One year in the playoffs one year out. Fun.
So buckle up for next year!One year in the playoffs one year out. Fun.
Any news on Bobby 457th finger injury?
No idea, but some Rugby player just decided to amputate half his finger instead of having it heal so he could be ready for the season. Might be a good option for Bobby.
How will you feel when we finish dead last and Edmonton wins the lotto anyway....
Well if you like doughty you're gonna love ceci. So if you like ceci. You're gonna love claessen.He is a poor mans Ceci when he is away from EK.
Any news on Bobby 457th finger injury?
Well I mean this was our general trend for a while. Adding a coach with that exact track record was not gonna help.One year in the playoffs one year out. Fun.
There has got to be some disconnect between game planning or management or something. We're a team that plays tight defensively that seems to like to play for the Overtime games. Boucher in the past has thrown out guys like Pageau and Pyatt in heavy deployment in OT games. This leads the Sens to have a more than average proportion of their games go to shootout (10 last year).
Why then do we keep getting rid of all the good shootout players we have? Not to re-hash the entire trade all over again, but consider that just accounting for his ability in the shootout, trading Turris may have cost us 2 or 3 points directly in the standings. Especially when we're using guys like Pyatt. It's definitely not the most important thing to consider in a trade...but it is a part of the game and one that we seem to actively aim to participate in. Yet we've traded all our best shutout guys over the past 5 years except Bobby who we're married to (Spezza, Zibanejad, Silfverberg, Turris).
Haha in all honesty this is probably just finding something new to rag on about the team after a loss, but it is what it is.
Duchene (...) made a nice move last night but couldn't quite get it up.
The team played well in the first. After that it was complete domination by Tampa. The shot attempts were 77 to 28. We were fortunate to get a single point.The team played well against the best team in the NHL, despite the 3 blown leads.
Everything is riding on the next 4 games, imo. You go 3-0-1, or win all 4, and you probably leap frog the Panthers and the Habs. Also, 2 of those games are against the Bruins.
If we lose 2 or 3 of those games in regulation, then the team would have to pull off a miraculous run. As it stands, we already need a winning percentage similar to that of Vegas' or Tampa's to make the playoffs. Kind of doable. But that would increase depending on what the end of December holds...
The team played well in the first. After that it was complete domination by Tampa. The shot attempts were 77 to 28. We were fortunate to get a single point.
One year in the playoffs one year out. Fun.
Perhaps it's the opposition's ability to adjust to Bouchers system after a period. Doesn't seem like the Sens (in particular Boucher) have an answer for the counter.I still can't figure out how we can play well one period and be a complete dumpster fire the rest of a game. It can't all be fatigue from overplaying Karlsson and some other guys, and it can't always be the other team just flipping a switch because it just seems to happen too often.
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Looking back, great 1st against Tbay last night, dominated the Pens in the 1st when returning from Sweden, good for half a game against the Wild, good against the rangers till we went into protect mode in the 3rd, I'm sure there have been more examples, we just seem like a jekyll and hyde team.
The team played well against the best team in the NHL, despite the 3 blown leads.
Everything is riding on the next 4 games, imo. You go 3-0-1, or win all 4, and you probably leap frog the Panthers and the Habs. Also, 2 of those games are against the Bruins.
If we lose 2 or 3 of those games in regulation, then the team would have to pull off a miraculous run. As it stands, we already need a winning percentage similar to that of Vegas' or Tampa's to make the playoffs. Kind of doable. But that would increase depending on what the end of December holds...
I still can't figure out how we can play well one period and be a complete dumpster fire the rest of a game. It can't all be fatigue from overplaying Karlsson and some other guys, and it can't always be the other team just flipping a switch because it just seems to happen too often.
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Looking back, great 1st against Tbay last night, dominated the Pens in the 1st when returning from Sweden, good for half a game against the Wild, good against the rangers till we went into protect mode in the 3rd, I'm sure there have been more examples, we just seem like a jekyll and hyde team.
I still can't figure out how we can play well one period and be a complete dumpster fire the rest of a game. It can't all be fatigue from overplaying Karlsson and some other guys, and it can't always be the other team just flipping a switch because it just seems to happen too often.
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Looking back, great 1st against Tbay last night, dominated the Pens in the 1st when returning from Sweden, good for half a game against the Wild, good against the rangers till we went into protect mode in the 3rd, I'm sure there have been more examples, we just seem like a jekyll and hyde team.
Its also largely because the system is designed to be passive and allows the opposition to dictate the pace. We play the second most time in our own end of all NHL teams. Couple that with rhe overall lack of depth that Boicher trusts and the team is worn down by the 3rd. It might get worse as the season goes on because those guys we lean so heavily on will get more and more run down.I think it is indicative of a lack of leadership on the bench honestly.
The players seem to go off course very easily.
Its also largely because the system is designed to be passive and allows the opposition to dictate the pace. We play the second most time in our own end of all NHL teams. Couple that with rhe overall lack of depth that Boicher trusts and the team is worn down by the 3rd. It might get worse as the season goes on because those guys we lean so heavily on will get more and more run down.