Bingo scored :25 seconds into this one and really never looked back.
I didn't have a chance to watch the game but by all accounts Jared Cowen looked quite comfortable in his debut with the team. He picked up an assist on the team's opening goal and took a regular shift on the PK.
Robin Lehner was the real story in this one though. He moved to 7-2 in the playoffs since stealing the starting job from Barry Brust and stopped 36 shots in game six while being named the game's first star. For Sens fans that may have been worried about Lehner earlier this year, it's awesome to see him take his game to another level in the playoffs.
He definitely had an up and down year but is closing out on a strong note, which is a great sign for his development as a player.
There is no schedule available for this series yet as the Penguins and Checkers are headed to Game 6 of their series. Charlotte has a 3-2 edge. I really hope we can organize another road trip down to Bingo but obviously the scheduling of the games will be key. Here's hoping they get another Saturday night home game.
Congratulations to the BSens and their fans down in Bingo!
Anderson and mcbackup during the regular season, let Lehner dominate in Bingo and bring him up near the end of the season. Anderson Lehner in the playoffs.
no reason we can't be there, we have not had the go to goalie before, we have Anderson and Lehner.
All you guys that think we are going to suck again next year are in for an awakening.
Spezza is on fire, we get him a linemate in FA and all our other talent. Look out.
If we can play well enough to make a playoff spot and the rookies get seasoned over the season we can dominate in the playoffs.
We have or will have the parts to get it done.
Canada 1-0.
Lehner: Gets the shutty to add to his impressive playoff performance.
Cowen: Gets an early assist in his professional playoff debut.
Potulny: Leads the AHL in playoff points and deserves a hard look come training camp.
Locke: Back from injury and at an assist per game pace. Also deserves one last hard look at training camp.
Butler: Still scoring after 96 games this season (Not including preseason!) proving he has the endurance for the professional schedule.
Other notables: Daugavins, Greening, Condra, and O'Brien.
Our future is bright and for those who havn't been following the Bsens I reccomend it because I can see at least a handful of this very talented team cracking our depleted roster next season and doing very well.
GO SENS GO!!
Damn could we use a guy like that.
I am more excited than anyone else to see BB16 play next year in his first (hopefully) full season in the NHL. Can't wait
Me too man, this kid has impressed me since his penalty shot goal in the preseason and he has proven he can contribute at the NHL level. He was the AHL All Star game MVP and has shown some chemistry with Spezza. I expect a big season from BB16 next year aiming for the 30 goal mark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVJEr3bfpPE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78KqxgbTfD4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBxWu4p60fM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB9YTcSjRSs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eRU386SWx4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCLOkXitFZE&feature=player_embedded
30 goals may be pushin it a little. I'm optimistic, but I'll give the rook 20 goals. If he surpasses that I would be really impressed.
AHAHA Love this! Chirp should sticky it on the site!
We literally have THE worst luck. ahaha I loved it how the blond guy tried to relive the days of when the Sens were like the best team in the league.
An early Sunday game would work as well, would it not?
What about a Friday? Do you think enough people would take a day off work for the roadtrip?
If not this next series... then hopefully the FINAL...
Gratz B-Sens... hope some key players come back for next round now
For the last time, Corey Locke is NOT an up and coming Sen. Career AHLer who has shown he has absolutely, positively no business being in the NHL.
His call up wasn't 'mediocre' or 'promising'. He looked like a boy amongst men in the NHL and not just because of his stature.p
I'm assuming there are lots of fans like me out there too.
Between Chirp, to a lesser extent 6thSens and to an lesser extent still, Yost, I don't think there's anything to visit the official site for. Stats/standings I guess?
How irrelevant.
Source (senators.com)
http://video.senators.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=31&id=105468
Go Sens Go
Yeah this not true at all. Locke has had all the looks he's going to get. He's a career AHL player plain and simple. He really doesn't deserve anything more than a couple of charity NHL games at a time when a call-up is appropriate.
Also, Spezza is tearing it up at the WHC. Another goal and assist today vs Norway.
Totally agree, we just need the "right" FA fit. Overspend wisely BM. (NO RUSSIANS)
I'm pumped for Cowan, but I'm more excited for David Runbland. I don't think since we drafted Jason Spezza, have I been more excited for a prospect.
With him and Cowan both in the lineup next year, I also expect Karlsson to have some of the "spotlight" off of him and he will dominate next year.
Great time to be a sens fan...
Oh ya,
GO BINGO!!!!!!!
That was very well done... Kudos to those guys... and I surely know what they felt like.
Agree completely. I am all for being optimistic but blind optimism is counter productive and just leads to anger and disappointment. I'm not convinvced there are 3 teams with a worse top 6 than what we project for next year. We have 1 legitimate top 3 player in Spezza and Michalek and Alfie will make up 2/3rds of a decent 2nd line. As much as I llike Greening and Condra, they wouldn't get a sniff of a top 6 place on a decent team.
I don't even bother with your #3 as I find he frequently jumps to illogical conclusions.
I use the Sens site for game day previews. Good stats.
As for Worlds, am I the only.one thinking that Hitchcock is starting to look a bit old?
This isn't going to be a rebuild à la Florida Panthers where the team has been rebuilding for the past decade. There are still good pieces on the roster that, given a better season then last year, may make the playoffs.
What we have, is a number one goalie, a number one centre, and a couple top 6 guys. That ain't that bad for a rebuilding team.
A lot is going to depend on how the young D core will perform. On paper, lots of potential, but still developing. I think if Cowen can have a solid defensive season, and Rundblad can pitch in offensively like he should, we gotta shot.
We need is a coach that can manage the team well. Other then that, I don't see why fans shouldn't feel excited. I know I am. There's too much potential on the team not to be :)
Anderson Lehner Spezza Karlsson Rundblad Cowen Butler Petersson Alfie Foligno Michalek and we could trade up for Landskog and we have a young infusion of energy we lacked in a big way and tons of other primo tallent yet to shine.
We have a ton of cap space to pick up a FA and we got rid of Kovalev Leclaire.
How can you not be excited about next year.
The other side is probably going to 7 games...
You spoke too soon. It's tied 3-3. Charlotte has 3 goals in the 3rd period to tie it..
Damn! I jinxed it!
All I know of the Fisher deal is that the further the Preds go, the better it is for the Sens. Could you please refresh us on the specifics of the deal?
Sat May 21st for game 5 -- looks good for a road trip Chirp.....
Eastern Conference Final – Series “M” (best-of-7)
E3-Charlotte Checkers vs. E5-Binghamton Senators
Game 1 – Thu., May 12 – Binghamton at Charlotte, 7:05
Game 2 – Fri., May 13 – Binghamton at Charlotte, 7:05
Game 3 – Tue., May 17 – Charlotte at Binghamton, 7:05
Game 4 – Wed., May 18 – Charlotte at Binghamton, 7:05
*Game 5 – Sat., May 21 – Charlotte at Binghamton, 7:05
*Game 6 – Mon., May 23 – Binghamton at Charlotte, 7:05
*Game 7 – Tue., May 24 – Binghamton at Charlotte, 7:05
Let the planning begin....
Got this from the AHL website...
Don't know what the season series was between these two..
not entirely true. It would have ulimately been better to just get a first pick that's better, no conditional at all.
Whatver you think of that, NSH won the first round, so we get their 3rd round pick in 2012. If they win this round, we get their 2ND INSTEAD of their 3rd,
still talking 2012.
What I DON'T know, and would love for some to explain is how they seed the playoff teams in the draft, aside from the winner and finalist (30th & 29th, respectively).
I only added Locke to the list because at 27 this training camp will be his last real chance to crack the NHL and leading the AHL in points this season warrants a good hard look by the Senators. I doubt he will make it but he certainly deserves a fair shot and a hard look.
I agree with everything you said. To answer that last (albeit rhetorical - not even a "?") question, I think it stems from our top six. Precipitous drop after Spezza.
You can judge a realist by the (lesser) number of "if"s in their statement. Not everyone will have a breakout or even good year. If Alfie stays healthy, if Foligno establishes himself, if Regin gets stronger, if Michalek pots 30, if Rundblad and Cowen hold their own, if Butler turns into a top line scorer, if Condra or Greening continue to show they belong in the NHL...
Varying likelihoods, but a lot of "if"s
There is a difference between being optimistic and being blind to the issues we face. I am completely pumped for next year already and looking forward to seeing what this new, young and hopefully hungry team can do but saying that we are a short step away from dominating in the playoffs as some have is just lining yourself up for disappointment. I would rather be pleasantly surprised by how we are doing than place unnecessary pressure on unproven talent like Anderson, Butler and Greening that they might not be able to live up to.
If we maximise potential everywhere we might make the play-offs but at this point there are a lot of better teams than the sens out there. I`m going to enjoy the ride for sure though, but I`m not going to be beating the team to death if they finish in the bottom 10.
Unrealistic expectations can easily lead to unfair criticism down the line.
nsh loses now = 21st overall pick + 3rd rounder
nsh advances = 27th overall + 2nd rounder
I'd rather they lose
http://www.binghamtonsenators.com/schedule/games/
Sucks that I can't make it on Saturday. I was really hoping for a Sunday game to happen.
It should be exciting to watch these young players grow together as a team.
These young guys are getting lots of experience during their Calder Cup run which will only help for next season.
How many make it to the NHL, probably no more than 4. Z Smith, Condra, Greening & Butler to go along with Rundblad & Cowen.
But we have to be realistic as well.
Watching Boston, Tampa - just in the east.. there is no way the Sens can compete on that level YET.
I say they will compete for a playoff spot but a lot has to fall their way to even make it.
I'm worried about Alfie's health. He should have had that surgery in Feb when they knew about the problem. 2 - 3 mos recovery and the summer to rehab & get ready for next season. I have a feeling the back issue will be with him all next season. How much will he even play and be effective. Sens need Alfie to make that push.
That is if the coaches Murray wanted go elsewhere.
He will know a lot of these young guys.
Just a thought..
OK, so clearly Locke's callup didn't prove to you he's 100% not NHL calibre.
AHL scoring leader means nothing at the NHL level. I mean quite literally, absolutely nothing.
All this about "he deserves a look, a good hard look" - what does t even mean? Look at Locke as hard as you want, he has no chance of making our NHL squad, even in rebuilding mode. Just to
clarify, I'm not saying it's unlikely, I'm saying there's not a snowballs chance in hell he's on the Team net year.
Don't believe me? Name some players (I'd settle for even one) that Locke has EVEN a MINISCULE hance of beating out for a roster spot.
Cue the tumbleweed...
BUT.
If Murray manages to add a legitimate LW to play on the top line (I don't mean a borderline 1st liner, but I mean a LEGITIMATE 1st line LW), is Spezza-Butler-t hatguy all that bad as a 1st line?
Further to that, is Alfie-Michalek- random scoring C that bad as a 2nd line? As I look around the league, I have a hard time finding a ton of 2nd lines in the NHL that have wingers as solid as Alfie and Michalek. With the right C, they would be very solid.
I think it's probably too optimistic to expect the Senators to compete for the division, and it's probably unfair to expect them to do damage in the playoffs, but I don't think it's unrealistic to expect them to compete hard for the playoffs, and to be in the mix to finish between 4 and 8 at the end of the year.
1) Where I'm the standings will the Sens be by next year's end?
A) solid playoff position
B) squeak into playoffs
C) barely miss playoffs
D) not in the basement, but not in playoff contention
E) basement
2) What, as a fan, do you consider a plausible-yet-b est-case scenario (I know that's somewhat co tradictory) for next year?
Then have similar answers, but higher up to compensate for it being a best case.
It would be nice to see what people hope for and what they really expect.
If Da Costa can't step up to be the C for Alfie and Michalek next year, then I sincerly hope Murray goes out to find someone to fill that spot from outside the organization. I'm not sold on Regin being anything more than a 3rd line C that can occasionally plug the 2 hole, and in my opinion he would be solid trade bait to move up in the draft.
Anyways, I guess we'll see. But if Corey Locke is on the Senators opening day roster next year, then this team is in big, big trouble.
You would think that other team will want one of our defensive prospects... which I would NOT want to give up. They would be hurting the future with that trade.
What teams are hard against the cap that would settle for a couple of draft picks for this draft..maybe a forward prospect like Jim O'Brien, Kaspar Daugavins (maybe -- as he does not seem to be able to crack Ottawa's lineup) -- maybe include Brian Lee or Patrick Weircoch... but something tells me that would not be enough. Do you give up Peter Regin, Nick Foligno -- I would certainly hate to do that.. but depends on who that top 6 forward would be.
I mean what did Atlanta give up to Chicago to get Ladd & Byflugien (can never spell his name correctly).
@ Blackterror
Your assessment is correct, but you seem to be willfully ignoring the importance of two things you said. A legit top line winger will not be an easy find, nor willthe right second line C. Of course Murray is looking to fill these holes, but we dot want to get saddled
down with long/expensive FA contracts or trade away too much of our future to acquire it.
Of course we look OK IF we fill these holes, but that's exactly the "complaint" people are making.
Truth is we have reasons for optimism and pessimism. Some are anxious and some are excited that Murray could make a big move or two this offseason. I guess I'm both.
Murray's GMing legacy in Ott will be made this summer with the draft and any trades/acquisitions.
Still, I have a large measure of trust in Murray.
Did I mention I'm bored and posting?
I too hope Da Costa can turn into the player we expect him to, but you are undervaluing Peter Regin too much.
I really, really don't believe that last season was a true indication of actually how good Regin is. Trust me, he's got a ton of hidden talent and was actually slated, when drafted, to be a top 6 forward.
He's a natural goal scoring forward with ridiculous skill. Individual-wise , is among tops on the team in terms of raw skill. As to what he needs to be successful.. I don't know yet, but what I'm trying to say is I wouldn't trade Peter Regin for anybody at this point. Give him one more year, trust me this guy is good and has as much potential as anybody.
As you can tell I believe in this team too much :)
Has anyone heard anything else about the extent of the injury yet? was it anything serious? (it said that he and Karl Rachunek didn't return)
Hopefully it wasn't anything serious given 9MM's past.
I question this big time. He has 6 pro seasons now, and his best year was 47 points in the AHL. His best NHL season is 13 goals, and he was on pace for 4 goals this year. He's 25, so this is the beginning of his prime.
I don't think he's a natural goal scorer, I think he's a depth player and he was tremendously overvalued coming into last season because he had a good series against the Penguins. Arron Asham had 3 or 4 goals in the 1st round this year, that doesn't make him into a top-6 forward.
I'd give up Regin in a heartbeat if he was part of a package to bring a serious player back. In fact, the only guys I wouldn't entertain trading are Spezza, Alfie, Cowen, Karlsson, Rundblad and Lehner.
Asham at 24 had 9 points in 35 NHL games. = 21 points/82 games
Regin at 24 had 17 points in 55 NHL games. = 25 points/82 games
Asham 1st full season (25 years old) = 34 points/78 games
Regin 1st full season (23 years old) = 29 points/75 games
So here's what I'm saying about Regin. If he doesn't end up taking some kind of great leap forward next year (he'll need 50+ points to do this), then I figure his career projects to be similar to Arron Asham's. Nothing wrong with that, let's just not kid ourselves into believing that he's a 1st or 2nd line NHL player, because I honestly don't believe that he is.
Okay now that sucks. This would have been his first offseason in two years that he went into healthy.. let's pray it's not his knees.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHL_Entry_Draft#Selection_order_and_Draft_lottery
I think nashville did so well in the reg season that had they been eliminiated in the first round, their pick still would have been 20th or something.
making it to the 2nd round was the best case scenario, now lets just hope vancouver finishes them off.
27th-30th (Van, SJ, Bos, Tbay) conference finalists
24th-26th (Det, Phi, Wsh) division winners
the rest is based on reg. season standings
23rd - Pitt
22nd - ANA
21st - NSH
...or something like that. CAN SOMEBODY CONFIRM THIS? it seems weird that NSH eliminated anaheim, but still picks before them.
Fair enough.
However, this was only his third year in the NHL and hasn't played more than 75 games.
What I meant by him being a natural goal scoring forward, is that that is his ability, despite him not being able to show it yet consistently. If you look at his draft report, scouts identified him as a dangler who can shoot the puck and can score. That, is his potential/what he can do.
I agree to your account of him and his age though. This next season is his last before he becomes an RFA. In my opinion, if he doesn't produce next season he should hit the road.
He has the ability though. He is "one of the best talents to come out of Denmark in recent years" for a reason. Here's to him being a late bloomer.
That being said I don't see him being traded *just yet*
I read he took a hard hit.. but that's all it said. Certainly hope it's not a concussion.
Add Anderson Petersson and I am 100% with you.
Yeah.... I'm in...
I for one want Vancouver to finish off the Preds, and prefer we take Tomas Jurco with the Pred's Pick. Kids got mad hands and it would suck if we miss out on him and he turns out to be a gem.
Speaking of gems,,, David Runblad! tick tock tick tock! each passing day means that it's that much closer to his debut. I checked the scoresheets for all his games this year in the SEL, couldn't believe a kid did the type of damage he did. No recently drafted defensemen put up numbers like he did with Skelleftea in the SEL. I was listening to the draft in the car and was pissed when I heard we traded our pick (wanted Tarasenko) only one player at that moment would have sufficed. Was if the Sens scored a sereis deciding O.T goal for me when I heard we got Rundblad!
What is the known status of the B-Sens' sacked D-corps? Are some of these guys coming back for the next series (Wiercioch, Smith, Gryba, Hale, Schira)?
Wouldn't be bad having at least a couple of five of the team's top six defenders in the lineup!
Yes, you are correct. There are probably even more players that I'd be disinclined to want to see gone, mostly of the 'prospect' type, but I don't think they would even be in the conversation at this point because the return for them wouldn't be substantial enough to warrant moving them.
Guys in this category would be, for example: Gryba, Da Costa, Stone, O'Brien, Greening, Condra, Butler, Petersson, Silfverberg...I guess overall, what I'm saying is that I wouldn't want to part with anyone who hasn't had a shot to prove themselves in the NHL yet, unless the return on trading them was so stupidly slanted towards the Senators that it would be impossible to pass up.
I like Michalek Neil Foligno and others but if it was the right return.
We need some toughness so we don't get walked on but right return covers that.
I keep saying this but I think BM has a specific plan for each line and role of each player going forward and he will trade barter aquire and do whatever it takes to fill as required, on top of that I expect he has a Bingo call up plan for injured players to fill each roster position.
We will have awesome front line and back up.
like everyone else I am looking forward to see who the next coach is.
It is a given that no matter who it is some will think it is a stupid move and others will praise.
I agree it is not likely Locke will make the team but if he does have it in him to compete at the highest level this is his last chance. I personally give him more than a snow balls chance in hell, maybe a snow balls chance in a refrigerator. I would also argue he is a better player than Zack Smith or Jesse Winchester but thats apples and oranges. He deserves one last shot because he excels at a level just below the NHL and I say last shot because of his age. I believe that anyone that leads the AHL in points deserves to be rewarded with a shot at the parent clubs training camp even if it is only a gesture of reward for excellent play.