Defensive miscues have been the biggest issue for MacLean's group over this most recent stretch. Fans love to rip on Sergei Gonchar and Filip Kuba but the fact is this team misses those two guys big time right now. Without those two veterans on the back end, the Sens are icing an extremely young blueline that has looked overmatched at times the last handful of games.
Kuba is going to be sidelined for the next little while but the team sounds confident Gonchar won't be out long. He is being called day to day right now. The sooner he's back the better.
The Sens have a full day off today and are back to the ice tomorrow at 11:00 AM. You can be sure Paul MacLean will want to work on the Sens defensive zone coverage.
Ottawa is facing a grueling stretch of games through the rest of December which includes a stop in Buffalo on Tuesday and then home games against Boston and Pittsburgh to close out the week.
- Glad the Sens are done with the Vancouver Canucks for this season. There is a reason Mark Recchi called the Canucks the most hated team in the NHL. The antics of Burrows, Lapierre and to a lesser extent Kesler are infuriating to watch. Kinda feel bad for Canucks fans having to defend these three on a nightly basis.
- The Canucks were talking about potential suspension for Nick Foligno after last night's game but there was no indication the hit on Kesler would be reviewed.
- The Sens welcomed back both Matt Carkner and Peter Regin last night although neither really had much of an impact. Carkner played 15:40 and was a +1 while Regin logged just over 12 minutes and registered a single shot on goal. Jared Cowen led all Senators in ice time last night with 25:43 including 6:45 on the penalty kill.
- Happy 39th Birthday to Sens Captain Daniel Alfredsson! Wondering what to get the NHL's longest serving captain? How about a vote for the NHL All Star Game!
Looking ahead in December scares the shit out of me. Hope Craig Anderson rests today. If he thinks he has seen a lot of rubber so far... Oh boy.
Good Luck boys
So smug in interviews.
On another note, Happy Birthday to the Captain!
I think I remember Phillips in a scrum with him. Hitting Lapierre a couple timES
The only bright side is I was stuck at work, and had to miss both games.
Looking forward to next week.
Oh, how was Runblad last night? Was he as awful as he was the last few games?
PS. Disappointed to see so ridiculously many 'Nucks jerseys in the stands. I thought the game was in Vancouver from watching the highlights.
@Lambchops Noted. I guess what I meant was somebody, ANYBODY, pummel that stupid smirk off his face. Believe it or not, I'm not a huge fighting fan, so it makes me wonder as I write this if he pisses ME off this much, how how does he get away with not getting the crap kicked out him regularly. I think that freak actually enjoys the love slaps. He's an embarrassment to the game.
If he was not such a gutless punk he would have fought him face to face.. but he would have gotten plummeled. Wait until next year...
Alain Vigneault (sp?) said the Foligno hit on Hodgson was a good hit.... who on the Canucks said it wasn't? The players?
And the other fans in the league say the Sens are whinners... Really? No one would whine like the Canucks do...
The only suspension/fine that might happen is to Neil.
I think the Sens went into this game mad at the Canucks, probably Burrows in particular, with what happened in the last game... they figured the league would do nothing.. so they would take it into their own hands. They kinda loss control and took too many penalties.
So if they were outmatched by the Canucks -- what's going to happen against the Bruins.. especially with this young D.
Have to love the promise on our blue line, players such as Folligno, Smith and Condra, along with the handful of offensive talent coming up in the next couple years.
Go Sens Go!
Boy I wish he was still ours.
Anyways, anyone see this knee by LUcic last night?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-9J5T_rwJM&feature=player_embedded
How the fuck does Porter get 4 games when they dont even review that? I'm so sick of the inconsistent calls and lack of discipline for teams like NY and Boston. Shanhan is doing a TERRIBLE job this year.
ZED !
I watched the Van game in MacLaren's on Elgin. At about 7.10 we had to ask them to put the game on as the TVs were all still showing Spanish football.
There was hardly anybody in there and fewer still watching the game. I spoke to one of the barstaff and mentioned that it was quiet and he said it always is when it's just the sens playing. It's much busier when Toronto or Montreal are playing.
Add that to the fact that at Big Daddy's on Thursday they wouldn't show the sens game because the Montreal game was on instead.
It's hardly any wonder that we get drowned out by Toronto and Montreal fans when we play them at SBP.
If I'm 21 I just want to play hockey, and he wasn't playing in Bingo or in the NHL
Not to say he should have been gift wrapped a top 6 position, or be given free playing time, just seems like he didn't get a fair shake
Oh well, another Russian fail for the Sens..Move onto our next work in progress make shift top 6 player lol
Being a Canadian, and having played the game (not in NHL),
I would be pissed, if told by Bryan Murray in Mid-November,
to hang in, and wait till end of November, and still am waiting, after 12 days past the end of November, with no
concrete decision, on when will "I PLAY"!
Obviously Head Coach MacLean and his coaching staff, had no
positive vibrations on Filatov's playing style, and Murray
let this guy down to a certain degree !
So, we are still without a top 6 winger for Spezza, as Butler is failing, and will not fit the bill !!
Maybe move Foligno to LW , Spezza as Centre, and Michalek on RW.
Line 2 would then be Greening - Regin - Alfredsson.
If Greening not able to fit in, try Daugavins !
Might just see this top 6 in Buffalo game on Tuesday night !!
GO SENS GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!
JOHNE,
Zibanejad is in Sweden !!
Got it !!