fest featuring two teams icing mostly veteran lineups full of guys who are going to do their best not to get hurt before the real games start, and a couple of depth guys battling it out for the few undecided spots on the roster. Both teams will start their regular season starter as a last-chance effort to shake the rust off, but we might see a few shaky goals because either guy might not be in full swing yet.

The last preseason game before the dawn of the regular season opener is always torture to watch.

 

[Flamingo]

The Bochenski is on the line tonight. The boys leave it all on the ice.

 

[BonkTastic]

The Bochenski is on the line tonight.

That award practically has the nameplate already engraved - I can't imagine anyone can beat out Formenton at this point.

 

[PatrickEaves]

That award practically has the nameplate already engraved - I can't imagine anyone can beat out Formenton at this point.

What if Boro scores 6 goals tonight?

 

[NyQuil]

What if Boro scores 6 goals tonight?

If that happens, we're renaming it the Boro Award.