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

[starling]

Basically the season depends on when Karlsson gets back. If it takes him longer than 15 games then the season is pretty much over.

 

[Aurilius]

This is becoming a really long game .

 

[Tundraman]

Imagine how disappointed the MTL fans will be when the season starts for real

 

[albator71]

Might as well forfeit the season

Why play when we are so bad

We will finish dead last in the league

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

You'll be even more shocked when the team doesn't suddenly look great because we switched Formenton with Brassard. This is very close to the final roster. Things that should be coming together aren't, and we have no semblance of defense. These are things that mean something, and we aren't seeing any improvement on any of them. Your argument is ridiculous.

I can't even reply to this level of nonsense. You will see in a week how none of these games mattered at all. The personnel and system we had won't just crumble like that

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Anyone who thinks this doesn't matter at all is fooling themselves. The coach is gonna be pissed. The players are gonna be pissed.

But will they be double digits mad or just a little miffed

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Yup they're going to be pissed. But it still doesn't matter.

Explain to me how the team not improving any aspect of their game throughout preseason doesn't matter.

 

[Ouroboros]

PK must be at about 50% for the preseason. Powerplay still looks like utter dogshit.

If this new standard for penalties persists into the regular season we are f***ed - that's my biggest takeaway.

 

[aragorn]

They get pinned in a lot with them in the lineup too.. I do think we missed Ceci's defensive presence.

And Boro hitting & Neil would have taken somebody on by now. Sad to see the Sens just take it with no response, no push back, nothing.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Didn't ghallagher "slash" phaneuf before that goal

 

[Senscore]

Oleing in a preseason game.


Lol ok.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Explain to me how the team not improving any aspect of their game throughout preseason doesn't matter.

Because I've watched the Ottawa Senators for 25 years and none of their preseason performances had any revelance towards their regular season record.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

I can't even reply to this level of nonsense. You will see in a week how none of these games mattered at all. The personnel and system we had won't just crumble like that

You seem like someone who's never been told he's wrong by his parents.

Look, I am convinced we won't look this bad in the regular season, but I am also seeing how bad we can be if we aren't on our game, and allowing 9 goals in any game is a very bad sign.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Because I've watched the Ottawa Senators for 25 years and none of their preseason performances had any revelance towards their regular season record.

Yet I remember in the 2000s when we didn't need to try at all in preseason and yet we still did. We were the best team in the league some of those seasons but you still saw how they made sure to be ready once game 1 started.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Yup they're going to be pissed. But it still doesn't matter.

Well that's life.

 

[Tundraman]

Didn't ghallagher "slash" phaneuf before that goal

Yes but it wasn't the other way around so no penalty

 

[Senscore]

Not as much as you will....

Why is that?

 

[FormentonTheFuture]

Explain to me how the team not improving any aspect of their game throughout preseason doesn't matter.

Because

Most

Players

Aren't

Even

Trying

Not hard to comprehend

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Olé, olé olé olé

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Because

Most

Players

Aren't

Even

Trying

Not hard to comprehend

Spacing each word apart doesn't make them any truer. If the team isn't trying in preseason, why even show up?

 

[starling]

Because

Most

Players

Aren't

Even

Trying

Not hard to comprehend

Every other team is trying and the senators just skate around. Huh.
Preseason or not, there is a difference between losing a game and playing a game like a pee-wee team.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

40 shots to 17......lol.

 

[aragorn]

9-2 & the Habs keep pouring it on trying to get to 10 & our team does nothing about them rubbing their faces in it. Pathetic performance & showed no heart, no passion & no guts & no class by Montreal. I guess this is the new NHL.

 

[swiftwin]

Because

Most

Players

Aren't

Even

Trying

Not hard to comprehend

Exactly. We already have too many injuries, we can't afford more. Even Boucher was talking about this in one of his pressers, saying how he's been trying to keep Turris out of the lineup as much as possible because if we lose him, we're toast.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Well, I believe Harpur and McCormick just punched their ticket to Belleville tonight. Harpur has so many great physical tools and good hands...but he desperately needs a sense of urgency and willingness to use that body of his.