Florida comes into this one fresh off an impressive 5-1 win in their home opener against the Carolina Hurricanes. Brian Campbell scored twice for the Panthers and Alex Kovalev picked up three points.
You know Kovalev is going to want to put on a show against his old team tonight.
Not surprisingly, Paul MacLean will go with the same line up that scored a 4-1 decision in Winnipeg on Saturday afternoon. It’s going to be really important that the forward combinations find chemistry early in a shortened campaign so MacLean will also stick with the same forward combinations.
Here is how the Sens are expected to line up.
Michalek-Spezza-Silfverberg
Latendresse-Turris-Alfredsson
Greening-Smith-Neil
Regin-O'Brien-Condra.
Methot-Karlsson
Phillips-Gonchar
Wiercioch-Benoit
After a strong performance in the opener, Craig Anderson is back in goal for the Senators with Robin Lehner dressed as his back up. Jose Theodore is expected to get the start for Florida.
A friendly reminder for those of you that will be in attendance tonight. Considering the success we had with it last year, let’s try and bring back The Alfie Countdown for another season. It’s pretty simple- when the clock hits 11:11 each period, the crowd counts down from 10 and then follows it up with an Alfie chant!
I’m sure they’ll be some rust to shake off the first couple times but stick with it!
Puck drop is scheduled for just after 7:30 PM with the game available on the Team 1200 and Rogers Sportsnet.
GO SENS GO!
Please please puhhhhh-leassss e keep that bum Kovalev off the score sheet tonight. We all know he's going to want to have a huge game at SBP in front of all his nay-sayers like me!
I think Florida comes out FLYING tonight, they are a good team that is very well coached. I think Ottawa comes out harder in the first 10 minutes than what we saw in Winnipeg. This should be a beauty.
ps.... I have Florida making the playoffs. 3-2 Sens.
Thanks!
Also give benoit a chance. Him and Weircoch have played together all year. Gonchar and Phillips struggled as a pairing on Saturday so it's not as simple as saying take Benoit out and put Boro in
Weircoch and Benoit are stable and have familiarity
Also you take Benoit out and who plays the point on our pp#2? weircoch and phillips? God no
I think we are done with Alfie on the point to be honest. We don't need it, and you really don't want to take Alfie off that top unit.
Benoit will be sent down once Lundin comes back, but until then lets give Weircoch that sense of familiarity as he adjusts to the NHL game and gets his nerves out
This Florida team is the only one that worries me this season, due to how uncertain so many people are with them when it comes to making the playoffs. They go as high as 4th or 5th in the East in some reports and as low as 9th or 10th. They have put together a lineup of many fringe type players who were looking for a shot and in the end, it's worked out well for those players and the club. Gotta give it to Tallon, seems he has a knack for doing that.
But on the flip side, Ottawa is the same type of team. Many cannot fully predict where we'll end up. So if you think of it that way, we have just as much of an edge and just as much potential in the offensive. And I really like Anderson's 7-0-1 lifetime record against the Panthers. Looking forward to him making it 8-0-1 tonight!
Won't go down the prediction road, never a fan of doing that, as I always feel like it's a jinx waiting to happen. So I'm just going to cheer as loud as possible and keep the faith!
I'm not worried about Kovalev tonight. He's been known to do that in opening matches, he'll be lost in the action. I'm interested in seeing how our forwards play against Kuba.
Bring us another 2 points boys, Go Sens Go!!!
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Besides we don't need to play Benoit on our second powerplay unit. Karlsson is more than capable of playing a full powerplay and Gonchar and Wiercioch can split duties.
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Go Sens Go!
I just bought Game Centre this past weekend and it is quite awesome! And it's only $50 (not too shabby if you don't mind tossing money at them).
Not worried about Kovalev(edit) tonight, he already had his big game this weekend...he'll be invisible for 3 months now haha ;)
Boro can get a chance when we meet a "tougher" team. Benoit and Wiercioch will provide us with nice quarterback passes all game like they did against the jets...and that is what we will need against florida.
I didn't do too bad on jets prediction...so I'm gonna go out on a limb against florida and say overtime 3-3...then flip a coin.
5-3 Ottawa win.
Goals by:
Spezza (2), Alfie, Smith, Gonchar (PP)
Kovalev, Campbell (2)
Goals for Ottawa from Turris, Silfverberg and Michalek
Huberdeau for Florida
Lets go boys! Spezza's gonna light up the scoresheet just watch.
Hey Patrick 2.0 ..... I think that you mean Kovalev, rather than Gonchar .... right?
Big win for the Sens tonight .... 5-2 O-TOWN .
i'm looking forward to an even more dominating performance from the norris man after his 3 pointer last game. also interested to see how Regin pans out. This season is make or break for his value. I also love the sens line of Neil-Smith-Gree ning, this line is a dream come true.
Here's hoping Silfverberg nets his first of the season at the home opener. Btw, zibanejad has 3 goals in 3 games since coming back to bingo.
excitement all around.
sens have goaltending, forwards, coaching. Their defense is pretty good with some perceived holes, but if it holds up well then we look good in the east - atleast in the early going
also can all us sens fans start a petition to get healy off sens games on cbc?
considering Healy is on the panel at cbc and not doing live coverage that will be hard to do lol
Its like someone saying they dont want PJ Stock or Elliott friedman, they are hired guns and I'm sure no matter what we say we won't get
Kind of like how Sens fans want more nationally televised games right, and they listened....... ...
GOD DAMMIT!!! And that folks is why I never became a comedian...keep fumbling up the punchlines :(
Also liking that z-bad's stats are finally catching up to his game.
Please support the boys this season, get tickets whenever you can and go watch our lads play puck. We are blessed to even have a team, and I was never about to "holdout" because of the lockout. A business is a business, and we need to get back into that building in numbers!
GO SENS GO!
what did we get back for him? Gilroy? who apparently is back with the rangers now.....
all we need is a boston loss and a sens win tonight and all will be well in the world. however, it would also be nice to have the leafs and sabres finish in regulation - preferrably with the leafs taking out Miller.
who cares what we did or did not get back for him he is gone! hallelujah praise alfie
All I want to see tonight is you having an 8 point game and setting a new franchise record for points in a game.
Praised be to Alfie,
Amen
http://forum.wiziwig.eu/threads/80852-NHL-Today!-Monday-Jan-21st
If you have a Windoze computer, you might be able to get a 2mbit/s HD Streamtorrent feed.
If not, or if that's too complicated, then use one of the flash streams.
GO SENS GO!
Watch for me in the 300 level - jersey - short brown hair.
they always have the games going
also www.rojadirecta.com
they often have the games
I really don't think attendance is going to be the issue people made it out to be - especially in Canada where its so frickin cold that hockey is really the only good part of winter!
Warmer states- maybe a bit more difficult.
If they offered a free beer every game there'd never be another empty seat!
To that end there have been 13 sellouts for home openers and record tv ratings already. Ever hear the expression "no such thing as bad press"? NHL was on tv more during the lockout than during a normal season. Couple that with Obama speaking about it, Governors speaking about it, this may have actually had the reverse effect many had feared...
Called to see if they could fix it and no luck, not even a local or US channel playing it.
For sure going to be trying the streams.
Floatalev can play as well as he likes against us, playing against us is better than playing for us by a long shot, we only have to see his sorry ass when we play florida.
Lets just hope Anderson has his number.
I wonder if this affects bishops value and is there a trade in the works for him?
I'm in the camp that wants to get Jbow. I think we'd need to add to Bishop to get him though.
For sure going to be trying the streams.
Here in Leafland I'm left with RDS in french but in retrospect Dean Brown was the only commentator I liked calling Sens games I think I'd prefer Punjabi over Greg Millen anyday .. welcome back boys gosensgo
http://livetv.ru/eventinfo/152351_ottawa_florida/
thx alot!
It is Florida but phenomenal clear feed
The quality is better if you click on the "2" underneath the viewer
What a play by his Homeboy!!!
Lol ya I fixed the comment meant to put wiercoch name but got excited haha
Weir is going no where, the boy is holding is own and putting up points. Looks great out there. Philips will be scratched before he is not in the lineup,
I hope Gonchar was cheered this opening night, anyone know.
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/406138_10151361575507332_1464950146_n.jpg
Yep they cheered everyone! I really didn't like that people booed last year so it was good to see.
I'm liking what I've been seeing as well these last two games.
Parros vs Neil anytime in this game?
Thanks for the update glad to hear it.
He hasn't once talked about anything but the game or our players. He's very exciting to listen to
I love the guy. Even when he goes on a bit of a tangent I find it adds a little flavour to the broadcast. It's not like people can't see the play anyways.
This is ... I don't know what. pic.twitter.com /1PuPrUya
So is the rest of us. We'll need your daughter the next game as well Merch!!
For sure haha. I love how Methot takes the people out and Karlsson scoops up the puck and gets it out.
They are playing very well together and to think this is only their second game as a D unit.
Weircoch and Benoit doing very well very impressed
And give latendress time so far ive seen very good things from him + sick pass to turris!
This. They looked liked they've played together for years
Nothing wrong with that hit.
I know It defiantly was clean one minute I'm cheering the hit them pissed at the call
Unfortunately i think he is struggling with the size and speed of the game
Maybe not!!!!
Guess not
My man!
He definitely is. His positioning needs work. But, when he has a chance to shoot he's going to score.
(This was said before Silfverberg scores)
great call man
When you have 4 lines scoring, you are going to win a lot of games....
Silverburg with the goal.
Highlight of the night for sure, maybe even the season I nearly shit my pants and they are not even related wow ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhIqd806-vU
Anderson = wall.
Team absolutely needs to win the next two games in FLA.
And lets hope there's a fourth and fifth gear when we face a powerhouse team.
Go Sens!
both rookie benoit and weircoch looked awsome
Latendress with an awsome assit
and anderson lights out best goalie ottawa has ever had
ps Methot looking good with karlesson
SURREAL !
Anyone know why the rink cops made him leave ?
RIMSHOT !
Nothing spectacular but he hasn't made a single glaring mistake yet which he used to make on a consistent basis before. He's doing exactly what we need him to do
Just thought he desered to get some props
fucken Datsukian goal on Datsuks team. Pretty bad ass? His team looked at him like 'wow, as if Ou just pulled that shit!'
Lmao this is the most talked about topic on sportscenter
They did not. He was interviewed by Mendes so follow him on twitter for all the deets.
Gotta stick with it though - need to get people informed and get this thing back on track.
11:11 - start the countdown.
11:00 (or technically 11:01) - start Al-Fie, Al-Fie chant for as long as you can take it.
Okay, so it's just 2 games. But look who's in 1st place in the conference!
Sorry, missed the comment. What is the issue on IPhone?
Loving this team right now!!
Nah feedback is always appreciated. Anyone else?
Turris is on fire. Wicked shot and he loves to shoot, something spezza should get jealous of and then start doing too - not that there is anything to complain about spezz.
good to see silfverberg and o'brien get their first of the season. now we need smith and greening going. I think latendresse is close - getting chances, just needs to BURY.
do we even need Lundin with the way PW46 has played with Benoit being very very good too? With capable bodies available in Bingo, dunno. we could carry him as 7th D for injuries. I think Gonchar eventually will need some games off.
some sweet news is that Zibanejad has 3 goals, 4 pts in 4 gms in Bingo. Stone and DaCosta also are performing well.
you have to love sens goaltending right now. Anderson was beast mode - ROCK SOLID.
i have just happened to watch alot of the games since saturday and i feel sens have their game inching closer and closer to where PM wants it. Amazing flow and speed to it today, was a lot of fun to watch. EK65 is in a world of his own with his speed and skill, just DAMN. However, the real test i believe is coming with the penguins on the weekend - should be a fun game to watch.
I have the same issue with my Iphone as well. The left to right scrolling that is...
Really love Methots game, he's the perfect compliment to Karlsson.
I'm kind of wondering if the logic behind having Lehner sit on the bench is for him to understand, that the backup in Ottawa will primarily be sitting... it's pretty evident after a couple games that Andy is going to be playing a shit load of games...
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from his stats he seems like a pretty small guy with offencive skill
Ya same here, I use my iphone way more than a computer
Android 4.2.1 on Chrome
Most of the first 10-12 minutes of 3rd period, belonged to Florida, who just could not solve Anderson. Had they scored in 3rd to make it 2-1 Ottawa, it would have been a nailbiter to the end.
Late goals by O'Brien and Silverberg, killed the Panthers !
Paul MacLean's "double", got a great seat right behind the Ottawa Coach, and caused a few humourous moments, wherein
even Paul MacLean, was laughing after looking back at his "double"
Hope to see the Ian Mendes interview with this mystery man !!
Next game in Florida will have Anderson as the starter, and the next night vs Tampa Bay, will have Lehner start to give Anderson a rest !!
GO SENS GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
Yes. Used to work fine though.
Actually, the countdown is probably the gayest thing in all professional sports. It works a lot better without one
It works EVEN BETTER when you actually wait for the guy to be on the ice instead of just starting a random chant for a guy sitting on the bench