The situation in Montreal is bad and getting worse.
The Habs have lost five straight and interim head coach Randy Cunneyworth is getting a pretty rough ride in that city. I understand the issue with not having a Francophone coach in that market but it must be nearly impossible for the Former-Sens captain to get through to his team right now.
With that said, the Habs are a desperate group and will certainly be no push-over.
The Sens will get a huge boost tonight from the return of the team's leading goal scorer. Milan Michalek passed his baseline concussion tests prior to the break and is ready to return to the line up. Doesn't sound like MacLean plans to ease him back into the line up either. Michalek skated on the top line with Spezza and Alfredsson at yesterday's practice.
While Michalek returns, Jesse Winchester remains sidelined with a concussion. Still no time frame for his return but he certainly won't play before the New Year. The Sens will also be without Chris Phillips. He is day to day with what the team is calling a minor injury.
Here is how the Senators will line up tonight...
Michalek-Spezza-Alfredsson
Foligno-Turris-Butler
Greening-Smith-Neil
Condra-Konopka-Daugavins
Cowen-Karlsson
Kuba-Gonchar
Lee-Carkner
Craig Anderson gets the start in goal.
For those lucky enough to attend the game tonight, should be fun to see that new scoreboard in action. While there are still some elements that need to be added before it's fully operational, it's going to be a massive improvement over the old board.
Puck drop is just after 7:30 PM tonight with all the action available on Sportsnet and RDS. Keep an eye on the comment section for a stream.
- Huge night for Sens prospects last night. Mark Stone scored three times for Canada in the tournament opener, Zibanejad scored twice for the Swedes and Stephane Da Costa scored three times in an 8-3 Binghamton Senators win.
- Sens Super Skills goes tomorrow at SBP. If you haven't had a chance to attend once of these events before, it really is great fun for family with tickets starting as low as $8. Visit Capital Tickets for more information.
Just remember where ol' SensChirp predicted they'd finish!
You're up Michalek!
I too had them in the playoffs... even made a risky yet fun wager with Tookie... I say we make the playoffs and he said we finish bottom 5! I am winning...winni ng!!!
So we could drop out of the playoff picture towards the end of the season.
As Yost pointed out, these next 5/6 games are very, VERY winnable.
I never thought I'd say this, but I hate Habs fans invading our barn more than Leaf fans...let's send them home drunk and angry!
Go Sens Go!!
Zach Smith is gonna have a big night, Sens win 3-1
Curious: Why does anyone give a rat's ass what Yost thinks or says?
http://sens20.ca/seasons/2002-03/
A Sens win tonight would be HUGE! Especially if the Weafs lose, too.
Again, another one of those regular season "must-win" games in order to stay in the thick of things.
When this team is healthy, it's hard to disagree that they are a playoff contender.
GO SENS GO
I have noticed that McKenna has started in nets the last 5 or so games in Bingo, I would assume that this means that Lehner is injured, if so what is the injury, and how long is he out for?
You goddamn RIGHT!
Habs fans are the WORST! Here's why:
-Booing Alfie for no reason
-classless fans booing themselves, trying to chase Price 1 year ago, and now calling him a godsend
-"ole"? I scream "ole" when I plow your mom Habs fan!
-classless the way they treated OUR FORMER CAPTAIN, Randy Cunneyworth
-Pageau gets drafted by the Sens, and Habs reporters ask him if he was disappointed to be drafted by US, rather than the habs (?!?!)
-As our closest geographical rival, THEY SHOULD BE HATED
-all their fans have the arrogance that suggest that they win every year. YOUR TEAM OF MIDGETS SUCKS MONTREAL!
I recommend - NO MERCY, HATE HATE HATE, but it is important to CHEER RANDY CUNNEYWORTH and show habs fans WE are classy!, booooo everything habs
No mercy....
~Peluso
Agree with all of your points. As far as who I hate more between Hab fans and Leaf fans....that's a tough call.
I think if you look up "arrogant" in the dictionary, you would see a picture of a hab fan, but if you looked up "stupid", you would see a leaf fan.
And for those reasons alone and more so, I chose the next best Canadian team not far from my residence. To this day I have never seen a game at the Bell Centre. All 3 (which isn't much obviously) have all been attended at Scotiabank Place.
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Our focus is in the comment section.
Although I used to continue to cheer for the Habs (except for when they played the Sens), i am finding it increasingly more difficult to do every year as the Habs' fans are just so damn obnoxious. So, yes, please do beat the Habs tonight.
as for the Habs vs Laffs, much easier to hate the Laffs.
- the other sens fan in mtl (curious to know who registered the name first)
Actually I think Duthie picked the Sens to finish higher than 15th... same with Ron McLean...
here are the highlights. zibanejad's goals are at 2:17 and 5:47
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQPC6fonj2o&feature=player_embedded
Don't want a repeat tonight. Get on them early guys... bury the bastards...
Also sad to see Winchester is not improving from his concussion (per Ottawa Sun). No penalty & no suspension.. same with Shea Weber -- he is now out with a concussion from a hard hit on which there was no penalty or suspension.... now I did not see the hit to see if there should have been a penalty...
Dont forget that both the Bruins and Rangers went on long winning streaks this year after beating the Sens. Let's hope the Habs keep falling and lose tonight. I'm sure they'd love more than anything to get a win and vault past us in the coming days..
Lupul has 38 points in 35 games, good for 9th overall in points and you don't think he should get named to the all-star team?? I hate the Leafs too but Lupul deserves to play in the ASG without a doubt.
I can't even believe that goon Phaneuf is up there.. Does he even play D? I thought he just skated around hitting everything in his line of sight.. Giving him the C says a lot about the Laughs.
GO SENS GO!
Bad news then I'm not going and sens are 4-0-0 in games ive attented :(
Btw here it's seven hours ahead sooo…
Lmfao but I hope he gets 4 goals instead of getting a assist or assists so he could lead the NHL with goals:)
and THIS is what I came up with - http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=20536
What a massive tool. I should have known better than to read the guy who wrote that Murray was the one that let Chara get away.
Thanks
It's an upperbody injury. Not sure when or how it happened. KK said he should be good to go this coming weekend.
Thanks for the update.... Nice to see Locke is back... wow he missed 20 games...that's a key piece out of the lineup.. hopefully now they can get some wins and climb in the standings.
Just got home after being away from your site since 11 AM
Believe that Line 4 should be as follows :
Daugavins - Konopka - Condra
Also would rather have Carkner - Lee.
Looking for multiple goals, from all our lines tonite !!
GO SENS GO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's at a point in his career where he should be more consistent with his production. Hopefully Michalek can help that tonight
FYI,
Chirp has always thanked me for giving him a heads up !
Since this must be your first post, I will give you the benefit of the doubt.
Next time you post a comment , please be more positive,
and let Tookie handle the negative !!
Comparing me to Tookie is exactly why you shouldnt post. Saying nothing negaitve about the Sens and you fire that off...
#jizz....in.my.pants.....
As long as they don't show that on the scoreboard...
http://www.senstown.com/2011/12/scoreboard-sneak-peek.html
Nice.
apparently that's why they got it. hahaha...
http://www.lshunter.tv/hockey-live-streaming-video.html
http://www.firstrowsports.tv/sport/ice-hockey.html
Wondering if there will be any live game blogs in the near future?
Thanks
Shots 12-4 Senators
Score 3-1 Habs
C'mon Anderson. Wake up!
We should just ride Andy. I've learned not to give up on this team this season!
Gonna be one of those nights, is it?
sens fucked themselves up pretty good tonight. way to just take an elephant dump on two points.
@SC...lol no no i didnt mean it in the actual "give it up" on the playoffs sense, im sure and confident that they will bring their a-game back within this game or next. i was just talking about this game and today's earlier positive theme.
sad to see the sens being complete pushovers with the habs.
I get that this team is rebuilding but the Habs SUCK and we got our top scorer back! This shouldn't be happening!! If we were down by 1, fine, but 3? FAK OOF!
hey SC. definitely a snoozer now lol
I don't get it.
Please bring up Lehn now. This is bullshit.
man auld does not look encouraging.
what the fuck kind of comment is that?
Go Sens....sucks to your pessimistic attitude.
The game's not even half over...and YOU'RE GIVING UP ON THE PLAYOFFS? ...AND paying out those Sens fans who believe we'll make it??!??!??
For fucking shame...
~Peluso
i already clarified didnt give up on the playoffs. was just feeling bad for the guy who got up feeling all positive for the sens today and how if AND A big IF the sens do end up losing to the stinking score right now.
don't wet your thong so quickly.
3rd period better be their best.
What? That line looks terrible, they got nothing going on at all! Turris is skating like my 11 year old sister out there tonight!
I'm notorious for getting thongs wet in a flash.
*thumbs up
Odd...
Last year they had lost against the Capitals who had lost 7 straight previous.
This year they lost against a Bruins club who was last at the time, and ever since, the Bruins have been a monster.
They lost to a slumping Caps team again this year, and gave Dale Hunter his first win.
Just last week they gave Carolina their first post regulation win. At the time Carolina was winless in 6 post regulation opportunities.
Now they are getting wrecked by a struggling Canadians team.
I just hope this trend comes to an end.
Well unless this game improves, Paul McLean is going to have 2 words for these guys tomorrow:
BAG SKATE!
Not sure man, I think that line has the majority of the shots on net, and Butler has been creating chances.
I think Spezza line is not as good today. I can't count a lucky rebound goal as an indication that the Spezza line has been playing well, before that they hardly had any shots on net and chances.
I was basing it on their lack of back-check and horrible play in their own end. They were terrible in the first half of this game.
They were playing excellent the first couple of minutes, and dominated them all game long.
But costly mistakes and shotty goaltending can quickly change your fortunes...
This was the Sens gme to win.
I feel sorry for the fans that paid their money and took the time out of their day to see this shit. How embarrassing. Allowing the rival city and their fans in our own barn to cheer during a blowout is down right embarrassing.
I'm just disgusted. Thumbs down all you want. I'm pissed because we deserved to win this game.
What a complete shame.
The goaltending was repulsive. I don't blame the fans one bit if they decide to boo. The message needs to be sent.
Fuck that! It would have been better for Randy to have won the previous game or the next game.
Of course it would have been better.
But it didn't happen.
I'm just trying to take the good with the bad. Leafs lost too.
its not the loss that pisses me off, its the loss to the idiotic habs and their idiotic obnoxious arrogant fans.
the HABS?? ugh. what the fuck to the habs even have on their team and in their system. they just fucking traded Spacek for Kaberle......fu cking Kaberle lol they have like two real pieces on their team in price and subban.....that s IT...ugh.
im sure maclean is just fuming right now. he is not used to this kind of shit show coming from detroit.
WOW. I mean I can understand that a young, inexperienced team will shit the bed every now and again, but God damn, why does it always happen against our "cross-town" rivals?!?
Habs fans in these parts are certainly obnoxious, aren't they. But I guess there isn't much to live for when you're from Gatineau... Every win counts.
Thank god the Leafs lost.
What does Butler have on the coaches/manager that he is given second line, when Condra was great with Turris?
Daugavins, Condra should be playing ahead of Butler.
And yah I am sick of that idiot PK Diver, every game he seems to get some lame BS call made on his shenanigans.
Missed the first two periods, and judging by the outcome and the posts, it was a good game to miss.
And yah it is getting very annoying to have LEAF/HAB fans out cheering us at these games. Lets think of a good way to make sure Sens fans fill these games.
I am hoping for a rebound against the Flames, I will be there and will not be able to change the chanel!
Fans get to toss popcorn on the ice....
True. Always liked Cunneyworth.