Post-Game Talk: Sens/Isles PGT - "Holy Gonchar, Batman!" Edition

[mcnorth]

Wow.

I love this team.

 

[CanadianHockey]

To those asking if Zbad high sticked the puck just before the goal. I reviewed the play and the answer is yes. However: The rule reads


What some may not have seen is that Visnovsky #11 for the NYI swiped at and touched the puck before losing it in a stick on stick fight with Silfv and then Zbad picked it up and the play continues. The ref didn't do a washout sign but you can see him point towards the players he looks like he yelled something. It was close between Silfv and Visnovsky but the ref and linesman both had a clear view of the play and obviously ruled that Visnovsky touched the puck first.

No, Silfv touched it first. It just happened so fast/the refs were at bad angles such that the refs assumed Visnovsky touched it.

 

[pt_mck]

So when are we allowed to start saying the Sens might actually be Cup contenders? This team just KEEPS WINNING. They are 6th in the league, and before the playoffs will be adding a top 10 centre, a legit 1st line winger, and arguably the best goalie in the league. How many other top 10 teams in the NHL have that to look forward to?

Imagine if this team had Karlsson? Hell, at this rate we should be favourites next year.

As soon as they can beat Boston

 

[Knave]

As soon as they can beat Boston

We crushed Winnipeg, Winnipeg beat Boston ergo we beat Boston

 

[CanadianHockey]

We crushed Winnipeg, Winnipeg beat Boston ergo we beat Boston

Logically, we crushed Boston.

 

[Knave]

Logically, we crushed Boston.

I don't actually remember the games, but we must have.

 

[DylanSensFan]

No, Silfv touched it first. It just happened so fast/the refs were at bad angles such that the refs assumed Visnovsky touched it.

does the rule not say possession? It is like during a penalty call. The offending team can touch the puck, so long as they do not possess it.

 

[Vaclav Varada]

The boys are clearly having a locker room debate about whether or not they're overusing 'pesky'

 

[God Says No]

meh, i don't feel sorry for the isles fans at all. reffing was bad both ways.

 

[NyQuil]

Senatrolls again.

Nice to see the team bail out the goalie for once, as opposed to the other way around.

I might feel sympathy for the Isles if they hadn't had such a massive PP advantage.

In any event, Ottawa hangs around...hangs around...hangs around, and wins.

Nice to do it in regulation too.

 

[Qward]

by Kevin Lee

 

[SilverSeven]

As soon as they can beat Boston

Who says we even meet Boston in the playoffs? Also, who says with Spezza, Michalek, Anderson, and no shootout we dont?

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

I have a hard time feeling bad about the high stick. It was close to begin with and it was just one of many battles the Isles lost on that shift that resulted in a goal. Plenty of opportunity to make amends but they didn't. We lost Erik Freakin' Karlsson to because an official missed the puck hit the mesh behind the net so no sympathy here.

 

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

by Kevin Lee

There are better angles of this. 2/5 classless Subbans.

 

[Lenny the Lynx]

by Kevin Lee

Tsn turning point right there

 

[SelleckStache]

Show the gif of him getting outmuscled for the goal

 

[costermonger]

And Gonchar was a +5

 

[Blarginator]

by Kevin Lee

hahaha love the reaction

 

[God Says No]

Show the gif of him getting outmuscled for the goal

by visnovsky? he just didn't see him coming in the backdoor. i think you were watching a different game.

 

[StefanW]

I couldn't believe it when I read the boxscore and Gonch ended up at a +5 for the night. It was among the most dominant performances by an Ottawa D man that I have ever seen.

 

[starling]

Zibby knocked it and Silfv actually beat Visnovsky to the puck by a fraction of a second. The Isles cams slowed it down and it was pretty clear.

I feel for the NYI fans though. Calls might've gone their way but the amount of ass ****ing they got from that "distinct" kicking motion and no call on the high stick literally lost the game for them.

I rewatched that moment 10 times on GCL and I'm fairly certain Visnovsky hit it first and it bounced off Silf's stick.
Ref was standing 10 feet from there and he was about to blow the play down (he raised his arm with the whistle) and once he saw who hit it first he put it away.

 

[Tundraman]

No, Silfv touched it first. It just happened so fast/the refs were at bad angles such that the refs assumed Visnovsky touched it.

Are you an expert

From what angle could you tell that. The TV showed it from the rear behind Silfv while he was stretching out to try and touch it and the down low ref had a clear view. The lineman was right on top of the play too. Did they show a better angle anywhere else? I didn't see it and only went by the refs reaction.

 

[YNWA14]

Like I was saying last year and the year before people continue to underestimate this team.

With a healthy Spezza, Karlsson, Cowen and Michalek this team is maybe one piece away from being a legimiate cup contender if they aren't already.

 

[Alf Silfversson]

Chris Phillips deserves some credit after this game.

More than 27 minutes on the ice and a +1.

 

[pepty]

Ben Bishop said they call Gonchar Benjamin Button.