Let me start this post by congratulating former Ottawa Senator Brian McGrattan on recording the Gordie Howe hat trick last night. Grats has been through a lot over the past couple years and really it couldn't happen to a nicer guy!
Tonight, the Ottawa Senators head into Montreal to take on the Canadiens in what will be the much anticipated return of Alex Kovalev. I'll actually be live blogging tonight's game for The Score. Stop by at the link below to participate!
http://liveblogs.thescore.com/Event/NHL_-_Senators_vs_Canadiens2
When this website started over a year ago, I never thought I would be sitting here writing out my 500th post. On May 20, 2008, when I sat down to write the first entry on this website I remember thinking to myself, "Is anyone even going to read this stuff?"
Now here we are 499 posts later and people continue to come back. The readers here at SensChirp have been incredibly loyal and are the reason this site still exists. On multiple occasions I've thought about shutting it down but the positive feedback from you guys has kept it going.
500 posts...
Thanks to anyone who has stopped by to read one of those 500 posts along the way. In particular I'd like to thank all the regulars who continue to come back and post in the comment thread and have made this one of the better places on the Internet to talk Senators hockey.
So heres to 500 posts made and to the 500 more to come!
Thanks everyone
98 comments:
Who's starting in goal for the leafs tonight?
Thanks for all the hard work! GO SENS GO FOR LIFE!
Congrats on #500 Chirp!
Here's to 500,000 more!
way to go chirp! keep us updated like you do!
keep up the good work!
Go Sens GO!
Congratulations JC and keep up the excellent work! I'm real happy this site exists and I always look forward to my next Chirpy fix.
Go Chirp Go!
Go Sens Go!
I started reading your blog last summer during the Heatley affair. I got hooked, each morning I would check SC first for any details and still do today. I appoligize for writing this as an anon, because they usually irritate me, I just wanted to say keep up the good work.
Gunter
How about a contest to celebrate.
Free Tickets, Free Hat.. heck I would take a $2 off coupon for Pizza :D
Congrats on the 500 JC
cheers
Hey SC,
I guess you can thank Dany the douche for a good chunk of those blogs... Nevertheless, congrats on establishing and maintaining THE best Sens forum out there. This is proven by the fact that other blog site owners regularly post on here.
BTW, isn't it customary to divulge your real name and occupation on the 500th?
GO SENS!
The only thing that makes me want to than Heatley for is getting me hooked on this site! Congrats SC!
Congratulations Chirp, I've been reading your blog as part of my daily routine since the very first post. It has the right mix of emotion and analysis to keep things in the proper perspective, but also entertaining!
Happy 500, now do it 500 more times :D
Gratz Senschirp, I've read each and every one of those 500 posts over the past two years, and through it all you've had the best most informative source for Sens-related news second to none.
Keep up the awesome work, and I'm looking forward to the next 500 :)
here here
you rock chirp!
GO SENS GO!!
Congrats Chirp, Keep it up!
@Condor:
MacDonald is expected to start again with Toskala and Gistavsson still sidelined with injuries.
@SensChirp:
Congratulations on the 500th post! I don't remember how I found out about this site, but I'm glad I did and I have been reading it ever since. It's definitely one of the best Senators sites on the internet. GO SENS GO!
Grats on 500. Thanks for keeping me in the loop so far from home.
GO SENS GO
Congrats.
I'll keep coming back as long as you keep posting. Good work.
Congrats all around. I'm a big Sens fan and only found this site a month ago
Go deep Sens. Go deep
C#
Keep up the great work Chirp!
Hope the Sens can bring the same effort from the last game and hopin Kovalev is really fired up for this one!
Congrats!
Good work SC , keep up the good work!!
on a side note , GO SENS GO
i hate mtl :)
Phill
Co-sign @ Mike
Keep up the good work SC!
Btw, any news on the message board front at all?
Condor,
This is a blogfor Sens talk and only Sens talk. No one here gives a shit about the Leafs here.
Great job Senschirp!
wish i could watch the game tonight, but again the CBC screws non-Leafs fans!
Hey Sens chirp! Congrats, I've been reading every single post since the beginning of summer and always been posting as either Bill or anonymous... Ur the best sens blogger ever!
How can I make an account on this site?
Congrats Chirp...I found this site over the summer...actually found it cause of that dumb buzz site. Keep up the great stuff, Go Sens Go!!
thanks senschirp and keep up the hard work hope there alot more than 500 still to come!
Congrats Chirp...Hoping for another great effort tonight!
Keep it up chirp!
We should start a movement to have
Alfie bring the cup to your house when we win it!
Go sens Go from BC!
Thanks for all the great work 'chirp! And thanks to the "regulars" for their great input.
So since TSN didn't predict the Habs as a playoff team does that mean we'll win tonight? LOL
Go Sens Go
Great Job Chirp!
I came along during the Heatley saga... found out through HFBoards.
I continue to come on here daily even though rumours/Heatley saga is over. Keep it up!
Another 500 to go...
Congrats JC - great site and hopefully you stick around for the next 500 posts!!
congrats sc! keep up the good work - this may sound a little out there, but for myself you've become the best source for ottawa senators updates, even beating out the big media. you're blog is the first thing i check when i log on.
congrats again!
Good job senschirp!!! This is my first stop when online to check out hockey (mostly sens) info. GO SENS GO!!!!
Good job Senschirp! I've found you to be one of the most reliable sources for Sens information Since I started reading your blog this Spring. I check it every day before I even go to the Sens website or nhl.com.
Keep it going, much appreciated!
As someone who rarely posts but reads every day, I want to thank Chirp and all of the regulars for contributing. Whenever I'm stressed out about something, I know I can come here to relax for a few minutes and discuss our team.
Thanks for the all the work you do Chirp!
Congrats SC! I started reading when the Dany Heatley saga started, and I turned to this site for all the updates. I still check it everyday. Let's hope the Sens can "post" a W for you tonight.
@ Condor, you were the first post and instead of offering congrats on such a great site and a milestone, you chose to ask a dumb question. You put the ass in class Condor! Stay off this site, its better without you.
was at that flames game...heater couldnt have scored a nicer goal then grats did, an awesome fight as well
JC, congrats man! Thanks for all your hardwork!
GO SENS GO!
Congrats on the 500 posts SC.
I was hoping to find out if Regin is in or out tonight though. TSN's video Ice Chips says he's in the written one says he's out. Which one is it?
Congrats on the 500th post senschirp!! This is my #1 destination for sens information and discussion. I can only imagine how much work the site is to maintain - Keep up the great work! Thanks very much for your efforts. Looking forward to reading about a great upcoming season on Senschirp.
Great work SensChirp! Way to go!!!
Good job SC. I find you to be one of the most reliable places to find out about Sens news and the discussion here is far superior to most other places save a few trolls.
Great site, Chirp! Probably the first one I check daily for Sens news. Keep it up!
Sens win 4-1....volchy rocks the hole Smurf line....I hate Gionta!!
I hope we bring up Lee soon, maybe send down Eric K, looks like he can use some AHL time, anyone know if he's go back to Sweeden or stay in Bingo?
Go Sens Go...I hate HAB Fans!!
Anyone know of a stream for tonights game? Can't find one on atdhe.net or myp2p.eu
Congrats on your 500th post. I am going to celebrate with a beverage.
Congrats!
As will I Anon at 6:31 PM.
I think you may find this one streamed at www.cbc.ca if I'm not mistaken...
Congrats Senschirp, maybe now your parents will let you have a computer in your bedroom.
Congrats SC great job on the site.
I check it everyday on or off season and will continue
Keep up the good work as it is very much appreciated
GU SENS GO!!!!
Congratulations, SensChirp! You're my go-to site on the Net for Sens info, rumours, and great fan conversations.
You rock, Sens rule!
Congratulations, SensChirp! You're my go-to site on the Net for Sens info, rumours, and great fan conversations.
You rock, Sens rule!
Why the FIZZZUCK do we have to listen to Car-boner????
I thought Cole was bad.
Thank God for Galley.
Atta boy Neil!
Cole cannot follow the game at all - he's a senile old goat.
Who is this Vallchencko they keep talking about (Cole and Carbonneau).
Good LORD!
Ole, ole, Ole ole! Take that MFs.
This is why I love the Sens!
Been following your site since May. I also make this visit a daily event. Luv the banter & and the insight. Good job SC, keep it up.
Solid win tonite -- maybe we's a gellin'...
Can't wait to read about Ottawa winning the Stanley Cup
SensChirp... Rock on!
what has more points than the Leafs? a straight line...
PK was unbelievable tonight... I also noticed a lot of signs of improvement from Karlsson tonight. He handled his defensive assignments much better. Congrats to Kovy
3-1 , ill take it
Phill ;)
congrats chirp...great sens win!
Alex
keep up the good work
now if we could get a tv station to do as good a job as you do
go sens go
not to be a sour-puss but how do you get from 295 that is written in the right side navigation to you 500? Are you counting updates?!?
Congrats. Keep it up, Rumours or not, its always good to talk Senators Hockey with people who care.
Hmmm... I think trading Heater and Vermette were two of the best moves this franchise has made. Chemistry and a goaltender... who would have thunk.
cloustons getting fired!!
"not to be a sour-puss but how do you get from 295 that is written in the right side navigation to you 500? Are you counting updates?!?"
you should perhaps take note of the "2009" that is right next to 295, so that means THIS year, and if you look down in 2008 there was 204. so add them together and you have 499...ta da!
No, Thank you Chirp
Guy,
I'm thinking that you looked at the number of posts that SC has posted this year (2009). Lets not forget that this blog was created in May 2008. So if you added the number of posts from last year and this year you get the number 500.
To Guy,
295 is in 2009 iff you check a little lower you will see that in 2008 he made 204 post for a total of 499
Congrats Senschirp keep up the good work.
Go Sens Go
@Guy...
Archives have 295 posts for 2009
2008 has 204 posts
Therefore there are 499 archived posts.
This post plus the 499 arcived posts equals 200 posts.
And on that note - Thanks for all the work SensChirp and thanks for giving Sens fans the best site around to come to.
Guy, did you bother to scroll down and see he had 204 posts in 2008...
Hey Guy: 295 is for 2009. If you scroll down a bit, you will see that there were 204 in 2008 and this post is 500th.
That's 2 minutes for unnecessary nit picking. Go to the mall...
@ Guy
The 295 posts is representative of the posts he made in 2009. If you scroll down a little further you will see an additional 204 posts made in 2008.
I've started being a regular at your site the past three months, and I really enjoy reading your posts and others' comments. Keep up the excellent work!
Opps. me bad - didn't see that 295 was for this year only.
Sorry about that!
Congrats your at 500 posts. Keep up the great work.
Clock is ticking for Bryan Murray. Clouston will be fired soon. Can't help but wonder when Brodeur will be brought in to solve our goaltending problems.
HANG ON SNOOPY - SNOOPY HANG ON !
Best goaltender that Ottawa has ever had!
CBC had Toronto's game in 'true' HD and not Ottawa's. They say it's HD but the difference from the french station RDS (or Toronto's game which was televised nationally) were so different. Clearer and crispier image on RDS. Why can't we have the CBC give us 'true' HD in Ottawa?
Thanks Chirp! I can't remember how long I have been reading but it's been a while. Always good! Well done.
Also good to hear Grats is playing well. Heard him on the Team in July and it was a great interview.
Sorry, I can't help myself: from Sharks blog:
"The Sharks had two power play goals against the Islanders and both came after McLellan did some shuffling of his special teams, taking Dany Heatley off the top unit and inserting Patrick Marleau in his place.
“The familiarity of Seto, Joe and Patty settled our power play down,” McLellan said. “We’ve been using Dany Heatley there a lot, but for a little while now we’ll probably go with that group. They were very effective last year and we’ll probably continue to use them.
OK, I know what some of you may be thinking. But let’s not go there yet."
Tee hee
There's no denying his role has been diminished.
Heatley to the Kings E5!!
Anon 5:24,
What's the link to that Sharks blog.
Here's the link: http://blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks
If it doesn't work, google Mercury News, then wheb you get there, go to Sports, then Sharks, the blog is called Working the Corners
I have a question
I am a new Ottawa Senators fan I moved to Ottawa from Montreal 5 years ago, the Senators are a very exciting team to watch, but one thing that upsets me is the lack of excitement you get from form the broadcasters like this guy Cole they had last night I get the feeling he did not want to be there ? another game I was watching they talked about a hockey helmet for over half the game “when the game was in play” not sure how it all works do the Senators have a say in witch broadcaster works on any giving night? Who can we can complain to ? is it because we have a smaller market they give us people that do not really want to work the Sens?
The problem with the broadcast that you watched was because Bob Cole is a die-hard (and almost senile now) Leafs fan.. Him, Harry Neale, and the guys at TSN are as well..
Next time you watch a broadcast on Rogerts Sportsnet, you'll notice a difference. Dean Brown, Garry Galley, and Ian Mendes are all Senators fans.
Bob Cole is a Toronto man through and through. Not sure why he was doing the Sens/Habs game. I guess CBC wanted to try and show balance? Or Bobby just wanted to see a more exciting game.
I find TSN the worst for non-excitement. They seem to cheer for whatever team is playing against the Sens. If you want to good ol' Sens-biased announcing, tune into Team1200 on the radio while wacthing the game.
Congrats SC! The best Sens community site. Thanks SC.
@Anon 7:36 PM,
Most will shut off the sound on the CBC broadcast and tune in to the Team 1200 for Dean and Gord. Can't stand the CBC clowns...
team 1200, I will dune in next game thank you all.
To Anon @ 7:36
The "helmet thing" was during a Dean Brown broadcast but that's only because it was being promoted by Mario Lemieux. Dean's too classy to have cut Mario off and Mario didn't clue in that it was a game and not a commercial. He didn't know when to shut up...
It was not typical and you can expect better.
As an added bonus, Dean Brown is famous for his utterly bizarre and sometimes funny asides that add a unique flavour to all Senators broadcasts.
SensChirp, congrats on your success... you're the first site I check every morning to get my Sens fix....
Anon 9:58am - um, that was Mark Messier. But the rest of your post was valid.
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