Game Day- Sens Return to SBP

Wednesday, 21 September 2011 09:33

Game Day- Sens Return to SBP

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After a long summer, NHL hockey returns to Scotiabank Place tonight.

It's still just preseason hockey but it will be a good test for the Sens as they take on the defending Stanley Cup Champion, Boston Bruins, who will be without Zdeno Chara. Puck drops just after 7:30 PM.

The Sens will feature a line up a little different than the one we saw in Toronto the other night. Seven guys will be making their second appearance of the preseason while vets like Spezza and Alfredsson will again sit.

Here is how the Sens lined up at the skate this morning.

Filatov-Zibanejad-Butler
Foligno-Regin-Condra
Prince-Da Costa-O'Brien
Daugavins-Locke-Parrish

Cowen-Gonchar
Phillips-Lee
Borowiecki- Rundblad

Craig Anderson is expected to get the start for the home side and will split duties with Alex Auld.

Will be interesting to watch how the top three centres perform in this one. Corey Locke is a bit of a long shot but the other three are all expected to be in the mix for that second line centre position. The performance we see from Zibanejad, DaCosta and Regin could go a long way towards deciding who gets that coveted roster spot.

Still plenty of tickets for people that are thinking of heading down to the game tonight. It will also be available on TSN for those of you that can't make the trip down to SBP.

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+2 #1 Darcy Loewen 2011-09-21 08:51

Anyone know if Lessard has been dragged behind the shed and shot? Did anyone respond after the stupid hit on Filitov? would be nice to know that somebody skated over and slashed him in the face at least. What a waste of space, i can't believe that he takes up a roster spot, even in training camp.

Can't wait to watch the game tonight, Cowen looks like a different player, not talking about the offensive side either. I was really impressed with how "big" he played in his own end.

Go Sens Go!

+2 #2 miguel 2011-09-21 08:59

Quoting Darcy Loewen:

Anyone know if Lessard has been dragged behind the shed and shot? Did anyone respond after the stupid hit on Filitov? would be nice to know that somebody skated over and slashed him in the face at least. What a waste of space, i can't believe that he takes up a roster spot, even in training camp.

Can't wait to watch the game tonight, Cowen looks like a different player, not talking about the offensive side either. I was really impressed with how "big" he played in his own end.

Go Sens Go!

I do agree, Cowen showed me that he is more than ready for the next level

+2 #3 SkipOPot2Mus 2011-09-21 09:01

really hoping zibanejad gets the 2nd line centre spot but i think it will go to regin. Also hopin for Rundblad to crack a roster spot.

At least we dont have to listen to those horrible toronto announcers tonight.

+2 #4 miguel 2011-09-21 09:03

People keep talking about Chara and great and valuable he is. And justifiably so. But for those of us who remember, he was almost a throw in in the Yashin deal. He was big, but lanky and clumsy on the island, and really for the first year or two in Ottawa was not a top 4 D.
Cowen, at the same age looks much better then Chara did. Better skater, and puck handler and composed... again AT THE SAME AGE.
Will Cowen evolve near as good as Chara has developed, we can only hope, but it is extremely promissing.

+2 #5 SensChirp 2011-09-21 09:04

Quoting SkipOPot2Mus:

really hoping zibanejad gets the 2nd line centre spot but i think it will go to regin. Also hopin for Rundblad to crack a roster spot.

At least we dont have to listen to those horrible toronto announcers tonight.

Looking at the lines tonight you would think Zibanejad has a slight edge. He is clearly the #1 centre tonight considering who is wingers are.

May be reading too much into the combinations though.

+2 #6 Johne 2011-09-21 09:27

Its just too early to read into much imo.

+2 #7 Johne 2011-09-21 09:32

Anderson and Auld in net tonight.

+2 #8 Patrick 2.0 2011-09-21 09:39

My thoughts (for what that's worth):

Regin: Will be 2nd line center unless he plays horribly and Costa or Z play very well (simply due to his 1-way contract). Costa & Z will see some NHL ice time during the season, but will be developing in Bing.

Runblad: Still needs to cook for a little in Bing. Has nice skillset, but WAY too many mistakes in the few games I've watched. Sending Runblad down for a month or 2 (like they did to Karlsson), might do wonders to his game.

I think we can see what the starting 1st line will be (minus Z, add in spezza).

Michalek/Regin/Alfy second line? (Any news on 9MM's injury?)

I'm still curious how the defence will pair up...

+2 #9 Prusek 2011-09-21 09:44

I'd like it if Regin would step up, however I only watched 10 minutes of the Leafs game and he looked horrible on the fourth goal when Phenuf faked a shot and walked around him.

I'm interested to see what Lee can do tonight as well. I'd like to see him continue to develop and maybe make a solid pairing with Philips. Sure he's not the best draft selection, however he is still a younger Sens asset that I want to develop. I also think Runblad might need some time in Bingo and I'd rather see Lee play and improve then Kuba play.

+4 #10 miguel 2011-09-21 10:00

Quoting SkipOPot2Mus:

really hoping zibanejad gets the 2nd line centre spot but i think it will go to regin. Also hopin for Rundblad to crack a roster spot.

At least we dont have to listen to those horrible toronto announcers tonight.

I am not sold on Zibanejad playing in the NHL next year, he seems to have all the tools, but one more year where he is the go to guy in SEL, vs the pressure of being 2nd line on a weak Ottawa team, might be better for him

-4 #11 Andrews Theory 2011-09-21 10:18

Can't wait to watch on tsn...not holding my breath for a win but that's really not the point of preseason anyways.

Wonder if maclean will switch zibby and dacosta part way?

-4 #12 Andrews Theory 2011-09-21 10:18

Can't wait to watch on tsn...not holding my breath for a win but that's really not the point of preseason anyways.

Wonder if maclean will switch zibby and dacosta part way?

+2 #13 The Apostle 2011-09-21 10:45

Brian Lee is the victim of unfair expectations, if he was judged SOLELY on his play everyone would be happier with him. But being the people we are we can't help but judge him based on where he went in the draft and who he went before (the names Kopitar and Staal appear here). It's not Lee's fault he was picked where he was, it's our scouting staff at the time.

I thought Lee was consistently good towards the back end of last season on a blueline that was chopping and changing virtually every game. I think he deserves a spot in the top 6 and will get one (which probably means Carkner sitting as no.7). It will be interesting to see how he develops. A problem I forsee for him further down the road with the Sens is that he may become the prime victim of the logjam on D we will have if the prospects develop as we want them too.

+5 #14 Johne 2011-09-21 10:53

@The Apostle

Completely agreed, I even view Lee as a disappointment due to the draft and the expectations of him being a good PMD.

But the fact is, Lee has changed his game to become a reliable dman no matter who he is paired with and shows some physicality. I think he fits perfect on this team as a 5-6 dman and playing a bigger role when the team needs him to (injuries and PKs).

He should of been a late 1st rounder or a 2nd rounder and no one would think less of him.

+2 #15 The Apostle 2011-09-21 11:01

Although the logjam might not develop in time to hurt him. Kuba is gone in 1 year at the most, Gonchar 2 and Phillips 3.

Cowen I think is a regular this year. Rundblad is a regular next year (with some playing time this year). I honestly don't see Gryba and Wire Cock ever being regulars on this team, but if they do it won't be for at least 2 more seasons. Borowiecki likewise won't be a regular on this team within 2 years so a Brian Lee shaped gap might come up.

Whilst I definitely don't think he should be the first dman to be moved he might actually be an attractive piece at the deadline. His contract is up at the end of the year and he could justifiably think he has a better shot in some other city rather than resigning.

You have to think he is more likely to be moved than Phillips, Karlsson, Cowen and most of the other prospects. You could also argue that he's better trade bait than either Kuba or Gonchar because of the contract situation.

+4 #16 Johne 2011-09-21 11:09

I've come to expect that Lee will never make a highlight reel or put up a ton of points, but he won't be the guy that you can blame a loss on either. I'm not sure that his trade value is enough to warrant a trade, especially since no one wanted him off waivers last season. The only people that will appreciate a player like Lee are Sens fans.

I think Gonchar is likely the next dman shipped out, he had a really really down season last year and there is no doubt in my mind that he will rebound from that and be a hot commodity to have come trade deadline.

But then the question is, does he help us or hurt us by trading Gonchar when he is on top of his game.

-8 #17 Tookie 2011-09-21 11:13

Wow, was I close to predicting that score or what, I thought I would refrain from replying on game night, since people were probably having hissy fits over the loss to Toronto, especially after having talked about it all day, on how the Sens were gonna win easily...

Jabs 6-3 Ottawa...
Tookie 5-3 Leafs...

How in God's green earth could you give 6 goals to Ottawa, damn I though giving them 3 was alot...

Anyways, Cowen did impress, not in his defensive zone but on the attack, that was a nice pinch, good timing...

Any predictions for tonight?

I'll go with 3-0 Boston.

+2 #18 The Apostle 2011-09-21 11:15

If we can trade Gonchar we should. We aren't going to achieve much of anything in the two years left on his contract (not because of him, but because we aren't serious contenders). I would like to see him moved for somebody/a pick that has the potential to be helping us in 3 years time.

One of the counter arguments to that is that with Kuba and Gonchar gone we have, potentially, a very young and relatively inexperienced blueline. But that's what UFAs are for.

+4 #19 Johne 2011-09-21 11:24

@The apostle

lets say hypothetically that this season or next season we are in 7th place come February with a pretty comfortable gap from the last playoff spot and Gonchar has been a key factor to our success, do you shop Gonchar or continue on with a playoff run with his services? I guess it really would depend on his value to other teams out there. And he does have that NTC...

+2 #20 Patrick 2.0 2011-09-21 11:27

With Karlsson and Rundblad on D, we need cowen and lee's defensive skills on our back ends IMO. That's not to knock Karlsson or Rundblad (I love both their games), its just that we don't have many more prospects as defensively responsible as Lee has become.

Philips and Gonchar only have a couple of years left and will need to be replaced. I'm really hoping that Lee gets a good chance to showcase his skills this year so that he can either prove himself or get traded. I think its unfair that he's been the black sheep for this long.

+2 #21 The Apostle 2011-09-21 11:33

Well my answer is obviously going to be coloured by the fact that I don't think that hypothesis is likely (this season only, I don't think it's out the realms of possibility that we make the playoffs in 2012/13.)

The boring stock NHL speak answer is that it depends on what is being offered.

I would imagine that in the scenario you suggested everybody in management would be so fucking shocked (this season) by what is happening that they would take a run at the playoffs with Gonchar in situ. If our potential playoff appearance is less certain I think we shop him. If we are definitely out of the playoffs come deadline it's easy, we shop him and see if he'll waive the NTC.

-4 #22 Tookie 2011-09-21 11:33

Quoting Johne:

@The apostle

lets say hypothetically that this season or next season we are in 7th place come February with a pretty comfortable gap from the last playoff spot and Gonchar has been a key factor to our success, do you shop Gonchar or continue on with a playoff run with his services? I guess it really would depend on his value to other teams out there. And he does have that NTC...

Thats a far fetched scenario but lets play with it...

You shop him for draft picks or younger players, in keeping with the rebuild...IF were sitting comfortably in 7th and making the playoffs, Gonchar is not going to win us a Cup, make the run without him and continue with the trend of gathering draft picks and young assets.

You get the best of both worlds, playoff appearence while adding picks or young players for next year.

+2 #23 obsensation 2011-09-21 11:36

I certainly see a few young defencemen who are RFA;s and don't get NHL playing time looking for offers with other teams. If they have a good year in the A they may get decent offers from other teams which Ottawa may or may not match. It will be tough to get them to sign any qualifying offer. The logjam needs to get broken with some defence for forward trades IMO.

+9 #24 Johne 2011-09-21 11:39

How is it that Campoli is still without a job? He played solid on both ends of the ice

+2 #25 SensChirp 2011-09-21 11:47

Another contest coming folks! Watch the title of the post and when it changes, answer that question and get your email in. Good luck!

+2 #26 McRoots 2011-09-21 11:50

Quoting Johne:

How is it that Campoli is still without a job? He played solid on both ends of the ice

Agreed. I've been wondering about him and how he finds himself without a contract.

I suspect it's salary demands.

-3 #27 Sensnation 2011-09-21 12:00

Quoting The Apostle:

...

Whilst I definitely don't think he should be the first dman to be moved he might actually be an attractive piece at the deadline. His contract is up at the end of the year and he could justifiably think he has a better shot in some other city rather than resigning.

You have to think he is more likely to be moved than Phillips, Karlsson, Cowen and most of the other prospects. You could also argue that he's better trade bait than either Kuba or Gonchar because of the contract situation.

Lee was waived last year and no one wanted him, his trade value is not that high. If he continues to improve and create a market for himself it would be nice though.

-4 #28 Sensnation 2011-09-21 12:06

Quoting Tookie19:

...

Jabs 6-3 Ottawa...
Tookie 5-3 Leafs...

How in God's green earth could you give 6 goals to Ottawa, damn I though giving them 3 was alot...

Anyways, Cowen did impress, not in his defensive zone but on the attack, that was a nice pinch, good timing...

Any predictions for tonight?

I'll go with 3-0 Boston.

Good call on the game tookie. Great to hear you finally noticed Cowen, as I've been saying he'll be on the team this year and may possibly be our best all around Dman.

I actually hate the Chara comparison, because I think Cowen is more offensively skilled. I see Cowen as an almost Redden(in his prime)/Chara hybrid.

For tonight I'll go with 4-2 Ottawa, just for the fun of it.

+2 #29 RUSHRLZ 2011-09-21 12:06

I would rather have Lee THAN Kuba any day. At least Lee has been showing improvement, not complaining and showed to be a good partner for Phillips at the end of last season.

Kuba on the other hand it appears hopeless enough for him, if Gomez was on the last year of his contract I'd make that trade any day and that says a lot.

+3 #30 Uncle Phil 2011-09-21 12:07

I'm really looking forward to going to the game tonight. It is a gorgeous evening and hockey is back. I challenge everyone to take their son or daughter, father, or father-in-law to the game. We can take our wives or girlfriends to opening night or a Toronto or Montréal game. We may have a tough year but management is doing what we have asked them to do. See you all there!!

+2 #31 The Apostle 2011-09-21 12:08

Given the fact that most people here seem to believe that Kuba and Gonchar having bounceback years and becoming attractive at the deadline is feasible, it's certainly no reach that Lee might garner some interest. It won't have gone unnoticed that he appears to have matured, couple that with a solid first six/seven months of the season and I can see some GMs kicking tyres.

+4 #32 RUSHRLZ 2011-09-21 12:17

5-1 for the Sens tonight. :)

-4 #33 Tookie 2011-09-21 12:22

Quoting Johne:

How is it that Campoli is still without a job? He played solid on both ends of the ice

Cuz clearly in pressure situations he cant cut it, flashback to the Hawks vs Nucks OT game....brutal giveaway by who?

Campoli....bye bye Hawks.

+4 #34 Johne 2011-09-21 12:24

@Tookie

unfair, no one looks at one mistake, no matter how bad it may be. Campoli was a reliable dman every season and fetched us a 2nd round pick.

-3 #35 Sensnation 2011-09-21 12:33

Quoting Tookie19:

Quoting Johne:
How is it that Campoli is still without a job? He played solid on both ends of the ice

Cuz clearly in pressure situations he cant cut it, flashback to the Hawks vs Nucks OT game....brutal giveaway by who?

Campoli....bye bye Hawks.

If that was the case Alfie wouldn't be around either.

Campoli just got stuck in a numbers game league wide as well as a really strong youth movement. I'd take him over Kuba for sure. He saved Carkner's butt so many times the last 2 years.

-3 #36 Sensnation 2011-09-21 12:40

Does anyone know who's in net for the Bruins tonight?

+3 #37 The Apostle 2011-09-21 12:41

i think whenever we talk about the failings of our dmen or those on other teams we should end the sentence with an *

that will save us having to type I'd still take him over Kuba every time

+3 #38 JRMcPeeWee 2011-09-21 12:44

Quoting JABSmilez:

Does anyone know who's in net for the Bruins tonight?

Anton Khudobin and Tuukka Rask

+4 #39 Johne 2011-09-21 12:45

Kuba is done for, outside of working the powerplay, he should not be on the ice.

He is our 4 mil a year MA Bergeron.

He won't be going anywhere unless some team out there gets super desperate for a PP QB and maybe, hell I dunno where I was going with that, no one will want Kuba, we're stuck with him.

+3 #40 pomattic 2011-09-21 12:47

I just sent a one word email. How do the contests work? Should it be from this account and so on?

+2 #41 SensChirp 2011-09-21 12:51

Quoting JABSmilez:

Does anyone know who's in net for the Bruins tonight?

Rask for the full game.

+2 #42 SensChirp 2011-09-21 12:51

Quoting pomattic:

I just sent a one word email. How do the contests work? Should it be from this account and so on?

Yep, thats all you need. Another one coming up after this one too!!

+2 #43 jgerm88 2011-09-21 12:55

Hey Chirp,

When are the winners going to be notified for tonight's tickets?

-4 #44 Sensnation 2011-09-21 12:59

Quoting SensChirp:

Quoting JABSmilez:
Does anyone know who's in net for the Bruins tonight?

Rask for the full game.

Thanks guys.

+2 #45 SensChirp 2011-09-21 13:02

Quoting jgerm88:

Hey Chirp,

When are the winners going to be notified for tonight's tickets?

The first two winners have been contacted. One more to come!

+2 #46 pomattic 2011-09-21 13:34

Quoting SensChirp:

Quoting jgerm88:
Hey Chirp,

When are the winners going to be notified for tonight's tickets?

The first two winners have been contacted. One more to come!

Ah my phone battery is about to die and the instructor at this training is getting frustrated with me...

-3 #47 Sensnation 2011-09-21 13:39

I got the loser email, thought I won for a sec there haha. Congrats to the winners, should be a fun game tonight!

+4 #48 Johne 2011-09-21 13:40

If i was to have won, I would have donated the tickets to Tookie as a peace offering of optimism.

+2 #49 SensChirp 2011-09-21 13:45

Quoting JABSmilez:

I got the loser email, thought I won for a sec there haha. Congrats to the winners, should be a fun game tonight!

Haha wanted to make sure that everyone knew their entry was received

+2 #50 SensChirp 2011-09-21 13:46

Last pair coming up!!

+3 #51 ShaunK 2011-09-21 13:53

the game was a 2-2 tie, not 1-1

+2 #52 SensChirp 2011-09-21 13:57

Quoting ShaunK:

the game was a 2-2 tie, not 1-1

Uh oh. Saw that on wikipedia. Hang on haha

+2 #53 SensChirp 2011-09-21 13:59

Damn it you're right. Game was 2-2 and Nelson Emerson tied it. Outsmarted myself there. New question in a second.

+2 #54 pomattic 2011-09-21 14:00

Quoting ShaunK:

the game was a 2-2 tie, not 1-1

Agree.. same confusion..

+2 #55 SensChirp 2011-09-21 14:02

Quoting pomattic:

Quoting ShaunK:
the game was a 2-2 tie, not 1-1

Agree.. same confusion..

Yea, I messed that one up. New question coming. Sit tight haha

+3 #56 Bob Swarley 2011-09-21 14:04

I attended that game when I was 8 years old. I didn't realize until looking back how big of a deal it really was. The best player of all time, playing his last ever game in his native country. I wish I was old enough to appreciate how cool it was to see.

+2 #57 EH_Matt 2011-09-21 14:09

I'm sure glad teams can't play to a tie anymore.

+2 #58 Bob Swarley 2011-09-21 14:12

got that one in in a hurry. Hopefully in time.

+2 #59 EH_Matt 2011-09-21 14:18

Damn you probably beat me to it Bob.

+2 #60 MethotToMyMadness 2011-09-21 14:19

I tried, but I think you had me beat.

+2 #61 pomattic 2011-09-21 14:19

Quoting SensChirp:

Quoting pomattic:
Quoting ShaunK:
the game was a 2-2 tie, not 1-1

Agree.. same confusion..

Yea, I messed that one up. New question coming. Sit tight haha

Haha. can happen
I answered anyways.

Also answered new one. Can we a delay of sent from phone?
: )

+5 #62 Johne 2011-09-21 14:20

Win or lose, these contests are fun. Thanks for the entertainment Chirp.

+2 #63 SensChirp 2011-09-21 14:21

Apologies for the confusion on that Gretzky question. Thanks for playing along today. Except many more giveaways like this over the course of the season.

GO SENS GO!

+2 #64 Karlsson65 2011-09-21 14:23

Winner been notified?

+3 #65 pomattic 2011-09-21 14:23

Quoting Johne:

Win or lose, these contests are fun. Thanks for the entertainment Chirp.

Ditto!

+2 #66 SensChirp 2011-09-21 14:25

Quoting Karlsson65:

Winner been notified?

Yup he/she has. Thanks for entering!

+3 #67 miguel 2011-09-21 14:31

Quoting JABSmilez:

Quoting The Apostle:
...

Whilst I definitely don't think he should be the first dman to be moved he might actually be an attractive piece at the deadline. His contract is up at the end of the year and he could justifiably think he has a better shot in some other city rather than resigning.

You have to think he is more likely to be moved than Phillips, Karlsson, Cowen and most of the other prospects. You could also argue that he's better trade bait than either Kuba or Gonchar because of the contract situation.

Lee was waived last year and no one wanted him, his trade value is not that high. If he continues to improve and create a market for himself it would be nice though.

was he actually waived? I dont think he was because he would have been playing in Bingo, instead of sitting some odd 20 games. No?

+3 #68 Bob Swarley 2011-09-21 14:42

Miguel waiving and being sent down are two different things. A player on a one way can get waived without getting sent down but they can't get sent down without getting waived. The Sens wouldn't have been able to call up Lee once getting sent down without risking another team picking him up at half price (with the Sens paying the other half) so rather than bury him and not be able to use him without risking being on the hook for half they just kept him with the big club.

+3 #69 SlickRick 2011-09-21 14:54

Quoting Tookie19:

Wow, was I close to predicting that score or what, I thought I would refrain from replying on game night, since people were probably having hissy fits over the loss to Toronto, especially after having talked about it all day, on how the Sens were gonna win easily...

Jabs 6-3 Ottawa...
Tookie 5-3 Leafs...

How in God's green earth could you give 6 goals to Ottawa, damn I though giving them 3 was alot...

Anyways, Cowen did impress, not in his defensive zone but on the attack, that was a nice pinch, good timing...

Any predictions for tonight?

I'll go with 3-0 Boston.

Wow, you pat yourself on the back even when you're wrong *facepalm...the score was 4-2, you predicted 5-3...are you Miss Cleo? If I won the tickets I'd give them to Tookie in exchange for her leaving.

+3 #70 MethotToMyMadness 2011-09-21 14:54

Looking forward to tonights game. I had been searching online for the expected Boston roster to do a comparison, finally found it. I'm not 100% sure this is complete yet.

Benoit Pouliot-Patrice Bergeron-Jamie Tardif
Jordan Caron-Chris Kelly-Chris Clark
Max Sauve-Tyler Seguin-Jared Knight
Lane MacDermid-Ryan Spooner-Jamie Arniel/Shawn Thornton

Andrew Ference-Colby Cohen
Matt Bartkowski-Adam McQuaid
David Warsofsky-Dougi e Hamilton/Steven Kampfer

Tuukka Rask
Anton Khudobin

What do you guys think about the matchups? I think both teams are going with a significant amount of younger players with speed and skill up front, rather than veteran presence. Expect a lot of turnovers with fast breaks the other way. But our D are more experienced. Goalies could be a wash but I give Rask the edge. This should be entertaining.

-4 #71 Tookie 2011-09-21 15:10

Quoting SlickRick:

Wow, you pat yourself on the back even when you're wrong *facepalm...the score was 4-2, you predicted 5-3...are you Miss Cleo? If I won the tickets I'd give them to Tookie in exchange for her leaving.

Can you not read properly? Do you know what the word "close" means?

The funny part is you actually put it in bold, LOL!

Put the crack pipe down and get hooked on phonics.

Rookie...

+6 #72 383 2011-09-21 15:12

I know there's been a lot of debate about who are top 6 defence are gonna be. Although I would love to see Runbland play over say, I dunno, KUBA, I feel like this is how it will shake out when the puck drops October 7th:

Cowan-Gonchar
Kuba-Karlsson
Phillips-Lee

Carks

Runbland-AHL-First call up when Kuba gets injured.

PS- Going to Detroit for the season opener, will represent the SENSARMY well.

-4 #73 Tookie 2011-09-21 15:23

@ madpajamma

Goalie Boston
Forwards even
Defense slight edge Ottawa
Coaching Boston

+3 #74 MethotToMyMadness 2011-09-21 15:27

Quoting Tookie19:

@ madpajamma

Goalie Boston
Forwards even
Defense slight edge Ottawa
Coaching Boston

That was kinda where I was going, I think our forwards should match up well. I gave Rask the uppper hand, and our D the edge. I never thought of Coaching, but B town for sure, ours is still a ? really even though I do have high expectations (like everyone else). It'll be messy, but fast and entertaining.

-3 #75 Tookie 2011-09-21 15:32

I agree, it will be fast, lots of young legs up front for both teams. I think we will be hard pressed to score again, especially vs the stingy defensive style the Bruins play.

Our FW group is still very unpolished, its hard to think they will score vs Rask.

Unless Cowen goes beast mode again!

-2 #76 Sensnation 2011-09-21 15:37

Have you guys seen this video? It's Shanahan explaining the hit to the head and boarding rule changes. Definitely on the dry side, but overall I think it's a good job in showing the difference between the legal and illegal ones.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/11404/watch-nhl-explains-new-rules-for-2011-12

-4 #77 Tookie 2011-09-21 15:39

Here, lets test it out...

Was the Phaneuf hit, legal or illegal?

+3 #78 my2sens 2011-09-21 15:46

Tookie19, I didn't see it... so no comment...

JABSmilez - Great video to explain everything... love the boarding examples where they show a Leaf nailing Carcillo... is it just me or did Carcillo (splg?) dive!?

-3 #79 Sensnation 2011-09-21 16:33

Zibanejad definitely gets a chance to show his all tonight. I hope he comes out skating a lot more.

Hopefully Da Costa gets a shot with real NHL scorers next game. Only fair if they're all up for the same position.

+2 #80 Floridasensfan 2011-09-21 17:28

3-2 sens

going to be a different game

feeds anyone ????

+1 #81 Trollard 2011-09-21 18:00

Anyone have a stream for the game tonight?

+1 #82 Sensational Sens Fan 2011-09-21 18:04

Quoting Trollard:

Anyone have a stream for the game tonight?

http://flames-live.blogspot.com/

+1 #83 hollis 2011-09-21 18:05

why is only the second line center mentioned? what about the third line center position?

+1 #84 Captain Alfie 2011-09-21 18:14

Quoting Sensational Sens Fan:

Quoting Trollard:
Anyone have a stream for the game tonight?

http://flames-live.blogspot.com/

Sweet, thanks!

-4 #85 Sensnation 2011-09-21 18:38

Quoting hollis:

why is only the second line center mentioned? what about the third line center position?

BM said he wants Zack Smith there.

+1 #86 MacK 2011-09-21 18:52

we're looking sharper thus far compared to game 1.

+1 #87 Sudsy 2011-09-21 18:59

Rundblad is having a hard time so far

+1 #88 MacK 2011-09-21 19:07

Quoting Sudsy:

Rundblad is having a hard time so far

incredible play he just made to Gonch though. laser seam pass!

+1 #89 streamer 2011-09-21 19:19

Oh yeah we def look good defensively that's in big part due to brian lee's play.

-3 #90 Andrews Theory 2011-09-21 21:00

holy shit...

+1 #91 Fray 2011-09-21 21:01

was that stamkos????

+1 #92 Ryan 2011-09-21 21:01

Mika gets the winner atta boy

+1 #93 MacK 2011-09-21 21:02

Zibanejad with the OT winner!

-1 #94 Andrews Theory 2011-09-21 21:04

that was a crazy ass ome timer. you cant teach that!

+2 #95 Johne 2011-09-21 21:05

Standouts to me tonight: Regin, Condra and Zibby with the OT winner and his moves all night long, just wow.

Now Regin vs Zibanejad for the 2nd line C. I think Regin gets it, but I've been wow'd by Mika too many times to think he should go back overseas.

+1 #96 Floridasensfan 2011-09-21 21:09

great way to end the game, what a rocket for such a hard pass.

Lee was the shocker tonight, very impressed.

Lee was for sure the standout tonight.

+1 #97 MacK 2011-09-21 21:09

A+ to Gonchar, Lee, Cowen, Regin and Foligno for their effort tonight! Condra showed he's here to stay. Great OT winner by Zibanejad. He played a better 3rd period that early on in the game. Anderson and Auld will be a solid combo this year!

+1 #98 SkipOPot2Mus 2011-09-21 21:10

Zibanejad!!!!

I thought Da Cost played well as well.

+2 #99 Johne 2011-09-21 21:15

All the Condra lovers now coming out of the wordworks, Sandy and I were here first.

haha

+1 #100 Salararius 2011-09-21 21:16

Away from the microscope this was a great game cause we won, youngin's played hard and hockey is back.
GO Sens Go
Likin the Rundblad

+1 #101 MacK 2011-09-21 21:20

Quoting Salararius:

Away from the microscope this was a great game cause we won, youngin's played hard and hockey is back.
GO Sens Go
Likin the Rundblad

Runblad still looks a little shaky understandably. He's going to need time to adjust. Definitely shows flashes of brilliance...I don't think we've seen the really Rundblad yet.

+2 #102 Johne 2011-09-21 21:22

Rundblad will be everything we had in Redden and more, I just think he needs to spend a month or three in Bingo.

-3 #103 Sensnation 2011-09-21 21:29

That was a fun game despite the low score. Some good goaltending on both sides.

Condra, Lee, Foligno and Da Costa stood out the most for me. Zibanejad definitely finished strong.

Lee is definitely going to be demanding more icetime this year, very good all around game. GO SENS GO!!!

+3 #104 Salararius 2011-09-21 21:30

I enjoyed both games these guys have played. This is my team, our team, and they all have something to prove. Much better than the team I had tantrums over when the expectations and average salary was way higher.
Welcome Back Hockey...welcom e back

0 #105 MacK 2011-09-21 21:31

Quoting Johne:

Rundblad will be everything we had in Redden and more, I just think he needs to spend a month or three in Bingo.

I never would have compared the two. Runblad is an offensive minded flashy d-man with an edge to him. Redden was a steady puck mover that never hit a fly and rarely ever shout the puck or scored.

0 #106 Salararius 2011-09-21 21:36

I'd love someone to do the math for me (er..for all of us, yah) and compare avg age of the teams in the NHL.

+2 #107 Johne 2011-09-21 21:46

Quoting Salararius:

I'd love someone to do the math for me (er..for all of us, yah) and compare avg age of the teams in the NHL.

http://nhlnumbers.com/teams already there.

0 #108 Salararius 2011-09-21 22:16

Thanks Johne
That's interesting

-4 #109 Andrews Theory 2011-09-21 22:43

regin was 4 for 18 in the face off dot 2nite, thats going to need to dramatically improve if he want to play ctr

+1 #110 Mitchell 2011-09-21 23:04

i thought o'brien and lee were great tonight and zibanejad talent shows but needs some time to develop but obviously thats a given

+1 #111 Round Leaf 2011-09-21 23:21

Quoting Tookie19:

Wow, was I close to predicting that score or what, I thought I would refrain from replying on game night, since people were probably having hissy fits over the loss to Toronto, especially after having talked about it all day, on how the Sens were gonna win easily...

Any predictions for tonight?

I'll go with 3-0 Boston.

Wow, right on the money again, Tookie! You have a real knack for this. You've probably heard this before, but you could make an absolute killing if you bet that the Sens won't win a single game this year.

Give yourself another pat on the back!

+1 #112 mlau 2011-09-22 02:50

haha nicely done Tookie19... Even though it's Cyberspace but I can, and most people here can probably agree with, that you're one of the biggest try-hards I've seen in a long long time since high school days when you have that group of kids hanging right outside the school driveway with pants down to their crotch, baseball caps 3 sizes too big for their head and a bandana wrapped around their face covering their mouths.

Anyways, great to have hockey back and the sens had a great game showcasing their prospects. As with every season, I'm excited to just have my favorite team playing once again!

+1 #113 RUSHRLZ 2011-09-22 07:15

Quoting Round Leaf:

Quoting Tookie19:
Wow, was I close to predicting that score or what, I thought I would refrain from replying on game night, since people were probably having hissy fits over the loss to Toronto, especially after having talked about it all day, on how the Sens were gonna win easily...

Any predictions for tonight?

I'll go with 3-0 Boston.

Wow, right on the money again, Tookie! You have a real knack for this. You've probably heard this before, but you could make an absolute killing if you bet that the Sens won't win a single game this year.

Give yourself another pat on the back!

Hey, I think he said it would be CLOSE to that in bold. I guess he was close, he called for a total of three goals. All hail the rebirth of Nostradamus!

+1 #114 Patrick 2.0 2011-09-22 07:22

Lee was great again tonight. Regin, Z, Costa, The Gonch, Andersson, Auld...so many players showed flashes of brillance. I don't remember last time I watched such a low scoring game with so much interest.

Rask was a wall, good for him...

tookie = don cherry. He'll brag when he guessed right, and he'll disapear when he guessed wrong. Just like all of us, there's a reason he posts on fan forums and does not get paid for his opinions (as much as he seems to think his calibre of hockey knowledge outranks us by far). All I know is that I would rather have an optimistic outlook and cheer for a team, rather than continously mention how much we suck and how we're going to lose. Its not rose coloured glasses...I know exactly where we rank as a team (its posted everywhere and everyone knows it), I just choose to back them up and cheer as loud as I can as it feels that much better when they (the underdog) wins.

+1 #115 my2sens 2011-09-22 07:34

Last night game was frustrating. I could see such talent and brilliance on both teams, but it was ruined by the poor ice quality at SBP. The puck was everywhere!

Aside from bad ice quality and the bad calls from refs... I was impressed with Foligno last night. Hope he can keep playing with that speed! Lee is shaking off the rust, Anderson was brilliant although not really tested... all in all... all players did perform quite well according to their skill levels/experience.

GO SENS GO!

+1 #116 my2sens 2011-09-22 07:41

SENS TO DATE: PRE-SEASON

J. COWEN G-2 A-0
B. LEE G-1 A-1
N. FILATOV G-0 A-2
P. REGIN G-0 A-2
N. FOLIGNO G-0 A-2
M. ZIBANEJAD G-1 A-0

+2 #117 Johne 2011-09-22 08:04

Haven't had any issues with the site Chirp, what changes were made?

0 #118 hollis 2011-09-22 18:07

Quoting JABSmilez:

Quoting hollis:
why is only the second line center mentioned? what about the third line center position?

BM said he wants Zack Smith there.

i thought he would be on the fourth... so who is the fourth line center then

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