Pre-Game Talk: Sens vs Leafs ,Saturday April 20th 7:00 PM (ET)

[DrEasy]

Once you realize CBC is a poor excuse for a government-owned TV station and stop taking them seriously your quality of life increases significantly. (OTOH, CBC radio is actually decent)

 

[cdavis*]

Complete and utter nonsense

Let Don Cherry have his fun, it is in no way disrespectful to the Ottawa Senators

I know AJ is just doing his job so no hard feelings but that was such complete BS I had to say something

AJ wasn't 'just doing his job', he was genuinely upset and almost yelling. I wouldn't be surprised is he got a talking to about it afterwards actually. I agreed with every word he said.

It was disrespectful, upsetting and unprofessional (not that Cherry is known for his professional conduct).

What was it? Only the 2nd or 3rd time the Ottawa Senators got a broadcast on 'Canada's TV Channel' this year? Greening gets robbed a goal (which may have turned this game into a different outcome), and then Ottawa goes down in a crushing loss in their own house. THEN, its rubbed in. That's not cool, and it teaches young hockey players how to be when you win.

As a hockey fan in general, I was pretty pissed and I'd have been pissed for Toronto fans if the roles were reversed as well.

 

[18Hossa]

Guys apparently Kassian sucks at fighting what are we going to do?!?!1!1!!?

 

[Spezzafan6]

spezza on skates...

 

[Flamingo]

spezza on skates...

I'll be impressed to learn he tied them himself.

 

[Here I Pageau Again]

Lets just win.

First a win means we get points we REALLY need. And a loss for the Leafs stops them from clinching, at least for one more day. At this point, we need ALL the points we can get!

 

[SanderSen]

Hopefully we get a W.

Ideas for a GDT theme?

Honey Badger, takes what he wants, doesn't give a s@#t.

 

[Benjamin]

Guys apparently Kassian sucks at fighting what are we going to do?!?!1!1!!?

Didn't he drop Orr quite easily?

 

[lafite]

Man, Lehner even has a gaping five hole in the team picture.

A little off topic here, but the CBC hockey pool has Lehner listed as injured. What's wrong with him? I assume he is not getting his five hole sewn up.

 

[SanderSen]

It should a more interesting game than the last one, with the Sens dressing more of an actual NHL lineup.

 

[pepty]

Not sure where to post this comment but...

Anyone else notice that Jim O'Brien isn't even in the photo? Where the heck did that guy go.

He was in Boston with the team last week..
Very strange that he is not in the picture especially as he played most of the year.

There will be injuries in the course of the playoffs and he is a useful player.
I don't get it.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

It should a more interesting game than the last one, with the Sens dressing more of an actual NHL lineup.

This is very true. We are adding Anderson, a top 6 and top 4 back into the lineup. I think we should be able to handle the Leafs.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

Hate to be negative, but we never play well against the Leafs in our own barn - especially on a HNIC game. We'll be lucky not to get shut out.

 

[danishh]

Hate to be negative, but we never play well against the Leafs in our own barn - especially on a HNIC game. We'll be lucky not to get shut out.

there was that game in february, 3-2, greening with the winner in the last minute.

 

[trobby]

I want the Sens to win 4-0, with Zibby netting a hat trick.

Then I want Don Cherry to plaster his 79 year old lips all over Zibanejad's Iranian/Finnish face.

#GoSensGo

 

[dennilfloss]

I want the Sens to win 4-0, with Zibby netting a hat trick.

Then I want Don Cherry to plaster his 79 year old lips all over Zibanejad's Iranian/Finnish face.

#GoSensGo

ewwwwwwwwwwwwww

 

[Montresor]

I want the Sens to win 4-0, with Zibby netting a hat trick.

Then I want Don Cherry to plaster his 79 year old lips all over Zibanejad's Iranian/Finnish face.

#GoSensGo

Finnish?

Also Don Cherry doesn't do euro.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

Finnish?

Also Don Cherry doesn't do euro.

Zibanejad is half Iranian part Finnish and part Swedish.

 

[trobby]

Finnish?

Also Don Cherry doesn't do euro.

He was raised in Sweden..but his parents are Iranian/Finnish. I should have added Swedish too, since he was raised there, and considers himself Swedish.

Either way, I want Don all over him. With Conacher and Silfverberg in the background.

 

[Harbinger]

What I would give to have a blow out win tomorrow.

 

[HockeySens]

This is very true. We are adding Anderson, a top 6 and top 4 back into the lineup. I think we should be able to handle the Leafs.

a top 6 and a top 9 (conacher)

 

[Vaclav Varada]

Boys don't play great when the Leafs are in town. They thrive off the fans and with the split, it's hard to do that. Its one of the things with having a young team.

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

a top 6 and a top 9 (conacher)

I completely forgot, wow.

I actually think Conacher will be one of our best players against the Leafs cause he fits the matchup against their defense.

Watch him have a huge game tomorrow.

 

[HockeySens]

Boys don't play great when the Leafs are in town. They thrive off the fans and with the split, it's hard to do that. Its one of the things with having a young team.

I think we lost last game because we never had the momentum since there was always a fight, fights kill the sens momentum while it does the opposite for the leafs. We cant play to their strengths

 

[ReginKarlssonLehner]

I think we lost last game because we never had the momentum since there was always a fight, fights kill the sens momentum while it does the opposite for the leafs. We cant play to their strengths

I disagree. I just think the Sens don't have enough experience in their lineup at the time against a tough pressure crowd. They were gripping their sticks harder and letting their players get away with hits etc...

Fights or not the players were nervous. The added grit, skill and experience back with the guys I mentioned before should provide a stable point for the younger guys to feed off of.