The Caps are expected to be among the best in the East this year so it will be a tough test for MacLean's group. Washington has won their first three games of the season including their most recent win, a 3-2 triumph over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Tomas Vokoun is expected to get the start for the Capitals.
After going with seven defenceman on Thursday, MacLean will revert to the more traditional 12 forward/6 defenceman look. Zenon Konopka will come back in to the line up and Brian Lee is the healthy scratch.
As reported yesterday, forward Bobby Butler suffered a pulled groin muscle against the Avalanche and is listed as doubtful. Erik Condra will take his spot.
The game can be seen live on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada and should be available for streaming on the CBC website.
- Not a bad debut for Nikita Filatov down in Binghamton. He racked up two goals and an assist and has suggested that he may end up getting credit for the hat trick. Should the Sens decide to return Zibanejad to Sweden after the nine game trial, Filatov should be back up with the team. You can see the highlights from Filatov's debut here.
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This guy needs to be in the Sens lineup. We will probably see him in Ottawa again by the end of the month.
Michalek-Spezza-Greening
Zebanajed-Regin-Alfredsson
Neil-Smith-Foligno
DaCosta-Konopka-Condra
Karlsson-Cowen
Kuba-Rundblad
Phillips-Gonchar
Auld
Anderson
Hey Chirp,
Is lbernier correct with above lineup of forwards
as well as defencemen, even though he has some guys on wrong positions?? Should be Cowen - Karlsson,and also
Foligno - Smith - Neil
Rockin Robert
one thing to keep in mind is the number of faceoff starts guys take in the opposition end vs the defensive end. Kuba has been shouldering a large percentage of the defensive zone starts along with karlsson.
out of our three veteran d, kuba has been the least of our worries. realistically none of the three belong in the top 4 in the nhl at this point but you play with what you have.
And im not gonna get excited over Eklund and his 4% success rate
Michalek-Spezza-Zibanejad
Greening-Da Costa-Alfredsson
Foligno-Regin-Condra
Smith-Konopka-Neil
Cowen-Gonchar
Phillips-Karlsson
Kuba-Rundblad
Auld
Anderson
11GP 3G 3A 6PTS -1
he is the 3rd leading scorer of his team
Cowen - Karlsson
Kuba - Rundblad
Phillips - Gonchar
Let's face it, Cowen has been our most solid D this year, and Karlsson likes having a big defensive guy to both allow him to be creative, and to feel protected. Think about him with sutton a few years back.
I understand the "two young guys" theory, but the young guys are playing better than the vets. Put Cowen with either Karlsson and play them against the tops lines, or Cowen with Rundblad, and let them feel comfortable and be creative, as the players they are.
I think he will fit in just fine. He´s playing big minutes, both PK and PP. His numbers are quite good for the SEL since it's a more defensive league. Not afraid to use his body and has a good work ethic. He's also an assistant captain on his team despite being one of the younger guys.
He has impressed on me each time I´ve seen him play. Has developed a lot since last season.
they need d and a couple vets to supplement their core of youth, we need forwards and a further injection of youth.
win win
I don't think he has mentioned Spezza YET. But I'm sure it's coming. Unless Eberle is coming the other way... I would not be interested in anything they were offering.
So, still bad but not as bad as people are saying? Notice how no one ever says he's playing well? Cause he doesn't!
check out his pre game interview on the Sens website. He kisses his teeth as if he doesnt give a flying crap about the question.
guys a boss
I think at some point relatively soon Rundblad will spend some time in Bingo and, at that point, Lee will be back in the line up.
Also Rundblad shouldn't be sent down. He's been one of our better defencemen since getting his start against Minny and as his confidence grows he will continue to improve. He just needs to adjust to the speed of the NHL and he won't get used to that playing in the A.
STOP TURNING OVER THE PUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!
The flea has spoken.
I'm not saying that Rundblad should be sent down, just that I think he will be.
I agree. It's so bad I have separated turn overs and give aways. The last game we gave it away (Jason), we got beat for it (EriK), we let them just take it away from us (Kuba), we could not recover it (Gonchar) and we flipped it to the rookie with two guys on him (Phillips).
The Semin-Regin match up is pretty even in speed...it's the game for us tonight...Jason has got to own Backstrom???
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Enjoy!
Hope BM is after Sam Gagner
His Pops was a dynamite forward back in the day! and I have liked Sam since the WJC
Only other forward I'd be interested in realistically getting would be Paajarvi
Go Sens Go!!!!
Play hard tonight!!!
Everyone wants my speculation on OTT/EDM. Okay, here's names: Hemsky, MPS, T-Hart, Rundblad, Gonchar, Anderson, Wiercioch. #NHL
Why in the hell would Ottawa want Hemsky. He is injured (again) -- he's even worse than Spezza & Michalek for being out of the lineup. They tried that.. would be a big no from me. No way to trading Rundblad.
Hemsky or MPS would be great with Spezza on the first line !
heard that CBJ are shopping Brassard and that he could be dealt to an eastern conference team within one week, he would be a great addition as he would be our 2nd line center
And does anyone know who T-Hart is?
Michalek never pushed
Phillips out of position and on his knees
1-0 Washington
Will somebody please admit that the experiment has failed, the 3 year extension was a huge mistake, and CP4 is NOT setting the kind of example that young defencemen should be looking to learn from?
PS. Great goal by Spezza, very bad call. vokoun was down and out, "interference" should be negligible when the goalie is on his belly moving in the opposite direction.
I hear ya, but we can't start blaming them...It's 2-0 now anyways, lol...Let the onslaught begin!
Reminded of the old song: iF yoU see Kay...
AMEN
hartikainin. he is a big forward. better version of silferberg in my opinion
reminds me of almost a Kelly-Vermette- Neil sort of line
Phillips - Gonchar
Kuba - Karlsson
Cowen had 1 shift on PK, and 2 shifts near end of
first period. Rundblad played in last minute of period.
Rockin Robert
Sens looked pretty good in the 2nd period....Gonch ar being injured could really open up the back end...
He is brimming with confidence and looks strides ahead of where Karlsson was 2 years ago. There were a few instances in the 2nd where he easily could have scored.
Also... what would we do if we sent Rundblad down? Carkner is still on the shelf; if Gonchar misses any time that would mean that someone like Weircioch would have to come up in addition to Lee stepping in. Rookie mistakes everywhere.
I would rather have Auld in over Anderson any day.
the refs aren't calling anything right.
well much better effort tonight.
Dominated the Caps. Shutdown Ovi. Vokoun was the singular reason why they won.
Spezz'as first period goal should have counted; and I think would have changed the dynamic of the game. Refs screwed that call up.
Other than Auld's screw up on the second goal he was solid. Wish he had that one back tho :(
Oh well, Yakupov had another good night.
Then you'd be a fool...
Auld is an ideal backup.
much better game by the whole squad tonight
why would we do that?
I like.
Nothing to it.
That is a nice theory but the reality is that you are infact a fool.