A few line up notes ahead of this one.
Milan Michalek has apparently had a set back with his injured knee and will not play. Don’t want to jump to conclusions but you’d have to think surgery becomes a serious consideration for Michalek at this point. In the meantime, Guillaume Latendresse will take his spot. Kaspars Daugavins will also dress, taking the place of Peter Regin who is a healthy scratch.
Here is how the Senators are expected to line up
Latendresse-Smith-Alfredsson
Greening-Turris-Silfverberg
Stone-Zibanejad-Neil
Daugavins-O'Brien-Condra
Wiercioch-Methot
Benoit-Gonchar
Gryba-Phillips
After letting in a couple questionable goals on Friday, Robin Lehner was rock solid in the Ottawa net. He’ll make his second straight start tonight against the Bruins. Lehner stopped 44 of 46 Boston shots in a 2-1 overtime loss back on February 28th.
Puck drop is scheduled for just after 7:30 PM tonight with the game available on Sportsnet and on the radio at Team 1200.
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Hate seeing Michalek leave though - he brought energy to the games. Hope it's only a day-to-day thing, but as SC mentioned, surgery must be on his mind.
Either way, Sens will bring their best as usual!
GO SENS GO!!!!!
Bishop is pretty solid trade bait. Too bad Regin doesn't make him much more attractive as a package...
the goals will not be pretty tonight but i believe in this hard working roster to give boston a tough battle tonight.
Glad to see Lehner in nets (nothing against bishop...i like him as well).
I like the Defense pairing.
Michalek was a huge relief on this injured roster, really brings you down seeing him leave again so quick. Here's hoping that latendress brings his game up to the next level. I don't expect a lot of speed out of this line, but hoping that they can show some skill.
We're playing boston twice and montreal once in the next 10 days...we need to win some of these against tough divisional rivals, let's start it off with a win tonight at home!!
GO SENS!!!
Happy Daugavins draws in, he plays with more grit than Regin and we'll need that tonight. Regin (after that long talk with MacLean) seems to be on the outs right now. I'm sure he'll fix it, I guess a game or two in the box is the only way to make him see it.
Lehner needs to step up big tonight. Last year Boston was his toughest NHL competition in his short NHL career and it'll be no different tonight.
#PeskySens all the way!!
Right now with our goal scoring issues, thats a blessing. His offensive smarts will help us tremendously
Sure when he was liningup on a roster with Spezza, Michalek and karlsson he looked out of place, but if he plays the way he did in the first 2 weeks tonight, he might very well be one of our better forwards
dont ever expect to see him again but atleast he is making use of his super talent somewhere.
Yes he again has struggled to put up points, but so has Turris.
This very well may spell the end of Regin in Ottawa.
And the reason i am upset is that we are putting in Cheechoo...er I meean laTenderness again for another shot at top line.
Really??? He has shown absolutely less than nothing in the games he was in... then went out again with whip lash on a play that no one has seen.
He is another Leclaire, and IMO he is done. The experiment should be over.
Again I am in the minority here, but I would rather invest in a Regin, rather than Latenderness!!!
Your own opinion but I really do not think Latendresse was that bad when he played
He only played what 6 games?? He set Turris up beautifully, and sure he should have scored on the penalty shot, but how many of our players aside from Turris and COndra have actually put themselves in a osition to be on a breakaway to begin with
Zach Smith was allowed a free pass for over a year for not scoring cause he did other things well
Latendresse was basically off for 2 years. Plays 6 games, played ok, not great but ok enough
We are depleted, and we don't want to give a guy who is 2 years removed from 25g in his last full season a chance on our top line
So ridiculous. Let the guy play see if he can do somethign
For christ sakes he is a pretty decent player, and let him prove you wrong just like we all say when we need to give Smith time, Turris time, MZ time to develop
Even silf hasn't been red hot, but yet because Latendresse had a "weird" injury and had injury problems before we are ready to call him the next cheechoo and leclaire after 6 fucking games
My god
Or even better yet we have a player who can score on our 2nd line for a few years?!?
We gave him a shot to revive his career. He drove almost 2 hours on Signing day last year, because he WANTS to be here. He is bilingual loves the city
I honestly hope he does well and he can be a fixture in our top 6 for a few years, especially once Alfie leaves.
He has a unique skill set and I'm hoping he can help our PP tonight. Boston are insanely good on the PK
Apparently just like Regin, he is having trouble producing. Well Turris has 13 pts in 25 games, Regin has 2 in 18. Not really the same. Turris has 42 pts in 74 games as a sen, Regin 54 in 169. I know who I would put in my line-up.
Even if you look at TOI this season, Turris has a point every 37 minutes of playing time, Regin has a point every 105 minutes.
To compare Turris and Regin is incredibly short sighted, especially when you consider Turris is regularly going up against the oppositions best players.
Turris is part of the future, Regin is a year on year experiemtn that continues to fail. As soon as some more of our forward prospects are ready for a full time role, regin should be shown the door.
I agree, he did show some signs. This is why I hope he can come into the mix now, with what this team has become and fit the mold. Like you said, he could end up being a bigger spark now, than in his original 6 game. This will be a true test for him to put all the negative comments aside. And best part, if he comes out and scores a goal, watch the flood gates open with praise for him and BM for signing him!!
Sens Fans in a Nutshell:
John Beckwith: Are you kidding me? I thought it was great.
Your argument for the inverse ratio of capitalization to debt was genius.
Now, if we can just get Congress not to be so shortsighted.
Secretary William Cleary: Yes! Well put. "Shortsighted."
And of course "shortsighted" in your best Christopher Walken Impresison
-Wedding Crashers
Hmmm, I don't know whether you are agreeing with me or not.
Either way I doubt I'll lose too much sleep over it.
Chirp can we put in a ? or a WTF button next to the thumbs?
agreeing with you lol
You called sens fans shortsighted and all I could think of was Christopher walken in the movie Wedding Crashers lol
Lats has great Hockey IQ — very smart, big body, goes strong and hard to the net, and creates scoring chances. The fact that he couldn't finish in those chances in his first 6 games just means that he's still a bit off after 2 seasons of injuries.
11 shots in 6 games — how do you justify judging a player with 11 shots in 6 games?
Yet, here we are still sitting in a playoff position. These were probably the same fans calling for Spezza to be traded years ago. Grow up and get behind your team. I don't understand the hate on any of these players. Especially Latendresse. The guy has the skill and the talent, and after being pretty much absent for the past couple of years due to injuries, he will need more than 6 games to contribute to the level he and everyone would like. Give the guys a break and cheer them on instead.
And I said it last week before Michalek came back in the lineup, he should never have returned unless he was 100% healthy and ready to go. This just shows that he is not fit to play until he has had surgery. Why push it just to make things worse or to take a step back?
to show, because we will have a tough time vs the Bruins, IF HE FAILS.
lehner will have to once again, perform to his best, in order to minimize the goals and thus give the team a chance to win !
Amen to that brother.
Prediction Typical Sens win 2-1 shootout
Lehner makes 50 plus saves!
GO SENS GO!!!
Trade bw MINN and SEA for Percy Harvin contingent upon a new contract for Harvin; contract likely to be completed in next 48 hours.
^--- I want to see a Tweet like this except replace NFL with NHL, MINN with ANA, SEA with OTT and Harvin with Perry
Come on a little Murray + Murray action would be a great way to kick-start this week!
The down side of only having one good knee is that it's difficult to perform and almost impossible to trade.
The up side of only having one good knee is that he'll be cheaper to re-sign as a UFA in a couple of years.
I try to think of it that way.
Milan has his best game of the whole season on Friday, sucks terribly he went down like that. At least we got a glimpse to remind us of what he can do when he is fairly healthy. Get your knee fixed properly dude, and we'll see you in the fall!
Disagree... will you allow me to Alcatraz?
However it seems that some players will always get the benfit of playing shit, and not get punished for it, wheres others get one shift and get bumped down or out of the lineup.
IMO ONLY, I do not like Latendresse, he is extremely slow, does very little, and has been on the IR more in the last 3 years than he has played.
I would rather keep a Regin or a DaCosta here than waste a roster spot on a failed experiment.
Dacosta or Regin can prove better returns going forward than what I have seen from Latendresse.
I feel for Alfie the most, at 40 he is expected to carry the Sens first line... I think he deserves playing with better players
Am I wrong... very well maybe... and I do hope he proves me wrong, but I cant see it right now
Where the Sens are fresh off a big win in NY and ready for a challenge tonight, we should just focus on the Bruins game and stop being so critical on what is happening with the lineup. If it all blows up tonight, then sure... comment your issues. But at least wait till after the game is played.
Cut the weak ones, Lundin, Tender, Regin are hopefully gone by next year
He's played 6 games. It's not the same as Regin who has played over 150. It's like bitching about Gryba, the guy is 12 games into his NHL carerr - there are bound to be teething problems.
The worse case scenario for Lats is that he plays another 15/20 games for the Sens and we say thanks for your efforts, sorry it didn't work out. (Although I suppose signing him for another year MAY be worse than that).
It's not like removing Latendresse and putting in Regin suddenly makes us cup favourites. It's a toss up at this point whether Regin even improves the side over him.
People have soft spots and blind spots with certain players.
If Latendresse had 2 fights in those 6 games and was defensive minded we would all be excited for him to return to the line up
Some of you guys need to wake up! Look at the state of our roster and all the injuries we've been riding this year? I don't care who we get back, if PMAC feels they are good for a roster spot we should pretty much be saying in unison:
"Hey Regin/Lundin/La tendresse/Micha lek/Whoever! Welcome back! Hope you work really hard and have your best game yet in a Sens uniform, make us proud, notch a W and prove the naysayers wrong!"
Sorry miguel but others are right, Latts has not gotten a comprehensive chance yet, we should wish these guys the best for them and our team when they lace up.
How many chances does he deserve?
yet Regin who has also had serious injuries has managed to play almost 160 games DOUBLE what Latendresse has been able to play, and he gets nicely slotted back into the top line.
Many say Regin is damaged goods, yet he has played double the games tha Tender has played.
My question is do we remember the injury that put out Dizzy? Does anyone remember Latendresse getting injured?
Me thinks he is damaged goods... and a waste of resources...but again Latendresse please prove me wrong and finish off the season as our top point getter, and nothing would make me happier!
I'm willing to give the guy a chance. If he fails then so what, no big deal. At the end of the day swapping Lats for Regin isn't likely to make a difference in the outcome of the game.
The Sens are capable of winning regardless of which players are dressed and which goalie straps them up between the pipes.
Anyone know about skates? I just bought a pair of Graf 570's from PHL online. They were on clearance and really cheap and I am in need of replacing my old CCM 08's... Anyone know how they compare? If the Graf's don't fit I can return them...
Games played are nice but how about comparing their points in those same game played
How mny games has Crosby played in last 3 years?
Great points Rush but... but as I have mentioned I think GL has had many chances in 4 years.
I am upset that this is our free agent we chose to play top 6, and now with 19 out it is clear he needs a real top 6, not hope and a prayer.
GL please prove me wrong
Touche!
Great points
He looks like he has a few years left of hockey in him. Honestly I can't believe how good he still is. He was a beast against the Leafs, and a monster against the Rangers.He had a slow start due to the lockout, but he's been spectacular the last 10 games or so.
He seems to have lost a bit off his shot. His one timer isn't as accurate as it once was, but he still has world class playmaking abilities and top notch hockey IQ.
It will be a very sad day when he retires, but hopefully us Sens fans won't have to face that time for a couple more years.
sens centreman lineup WITH spezza out is already clogged:
Turris, Smith, Zbad, Regin, JOB not to mention Grant can always be called up.
with that Regin really has to produce to get minutes second to Turris and also any PP time. Right now Smith, Turris and Zbad have the monoply on centreman TOI and rightfully so. Regin on the fourth line is ill-use of Regin and it makes the fourth line useless. Therefore, putting JOB back as 4LC makes it a more even approach and more meaningful 4th line minutes.
Yes, Regin's scratch is a production issue, but the final nail is his position in the lineup. Can't keep playing him and keep sitting JOB out when JOB has 5 goals already.
Wait, that wouldn't be because we value toughness and the ability to get punched in the face beyond its merits would it?
do you have a better option available currently?
sens have already called up all the possible fwds they can from Bingo.
you are not going to get a sensible trade right now.
Sens are paying him money so might as well get your money's worth in ice-time.
The amount of money BM is paying Latendresse, ANY PRODUCTION IS A BIG BONUS TO THE SENS.
That's a player who nicely fits the whole toughness/scori ng thing.
Even though I would be concerned about him being a one year wonder, even if he produces half of what he did last year (points wise) he would a player I would like Murray to look at.
yes you are right... I guess I am saddened that I for one really had high hopes on Regin, and this will just about be the last nail in the coffin for him as a Sens
I will neither agree or disgree with this comment
WTF?
Man would that be a sweet pickup. I've always been a fan of his game.
Teams will be lining up to get him though.
I agree completely. This entire season, and despite the crushing injuries we've had, I don't recall seeing Alfie playing with such enjoyment. He's playing like a kid again.
Latendresse could be working his nuts off (he is injury prone so they may fall off at any stage) and be doing everything Murray and MacLean are asking of him.
Attitude is a major factor whether we like it or not, I still maintain that that was a huge reason for Filatov being edged out so quickly.
Veterans will generally have a longer leash than newbies anyway, but there are plenty of off ice factors (whether we like that or not) that are considerations.
Man, I'm at a Hax level of posting today.
so much potential wasted in so many games off.
wth did he possibly do to his knees.
you got to get into the line-up any way you can
In his 3 starts, he has allowed 2 goals against in each game, facing an average of 39 shots per game. He has a .948 save % and has made big stops when the games were on the line.
Yes he's let in a few softies, but the best part about Lehner is that he knows they were weak goals and he knows he can stop them. He has unreal confidence and wants to get better.
It may just be because I'm a massive Sens fan and possibly a big rose colored-glasses wearing homer, but I just have a feeling Robin is going to be in the Vezina conversation for much of his career.
When he hits his prime he is going to be ridiculous. Having Anderson here for a couple more seasons is only going to help in grooming Lehner to become an elite, world-class goaltender.
yea but i meant in terms of the original injury..he did play 77 Games last year...+ 7 playoff games.
although his injury last year was even more mind-numbing: colliding with EK65 and getting himself a concussion. EK65 survived that somehow lol
Michalek - Spezza - Silfverberg
Zibanejad - Turris - Alfredsson*
Dziurzynski - Smith - Neil
Greening - O'Brien - Condra
Methot - Karlsson
Weircoich - Cowen
Philips - Gryba
Anderson
Lehner
I don't mean to skip any UFA's or RFA just imagine them as 13th forward etc and 7th dman etc
but damn we look good, not to mention cody ceci, Stefan noesen and matt pumpel mike hoffman etc on call ups
Some said Silf, some said Zib, some Stone, some said 2 or even 3 of them. I think it's safe to say Silfverberg and Zibanejad are officially full time NHLers, and I wouldn't be surprised to see Stone join those two within a few weeks.
I've been fairly impressed with Stone so far in his first two games. Once he gets a feel for the NHL the scoring opportunities will come.
out of all three, noone though zibanejad would be a regular this season - even though he didnt look out of place in his 9 game audition.
silfverberg really should have been here last year.
You know Murray loves Smid (Heatley deal) And I'm pretty sure he drafted Smid in Anaheim to before Burke traded him for Pronger
Anyways
If a deal was to be had, I would look to a Bishop for Smid as the main pieces involved and then we re-sign smid to a 4/12 deal
Smid would compliment our d core extremely well and would replace Gonchar as Pairing 2 Cowen partner
Karlsson's not coming back this year dude. He's gonna do the full recovery to come back next year and kick everyone's asses.
Which is why he says I've projected next year's line up and no mention of Gonchar
He's talking about NEXT YEAR'S line up... I find it is sometimes useful to read the post fully before responding. But that might just be me. Dude.
oh and you forgot mention Latendresse
www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=417924
Anderson leading the Vezina race, but PMac not in top 3 for Jack Adams. Mabye I'm too close to this team, but I got to think PMac is doing the most with the least... Chi, ANA and MTL all have solid teams...
Montreal are overachieving and so is Anaheim
Normally this award is for taking a strong team and running the league with it
see Quenville nomination
Or its for a coach making their team overachieve
See Maclean, Therrien and Boudreau
Can only nominate 3 so I would say it will be Quenville, Maclean and Boudreau
With final standings being determined. Ottawa finish top 5 PM wins. Anaheim finish top 3 BB wins, neither those two hit and Chi keeps this pace JQ wins
How do you know there is no attempt at Perry in his postulation, maybe Perry turned us down.
Might as well bitch at him for not putting Crosby in there.
might as well promote gonchar to assistant coach in hopes that Malkin hits UFA market in 2015
DST having that much of an impact?
Not DST, PMT (pre match tension)
I guess!
Looking forward to tonight, should be a good one.
It's the dreary, overcast weather... and a bad case of the Muuundays...
I know you're joking but I wonder if this would actually work. LOL
Ottawa hospital accused of giving Karlsson preferential treatment:
prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/11/ottawa-hospital-accused-of-giving-karlsson-preferential-treatment/
yes... and for me it is Latendresse :)
but as many have very well pointed out, now way in hell could I have believed we would be sitting in a playoff spot without Spezza, EK, Andy, and MM9. So in PM and BM we trust and may our Cardiac kids take to the Big Bad Bruins tonight
Go Sens Go!!!
heart says 2-1 Sens
with Latendresse getting the winner :)
A bit overblown considering the facts.
Pretty sure the Hospital followed guidelines.
Also, I'm sure Karlsson will make a nice donation or do a charity event for them... like everything in life, its give and take.
Leaf fan....
That's usually how it goes for MRIs and such.
Team buys the machine for the Hospital, and get quicker scans when needed.
I'm not seeing the problem. I recall several Sens fans offering their own Achilles tendon if it would help him heal faster. And Erik Karlsson is actually more important than just about anyone else that uses any Ottawa hospital.
(joking - well partly)
Like everyone, I hope he proves me wrong but I don't expect it. Everyone is saying he needs more than 6 games to prove himself and I agree, but how many games does he need and what are the chances that he will remain healthy until he's able to catch up?
Regardless, there aren't many other options and his signing was a low-risk move. I hope he proves me wrong but at this point I don't see any space for him once our team is healthy (next year..) based on his injury history and play thusfar.
Lehner will have to be really exceptionally good tonight.
Hoping Latendresse can get it done.. but he will probably end up on the 2nd line and one of Greening or Silf will be on line 1..
Go Sens... Can they score more than 2 goals against the Bruins?
Sucks about Michalek. But I would prefer he have the surgery now to get most of the summer to train hard and be ready for next season.
As for Clarkson... I just can't see NJ letting him leave. But he would be the grit plus he can play would fit the bill for Murray. But 29 teams would be after him...
That means there will be a flurry of activity as NHL teams maneouvre to beef up the depth of their organizations with an unrestricted free-agent college player or two over the next few weeks.
This year's class is not considered as deep as the past few years. There simply isn't that true-blue chipper like Justin Schultz.
But there are two players common on most scouting lists in Western Michigan defenceman Dan DeKeyser and Nebraska-Omaha blue-liner Andrej Sustr.
But I'm not one that can write a guy off as "injury prone". By all accounts, Lats has taken a renewed approach to his conditioning and is legitimately stoked to play in Ottawa - so I'm hoping those things will combine for him to finally realize his potential with a little less pressure than he had in Montreal.
If he plays well enough to be in our top 9 after this year then great. If he plays well enough to be dumped at the deadline that's fine too. If he ends up back in the press box for the rest of the year I really don't care - not my money paying him and not like we gave up anything to get him.
We have no room for a Parros or other plug who's only good at one thing. It was fun to have McGratton when he was here but we're beyond that now. Murray is building something really solid here. Carkner worked because he could capably fill a spot in 5-6 without hurting us (and actually rarely fought).
IF somehow we can find a forward like that who can skate on our fourth line as a deterrent but still play almost as well as Daugavins (or whomever gets scratched) then fine. Especially if it's just for the rest of this year (someone pointed out that once Spezza and Karlsson are back nobody would dare run around and risk our PP getting more time).
Hopefully it just brings a bit more unity to the guys. I know I would have loved someone to have stood up for Bishop against Montreal.
In Murray we trust though.
Don't worry, don't expect any apologies....I am kinda glad to see Latendresse back in the lineup, not expecting much but didn't hate him as much as others in his first few games.
Going to be a tough game, Lehner will have to stand on his head if we are going to take this game.
The way I see it, he has until the end of the season to prove himself and with our decimated lineup this is the perfect opportunity for him. Im just not getting my hopes up for him to play the rest of the season, let alone become the player we were hoping.
Again, I hope I'm wrong because we could use a scoring threat right now.
Too funny!
Well I'm sure glad I can refer to this post from this morning. Frustration and motivation mixed with opportunity can make or break a players season. Hope this is the beginning for lats
Just hope he does shit the bed after an awesome start. I want him to succeed but he's got a long road ahead and a lot of haters.
Why do you want him to shit the bed lol?
He's a huge part of our team going forward, and I hope he can get some confidence!
I don't... I'm just saying its his first goal, albeit an awesome one.
minute penalties to Sens for fighting.
Does any other team get 20 minutes for
fighting?
Also very very happy to see Turris get the monkey off his back, and good for Wiercioch to step up for Neil like that. You know that means a lot to Neil.
only if i get to be on top
Screw that shit! Find a stream for the bachelor and take back the TV!
http://www.usagoals.com/live/381043-boston-bruins-vs-ottawa-senators/watch/stream/online/free/feed/p2p/en/vivo/tv/gratis/
D-I-V-O-R-C-E
http://atdhe.so/watch.php?id=624202
take Chara, Krejci and Rask out of the lineup and they'd be a different team for sure.
he was going to be a healthy scracth but when the coach went to tell him he put a consoling arm around Regin's shoulder and dislocated it.
Maybe you're right...if I lose hockey, what,do I even have left? haha
The worst part about that is that it sound plausible. lol
Because their GM is one of the smartest minds in the industry... Instead of tanking, and building through the draft, he literally brought in bits and pieces to establish a core in Boston.
And the scary thing is, Seguin, Hamilton, and Rask haven't even hit their prime yet so there's a very good chance that they are contenders for years to come.
Had to laugh when I saw Michalek was out...after 1 game...sometime s I hate being right.
Good game so far, couple of dirty hits McQuaid on Neil then Neil on Kelly.
I dont think anything will come out of them but still you dont want to see that.
Kelly is turning and looking for a pass, at best, its hitting a defensless player and Neil is leading with his knee.
No suspension but Neil knew what he was doing.
You should have done us all a favor and stayed at the cottage lol just kiddin Tooks
Haven't noticed him once
Quickcheck 6 shift in 1st 4 in 2nd and 2 in 3rd average around 45 seconds per shift for a total of 9 minutes. Stache not impress i guess
He is by far the worst player on this hockey team. I really don't wanna see him back next year lol.
And he also saved 3-4 sure goals. So I'm okay with it!
Silfverberg
Zibby
WTF was that
Turris played his best game in a really long time today.
The Bruins are for the most part a healthy team and have for the most part the same team that won the Cup.
This young Sens team gave them everything they could handle.. it's too bad the PP sucks so much. Time to give it to some other coach to do...Cameron isn't doing it..
I'm proud of this team... imagine when they have everyone back next season...
Go to bed
That was one of the dumbest things I have ever seen. He is given a chance to help his team and pulls that?!? Holy fuck what an idiot. Sure, it "almost" worked...but almost doesnt win games. So many things could've gone wrong there. Its not an all-star skills comp.
Last attempt he gets I hope.
If you want to be upset about not winning the game, complain about the 2-0 lead Ottawa blew over the course of the game, or about the other two players who didn't even hit the net on the shootout. Daugs came a closer to scoring than them; he actually came within inches of scoring and registered a shot on net.
You're just looking for a whipping boy. Get over it and move on.
The real issues are that the team is relying too heavily on unseasoned goal tending, that officiating was poor again tonight (way too many missed boarding and interference calls) and that the evil Bostonians took advantage of the fact that the Sens let up their pressure too early in the game
The boys played very well but not for a full 60 (or 65...) minutes. It cost them the win. It was a team loss, not a Dawg day.
Youtube it. It worked in an actual game when he was 22 years old vs the Hamilton Bulldogs.
If someone didn't know he'd already used that move (maybe watching the game with the sound off?) then I can forgive them for being confused.
But to assume he used that move without MacLean's approval? Plain stupidity.
My thoughts exactly...
People around here get so hyped up when we score ONE PP goal out of what 30? For god sakes that is not acceptable at all. With one of the most dynamic cores in the league, there's no way we should be near last in PP goals!
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. Get Dave Cameron off that damn PP or learn something new. The whole league knows by now just how predictable our PP has become.
The issue with the power play seems to b just getting it in their end with control. Tough to do whe your two guys that carry the puck in every time aren't there. Without that threat, teams can force the play every time knowing the guy isn't going to make them look stupid.
If nothing else, Spezza will significantly improve our zone entries on the pp
EEEEEEEEYORE
I feel lehner is prone to a weak goal sometimes - the thornton goal should not happen and the richard's goal Friday was weak too.
the team and goalie need to close games out.
the next guy they need back from injury more than anyone else is anderson i think. lehner and bishop have been good, but they havent been leak-proof and airtight.
well he hit the net and that's something Silfverberg & Alfie didn't..