The Sens struggled to create much of anything on offence through the opening 40 minutes but Anderson kept them in it. With the shots at 30-10, Ottawa went into the third period down by just a single goal.
After a massive save by Anderson at one end, the Sens sped back the other way and it was the Captain that beat Thomas to pull even. Ottawa actually appeared to take the lead later in the frame but the Zibanejad goal was wiped out for goaltender interference but the Sens didn't seem phased.
A late double minor put the Sens on the power play and it was rookie defenceman David Rundblad that gave the Senators an extremely unlikely one goal lead.
The Bruins were the better team for large stretches of this game but we saw exactly what good goaltending can do for a team. Ottawa did not have their skating legs in the first 40 but Anderson made save after save and kept his team in the hockey game. The shots finished at an extremely lopsided 40-20.
- If there was any doubt remaining, Jared Cowen has earned a spot on this hockey club. He was dominant in his own end and laid a huge hit that knocked Bruins defenceman Steve Kampfer.
- Paul MacLean indicated that he would like to have his final roster in place by Saturday. Mika Zibanejad will absolutely be on that roster. He was strong again tonight.
Phillips-Lee
Karlsson-Cowen
Gonchar-Kuba
Carkner-Rundblad
that is how the roster will look, if we trade Carkner then we can send Rundblad to the minors, but he will be the 1st call up for any injuries then.
i wasnt able to catch the game...
If Craig Anderson plays like he's capable of, there is no way in hell that they will be a lottery team this year. When his team get outplayed and outshot, he steals games. The Senators are going to get outplayed and outshot all year by teams like Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay. Anderson is going to steal games from ALL of them.
Might as well accept it Senators fans. The Senators have a legitimate starting goaltender, and that's something to build on.
If they can tighten up those turnovers and get used to playing with each other, they'll win more than they lose. I think they'll still struggle a bit to score, but when your goalie lets 1 out of 40 in, you only need 2 goals anyways.
Haha rushed that one a little
I thought he was trying to do too much on the ice tonight, he's had better games.
after he scores he skates to.the sens blueline and points at anderson thanking him for he incredible save that led to alfie's goal.
very excited to watch this team.
now with this break before the star of the season mclean gets time to work the players through his system. go sens go!
felt like we were robbed on several calls, oh well its goes down easier when you win!
also did konopka play the game...it showed 7 minutes of ice time for him but i barely saw him.
And Greening did bump Thomas. Not much, but I guarantee that if Lucic bumped Anderson the same way, you wouldn't be complaining.
Kuba is terrible. I don't see how this guy can be on the team, he's the 9th or 10th best d-man in camp. Don't move him, you need his salary to stay within the cap. Just healthy scratch him ALL SEASON.
It really is a case of him having negative value for us. If him being here just hurt this season, then he would have zero value. But since him being here implies that Rundblad won't be here, that impacts Rundblad's development which could hurt future seasons. Hence negative value.
The only team that looks desperate enough to deal for Kuba is the Islanders. Something like 4 of their top 6 are still on their entry level contracts. Plus taking on Kuba's contract puts them just over the salary cap floor.
Still will never happen; they'd probably prefer to sign Brian McCabe and immediately buy out his contract.
When's the last time we had a goalie steal one for us?
Bruins with their SCF lineup (minus Seguin & Seidenburg). Sens with 3 rookies playing on D...
Is the Bruins PP that bad or is the Sens PK getting better?
Rundblad is looking more comfortable with each game. He still has a way to go especially on the defensive side, mind you, but he is improving.
One thing I will say McLean & his staff have to do is to get this team to play a full 60 min game. Not 20 min.. but 60 min.
A 60 min game like the 3rd period tonight and Anderson playing like he did tonight -- then you never know what will happen.
Hey Sens beat Tim Thomas... now that's a rarity.
Bruins pp is certainly not their strongest asset,thats what made the cup run even more impressive. if they can fix their pp, I think they have a great shot to repeat.
Done deal!
So I finally clicked on the Pro-line ad (I'm assuming everyone sees the same ads). If you click on "how to play" on the left side, you will see a flash? demo. Check out slide 7/16 for the odds they give Toronto over Chicago!
This proves that Toronto is the centre of the universe!
Wow, looks like Lombardi must've cracked
It doesn't matter that he didn't touch him. He was in the middle of the crease (getting there without being pushed) and preventing Thomas from making the save, be it by distracting him or preventing him from moving further out of the net to make the save. I want to see Zabinejad score as many as the next guy but that should have been waved off.
I can't recall a goalie able to steal games like that for us since Tugnutt! I wont say Lalime because he had a strong squad in front of him
Do not have a clue, what our forwards will lineup as in regular season, but our Defense Pairings might be :
Cowen - Karlsson
Gonchar - Rundblad ( try #7 for first 9 games )
Phillips - Lee
Kuba and Carkner as spares.
Rockin Robert
Z. Smith 3G 1A = 4 pts
C. Neil 2G 2A = 4 pts
M. Zibanejad 3G 0A = 3 pts
J. Cowen 2G 1A = 3 pts
M. Michalek 2G 1A = 3 pts
D. Rundblad 1G 2A = 3 pts
N. Foligno 1G 2A = 3 pts
N. Filatov 0G 3A = 3 pts
P. Regin 0G 3A = 3 pts
D. Alfredsson 1G 1A = 2 pts
B. Lee 1G 1A = 2 pts
J. Spezza 0G 2A = 2 pts
S. Da Costa 0G 2A = 2 pts
E. Condra 0G 2A = 2 pts
F. Kuba 0G 1A = 1 pt
C. Greening 0G 1A = 1 pt
K. Daugavins 0G 1A = 1 pt
S. Gonchar 0G 1A = 1 pt
**note** I may have missed an assist to someone from our 3-1 loss to the Jets as there isn't a boxscore.
Yes Lee has improved. That being said, the past 2 season he has deservably been in the trade talk.
However, in pre-season he was one of the more solid, dependable defencemen. He will be around for a while, and don't worry, his confidence is coming back!
The three things I was proudest of last night, for a team that we'll all admit floundered a bit offensively.
1 - Anderson. Holy shit.
2 - Alfie's classy nod to Anderson.
3 - The way the team didn't deflate after the disallowed goal, they kept plugging away relentlessly - it didn't seem to phase them at all.
Can;t wait for the regular season to start. I fully agree with those that suggest Anderson will help us *stun* many top tier teams in the league, beginning with the Chicken Wings for the season opener.
GO SENS! PRAISE ALFIE!
Everyone is saying someone looks good with Lee, and maybe it is just time for us to admit it is Lee who is making everyone else good.
The simplicity to his game makes him easy to play with for both rookies and veterans, and versatility to play in really any situation. He is going to be a very valuable asset in years to come.
Cowen - Karlsson
Rundblad - Lee
Gonchar - Phillips.
Carkner
Kuba
Rundblad has a ton to work on, but why not give him a 9 game tryout just like we would with pretty well any other prospect. We talk about how he is improving every game, so why not let him continue to improve, and if after 9 games he still isn't there, or has plateaued his improvement, send him for for 20 games in the AHL.
Pair him with Lee, who is a guy who will play rock solid every night and cover for Rundblad, and overall just an easy guy to play with.
Cowen has shown to be our best D, so pair him with Karlsson, who has shown in the past he likes to play with a big guy (Sutton) As he feels protected.
I'm not here to say waive Kuba, I don't really care, it makes no difference whether he sits in the pressbox, or gets waived. If someone wants him for free, they can call.
Im impressed but cant say im surprised, we're gonna win some games sometimes, and yes the Bruins PP is that bad, they are the only team in LEAGUE history to win a 7 game series without scoring a PP goal...
Seems like their PP woes have followed them from last year.
Anderson did steal that game, thats what he does, but in reality how many do you think he will steal in a season until he's burnt out, 10-15??
Very well could be.
I just hope it is with Rundblad, because I think if we are going to put him in this league now (which I hope we do) then he needs to be extremely cmfortable, and that's what Lee seems to do.
Phillips and Gonchar aren't developing anymore, so I could care less who they play with, it is all about the future, so do what is best for player development.
RealKyper_ Nick Kypreos
Rumor: Drew Doughty to be traded to Ottawa Senators for Karlsson + Foligno + Zach Smith + 1st #nhl #sens #lakings
Haha don't think that's his real account.
How in hell, do some guys dream up such ludicrous fantasy trades for "one player" ??????
Rockin Robert
fake account... dont know why people bother following anything but a legit account. guess twitter is too hard for some people.
We dont need Kuba to stay above the CAP floor.
The floor is at $48.3, we sit at $51.8 now.
Take Kuba $3.7 out and add Cowen $1.2 and Zip $1.8 back in, we sit at $51.1
When people originally calculated our CAP hit (same for all teams) back in the summer they made a HUGE stink over about half the teams not being able to hit the min. It was simply because they excluded all the rookies since they didn't make the team yet. If you include DaCosta $1.3, Filatov $2.1, Rundblad $1.5, Zib $1.8, Cowen $1.2, we are over the CAP minimum.
Its a story made up by journalist to sell papers. Every year, most teams are under the CAP until they sign all the FA players and rookies.
CAPGEEK.COM CAP CALCULATOR
FORWARDS
Colin Greening ($0.816m) / Jason Spezza ($7.000m) / Nikita Filatov ($2.195m)
Milan Michalek ($4.333m) / Mika Zibanejad ($1.775m) / Daniel Alfredsson ($4.875m)
Nick Foligno ($1.200m) / Zack Smith ($0.700m) / Bobby Butler ($1.050m)
Erik Condra ($0.625m) / Peter Regin ($1.000m) / Chris Neil ($2.000m)
Zenon Konopka ($0.700m) / Jesse Winchester ($0.750m)
DEFENSEMEN
Jared Cowen ($1.265m) / Erik Karlsson ($1.300m)
David Rundblad ($1.500m) / Brian Lee ($0.875m)
Sergei Gonchar ($5.500m) / Chris Phillips ($3.083m)
Matt Carkner ($0.700m)
GOALTENDERS
Craig Anderson ($3.187m) / Alex Auld ($1.000m)
BUYOUTS: Jonathan Cheechoo ($1.166m) / Daniel Alfredsson ($0.700m) / Ray Emery ($0.562m)
SALARY CAP: $64,300,000; CAP PAYROLL: $49,860,833; BONUSES: $3,650,000
CAP SPACE (23-man roster): $14,439,167
It's a verbal agreement and it's the other way around. 8 years $7 million ($56 million total)
I hate Kuba just as much as anyone, but he has 0 trade value and his salary is too much really for a buyout in his final season. Just keep him around until someone asks for him or till he can fill in for an injury.
completely agree on the Kuba,
again I say we call up Lessard and pull a Filatov on Kuba!
seriously, we have about 10 d-men that are better than him, he is a detriment to this team when he is out there, cut your losses and send him down!
Coming from a guy who suggested if the Bruins iced anything "close" to their real lineup that we'll be "toast".
Dude, Kuba right now is like a very bad wart...who in their right mind would want a wart! You cannot give this guy away, send him down and keep 7 worth d-men on the roster
Still will never happen; they'd probably prefer to sign Brian McCabe and immediately buy out his contract.
What about Sather? He loves expensive duds. He could trade for him and then flim him over to the Habs...
Quoting Darcy Loewen:
completely agree, if he were 2nd roung pick, he would be considered a stud!
Good point. The only thing missing in Lee's game at this point is confidence to shoot more and control the play more. I have a feeling this will develop as he realizes he's cemented in the lineup.
May be the surprise D of the year for Ottawa.
great points here zs
Near as I can tell he's picked up right where he left off last season.
Really, then I do not want to hear "Keep Kuba so we can burn 3.7MIL!" whilst keep better players down, this thinking almost ruined Lee last year.It is not worth it!
True, but management almost really screwed up on this one, they would have let him go for anything if someone were to offer something, and then they sat him for 30 games, while he had to watch someone as brutal as Kuba play before him,
we are fortunate that he ( or his agent, who I am more than sure advised advised him to force a move) did not demand a trade, and he would have be gone!
For a young man I am very impressed with him not only about his game, but as a more than respectable man. He never bitched or whined, but waited for his time, which is more than most spoiled atheletes would have put up with. Says alot about him. Lets try to sit Kuba for 30 games and see what happens.
Season's getting pretty close...
I think if peter regin is healthy he should fill that spot pretty good.
Hahaha Regin & Greening on the 1st line, now I've heard it all.
come season time they will be back on the 3rd line or press box, where they belong.
Still, I would much rather have Kopitar or Marc Staal. Lee plays vs 2nd & 3rd liners, he never faces the other teams best and shouldnt.
agreed, but we have what we have. no point in living in the past. Lee is a fine player, just taken too early in the draft.
I cant wait too watch Mika this guy is Amazing !!
Tookie,
Again you are so negative in your reply to a poster.
If Regin and Greening, do not cut it, who do you see with Spezza ?? You do not seem to be overly supportive of Filatov either ??
Rockin Robert
Really??? you would rather have Kopitar or Staal?
Tookie everyone knows that he should not have gone 9th overall, but he is still a very good D-man, there are countless examples of players who have gone too early.
And I disagree, Lee has played with Philips last year vs the oppositions top line, and playede well.
Johne can you confirm this?
Well said Johne, that pretty well sums it up,
I prefer that attitude to the "if I don't play in Ottawa I will go to Sweden"
I'm hoping not :(
Alfredsson is still very hockey smart, but needs to be on a second line to reduce how many minutes he plays.
Michalek never had chemestry with Spezza for some reason.
Both good players, but it seems like that that dead horse has been kicked for way too long. Put #11 on Zibby's wing on the second line to inspire the sweede rookie.
Just my opinion of course :)
Still waiting for your reply, to my question to you on Post
# 66 above!!??
Rockin Robert
I can agree with that, as long as you dont put him in the top 2 just yet.
Ding ding ding, we have a winner!
I dont like Filatov but he wil be given every chance to succeed on the top line if not on the 2nd.
Lee will never be a mainstay on any pairing imo. I think he's a perfect utility dman. Based on injuries and other player's weaknesses we'll see him on the top pairing all the way to the 3rd pairing.
And I would rather Toews instead of J. Staal, but it doesn't mean he's a bad player, just because he was drafted before him.
Or Couture instead of Sam Gagne
or Myers instead of Pietrangelo
and I hear there was this draft back in 1994, that alfy was drafted in. I guess everyone in that draft that was drafted before him never lived up to expectations.
I appreciate your opinion a lot of the time, but sometimes, including this time, you just say ignorant comments, just to be negative.
I wonder cause LA signs Drew and there cap space is under 3 million if murray with are extra keep bodies could make a deal and take back some salary ..
Agreed! but I would rather have Doughty, right Tookie :)
Hell yes!
Miller did it for buffalo,Price and Halak did it for montreal why can t Anderson do it he did it before?
Well first of all we didnt select J. Staal, Gagner or Pietreangelo, so we couldnt have gotten the guy before them either...
We werent in a position to select any of these guys.
We were, on the other hand, in a position to select Kopitar or M. Staal and chose Lee...
Dont know what your point was but its unfounded...
Well to begin with those teams were better than our current roster.
Secondly, Anderson is not the same calibre as Miller & Price, maybe he can be compared to Halak, since both have been inconsistent.
i want the scarf and the tuque
online, www.ottawasenators.com says that you can order it online through the sens store, but i dont see it anywhere. I dont have time to go to the store in orleans today. is there a way to do it online?
http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=590480&cmpid=rss-News
The point is, all of these guys were selected after the next And in your eyes would then be seen as a bad selection/bad player. I'm just saying, you're calling Lee a shit player, just because you don't like where he was drafted.
Were did I call Lee a shit player?
I said he shouldnt be top pairing, as long as he is 3rd or 4th and down to 6th. I think he can do well.
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2011-09-30/nhl-preseason-power-rankings/50617646/1
these preseason rankings have us in 30th.
I think a lot of national entities just jumped on the bandwagon of putting us last, instead of actually looking at the changes that have been made compared to last year. Not sure how we're supposed to be worse than Phoenix, Colorado or Florida.
I guess since the run in 2007, the confidence shown by the players in their goalie is evident. As scary as this may sound, Anderson will give the Sens the ability to gamble a bit more in the offensive end, knowing full well they have a stopper at the back end.
Case in point the goal that Zach Smith scored against the Leafs. Cowen was the guy going to the net and there were 4 Sens below the faceoff circle in the Leafs end. Can't remember that happening too often in the past few years.
yes been saying for years, that the Sens, not publicly, have never had faith in their goalies, if they went down 1-0 the body language and looks to the sky in despair was apparent
A reliable Bingo callup that can play bottom 6. I can't see him being anything more, but I do like his game.
Genius that... while we're at it, I'd rather have Zetterberg than any of the first 6 guys we took in the 1999 draft.
There are some really good American broadcasters, NESN is amongst the worst along with Carolina, Colorado and Buffalo, but the absolute worst is FSN Pitt now ROOT Sports. Couldn't be more biased or clueless.
That's why you have to appreciate Dean Brown and Gord Wilson. They're hockey fans first and then Sens fans. They'll call a spade a spade. But you know, Dean Brown does take about random crap, too. It's just funny when he does it, because you usually get to hear Gord Wilson giggle... like the whole "heimlich remover" thing last night.
lol
Secondly the last 2 games were VERY hard to endure, the commentators last night and Bowen and Millen the other night were as biased as you can and roasted the Sens any chance they got.
Critics pick the Sens to bottom out again, the commentators are basically laughing at us. But Andy showed exactly what he's capable, the numbers he put up with us last year was no fluke!
We have a solid coaching staff in place (clueless one is gone), Gonch is going to STAY on the right, NO BRIAN ELLIOTT, no getting out coached night in night out. Man I could go on and on. I just can't wait till we prove all the nay sayers wrong. I still say this team kind of reminds me of Tampa last year, (just with a better goalie) and not as dangerous offense, but certainly better Offensive D.
That would not be a sound bet on my part, haha, I have colorado, Florida, Edmonton and maybe even Islanders below us.
OC Transpo has special buses from all parts of the City that goes to SBP. Check their website for the one closest to you. They are 400 series bus numbers.
(london ontario to Ottawa)
I hope the tickets that are given with the heritage uniform are okay!
Then they didn't even show the goal until after the commercial break. For the record I can't stand the Philly commentators as well.
I wish Fila would have potted on, seem like he did everything but score, he finished with 3 or so assists though. And once again Blads better make this team!!! man you could even throw one of EK or Blads up front on the PP, and put the other with Gonch. Once chemistry develops Sens are going to be fun to watch. And those who say we are going to have trouble scoring goals are going to be sorrily mistaken. Spezz, Alfie, BB, 9mm, Fila, Gonch, EK, and Oh yeah baby!! BLADS is going to have something to say about that.
Yeah if you go to the Rideau Centre downtown, there is a 400 series bus that leaves from there or at least stops there, so you could do your shopping and then hop on a bus that will bring directly to SBP...
Can Kuba be put on waivers with his NMC? I don't think so : (
BM has really got to get rid of that candy dish
He doesn't have a NMC. He had a no trade clause in the 1st year of the contract only. This keeps coming up, but from everything I can find it no longer applies.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=269703&lid=sublink015&lpos=headlines_main
Kuba does not have a NMC.
He had a NTC that time expired at the end of the 2009-10 season.
He can be waived and sent to the minors
yah you are too wise for that bet... but seriously do you must be thinking that if Anderson can steal a few wins against the stronger teams, and we manage to contend against the middle and weaker teams... we may have a glimmer of hope for the playoffs...No?
or are you still adament that we will not make the playoffs?
or call up Lessard and offer him a little bonus for a one on one drill with Kuba...problem solved :)
WTF is management waiting for? send his ass to Bingo.
If makes the team I'm going to scream!
Lee puts him to sleep now! so proud of the son of a bitch!!!
Gonchar Karlsson
Phillips Lee
Cowen Rundblad
You'll have no problem with just English. I'd say it's predominately English. And the people who speak french usually can speak english too.
Daugs on his way! Give him his 10 game call up please so we don't lose him to the KHL!!!
He doesn't have a no-movement clause. That was only for the 1st year or two of his contract... it's no more.
Hi, TIMWRX.. how is Binghamton doing after the floods. Everything getting cleaned up?
Daug played good when he was up... but who gets called up first.. Daug or Petersson.
Howdy Sandy,
The cleanup is slow. It is worse here than I thought. 7,000 buildings reported lost, a major employer can't afford a rebuild and cut 200 jobs. On top of that 2 more days of rain here thurs/fri. I gotta admit this is a tough hombre town, just got my parking pass for the season. Honestly expectations are not high down here with the amount of firepower lost. We need a powerpl;ay quarterback d man here. Tim Murray was making calls, but who knows...
Or go to his place and carve some ruts in his carpet....
good one lol....
The cleanup is slow. It is worse here than I thought. 7,000 buildings reported lost, a major employer can't afford a rebuild and cut 200 jobs. On top of that 2 more days of rain here thurs/fri. I gotta admit this is a tough hombre town, just got my parking pass for the season. Honestly expectations are not high down here with the amount of firepower lost. We need a powerpl;ay quarterback d man here. Tim Murray was making calls, but who knows...
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Sorry to hear re: the flood. That's just awful. I really feel sorry for the people who lost their homes & their jobs.
Well if they send down Rundblad (and he actually goes) enjoy him for a short while.
Andre Petersson is a speedy highly skilled forward.
Couple of other good players coming in Caporusso, Wacey Hamilton.
We are all hoping for another good year in Bingo. Give some of these new guys a chance.
The last month or so of the WHL season, the guy was an absolute beast. 7 pts in 3 games is impressive and all, but in March he was putting up 5-6 points a game some nights. I was baffled that we got him in the 6th round.
After tonights game he's at 9 pts in 4 games.
They will most likely be down to 23 players today, after more cuts, but they might not cut all 8 players today,and
finalize the roster, just before season opener in Detroit on Oct 7.
Next practice after today, is on Monday, and then before they leave on Thursday for Detroit, I would hope they sit Kuba for Detroit game, to do more evaluation on potential new defencemen.
Jared Cowen is in for sure, which leaves Rundblad on the pole to crack the defense pairings!!
Rundblad more than deserves a 9 game tryout, to force a Kuba rest for those 9 games !!
Most exciting Training Camp in years, by our rebuilding Ottawa Senators, with an experienced Head Coach !
GO SENS GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rockin Robert
Sure he comes from Detroit so no doubt he knows a thing or two....but that doesn't make him experienced in the position.
Guess I left the door open for you !
I should have specified that his experiences were :
A- Played like 13 years in NHL
B- Was Assitant Coach in Florida I believe
C- Assistant Coach, under Mike Babcock in Detroit for 5 yesrs.
D- Head Coach in Ottawa with above experience convinced
Bryan Murray to offer the position.
Other candidates with Head Coach experiences were interviewed, considered, but not hired !
Jacob Barrette can't remember a time when the Ottawa Senators weren't a part of his life.
Today, he'll see that connection to his favourite hockey team reach a level he hardly ever imagined when he began cheering for them as a youngster.
The Gatineau graphic designer's evening hobby springs to life this morning with the official release of the Senators' new heritage jersey at Puck Drop. Barrette played an integral role in the designing of a uniform which pays tribute to Ottawa's Stanley Cup champions of the past.