It certainly wasn't the start that Robin Lehner was hoping for as he was lifted in favour of Barry Brust after the opening frame. Brust played well in relief but Kurt Kleinendorst indicated he will go back to Lehner in Game 2 tonight.
The BSens offence was just too much in this one as they got goals from seven different players including Locke, Daugavins, Benoit, Butler, Wick, Condra and Potulny. It's that kind of scoring depth that is making Bingo an extremely difficult team to play against in these playoff.
Binghamton has now won seven straight on the road in the Calder Cup playoffs. Game 2 of that series goes tonight in Charlotte.
- I passed this along on Twitter last night but I thought I would share it here too. I don't know if this is legit or not but here is a preview of the crest that will appear on the Sens new uniform next season. Seems as though this would be the patch that appears on the shoulder of the jersey. What do you think?
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Go Sens Go,
Spendzza
I believe I heard in August at one point? Hopefully I can track it down before then.
Hey Chirp, I work for Reebok...I will ask around to see if I can find anything out for you.
I think thats the one thing I can say for sure is that the O logo is on the front.
I believe this is only for a 3rd jersey. To replace the "Sens" jersey.
can't wait to see these jerseys. (better not screw them up)
Nice job by the B-sens last night. When the NHL season ended and there was all this talk of going on a long AHL playoff run, I wasn't completely buying it, but the grit and determination of these players is really refreshing to see.
I can see the comments, but the blog itself I can never get to - I only see the first few lines on the main page, and when I click, nothing shows up but the comments.
Anyone else having this problem?
I guess if it's just the shoulder patch it's alright....Meh. ..
Probably because it was! Look at the "TM" -there's some weird line beside the M. Something like that shouldn't appear on an official logo. Also the lines in it aren't very sharp, very unprofessional looking. If Chris at icethetics.info hasn't released it, then I don't buy it! And Chirp, Chris would also likely be the first to get his hands on a pic of the new jersey if it leaks.
yes thank you RhinoceRoss, I am in the same circumstance as you and was starting to feel foolish when everyone was stating that it was in Chirps Blog, but I cant see the whole blog either, is there a fix?
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/13063/hockeys_future_organizational_rankings_spring20112130/
amen to everything you just said. I think it looks sloppy because of two things. The first is a poor font choice - need a classy one. The second is the left/top half. The bottom/right looks goo because of the red outline, which gets lost on the other side.
Yeah I work as a motion graphics designer and I thought the same things, the font is god awful and the 'O' gets lost in the red....In all honesty I think a high school kid in a graphics class could have done better....I really hope this isn't on the jersey at all or it'll be another horrible 3rd jersey I will never consider buying..
These are professional clubs worth 200+ millions.
Hoping for another good game from Lehner tonight.
Also Chirp, apparently Darren Dreger (aka another Sens hater) said Kirk Muller has permission and is in discussions with 4 NHL teams. I assume something like Ottawa, NJ, Dallas, Florida. Have you heard anything about this?
Bet the house that #1 will be Nashville. They put a clinic on drafting and player development.
Lack forward prospects, though.
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/pisfQuoting GreeningTheMonster:
thanks alot man!!
What a pickup by Murray. Will he translate in an NHL player full time next year. He is ripping it up in the AHL.
also love that spezza ad in the vids secn
Lehner:
GAA: 2.32
Sv %: .933
ENOUGH SAID.
The stats do include tonight's game. Surprisingly, the stats are updated live on theahl.com.
It's great to see the young guys perform like this. Watching Butler in those games is very satisfying! He can rip it hard that's for sure and his confidence is very high right now. Awesome stuff! A few years of experience in the NHL and I see him becoming a legit 30-40 goal scorer.
30-40? I think that's probably a stretch. I'd be happy if he caps out around 25-30 consistently.
Murrays brought in potulny, Keller, locke, Benoit etc. Specifically for the farm team and they've been huge differentiators.
You know who you are...
Taper your expectations...
If butler pots 25 goals a year, we,ve done well
Totally agree. Remember last summer when chirp ran something where we would list all the 20 goal scoreres for the upcoming season?
I think everyone had like 6 guys, including Regin/Foligno etc.
Let's hope Bobbo Butler gets 20, anything after that is pure bonus.
I'm banking on 3 hopefully 4 20 goal scorers for next year..
Spezz, Bulter,UFA, Foligno? (This year will be Nicky's year!)
BUT if he gets time with Spezza as his centre, as we saw down the stretch -- you never know.
RIP Derek Boogaard. Died way too young.
Quoting Dørkiewicz :
First quote - right on. Everyone's excited that Butler looks like a legit goalscorer, but if you think he'll get 40 next season, you are delusional.
Second quote - ever notice how these "so-and-so 2.0" posts (I think it's usually the same guy) are the completely off base? Butler and McEachern are not in the same mold. They don't play similar style games at all and I just can't figure out where the comparison comes from.
Not sure why everyone has to be a version of an old Senator either, but I you're looking for a comparison for Shawn McE, why wouldn't you AT MINIMUM pick someone whose main attributes are speed down the wing and 2nd line playmaking? Butler is more of a finisher.
As for Butler getting 30-40.. not completly out of the question if he's playing a full season with Spezza(70 assists), but I doubt it will happen next season. and 40? that might happen once in his entire carreer.
I obviously hope I'm wrong and he turns into correy perry type scorer... but lets just keep things real for now.
@TIMWRX
Murray has only been GM since 2007/08. So it took him 4 yrs to build up the prospects again.
Binghamton suffered a lot under Muckler as he ignored the prospect system which affected both Bingo & Ottawa.
Let's hope Bingo's success soon also translates to Ottawa's success as well.
I am a Butler 20-25 goals a year but you never know, could be 30 playing with Spezza.
If Spezza stays healthy 30 or more is reasonable the way he is playing (fired up)
for the record I thought we would have had more 20 goal scorers this past season, clearly no players were finding the back of the net the first part of the season, Karlsson leading in scoring for a bit and in points is sad being he is a D-man
I would take a shot at guessing who is going to be over 20 but I don't know yet who is going to be on or off the team.
Spezza
Butler
Michalek
That's it. I would put Alfredsson there, but depending on whether he's healthy by the start of the season or not, and if the surgery affects him permanently.
Spezza is definitely going to have 20 goals in a full season, and Michalek is expected to crack 20. Butler will hopefully get 20, but I guess we'll see.
Karlsson, Foligno, Alfredsson, Regin, Z Smith, Greening, and Condra, depending on who makes the team and whether or not they play a full season (and I guess depending on who the coach is) could definitely all get 10 goals.
Spezza 25
Alfie 15
Butler 20
Karlsson 10
Rundblad 8
Cowan 3
Phillips 3
I expect we will sign a 25-30 goal scorer and Michalek might be part of that trade, if not 20 for Michalek
These are the only locks I see for next year.
The others I agree 10 or there abouts is possible.
Did I miss something re: Alfie -- Surgery?
If he is having it.. why now.. why not back in February?
He's got so much value. He's a 26 year old top 6 scorer who can put up 25 goals, plays a decent two way game, ridiculously fast; if he can stay healthy he's one of the team's leading scorers.
I just think he needs the right centre to play beside because him and Spezza didn't work out imo.
If he can stay healthy I think he's the exact 2nd line LW the Sens need. We have to refrain from living on fantasy island and stop being too picky. Look around the league; there are really only a handful of prolific 2nd line LW. This guy is good.
I dunno, 4 shorthanded goals, 18G in 66Gp, and a career shooting % of 12%, not to mention he's entering his prime. I'd say we can get reasonable value out of him.
his cap hit is a little high considering his past 2 years point totals, but whats really going to bring his value down is the 'real dollars' numbers of his contract. 6 mil for his final season.
I think if we can sweeten the deal with a redundant youngster we should get fair value in return.
Anybody else think Foligno is going to have a Hossa of an off-season and come back 15lbs heavier, pure muscle? I kind of liked having him as 2nd line centre, and if he gets stronger/we end up signing an FA winger, it might be the only spot left for him in the top 6.