NHL.com posted their predictions yesterday and 13 of 13 sided with the New York Rangers. Ottawa is definitely the underdog in this series, but there is reason for optimism in the Nation’s Capital.
The fact that the Sens owned the season series between the two teams should give them a bit of a mental boost heading into Thursday. The Senators took 3 of 4 against the Rangers, including both games at Madison Square Garden. Ottawa knows they can win in that building. MacLean’s group held the Rangers to just eight goals in the season series which is coincidentally the same number of third period goals the Sens scored.
New York may be the top team in the East but the Senators have shown they can play them tough.
Bit of a wrinkle at practice this morning as Mika Zibanejad joined the top line with Spezza and Michalek while Greening shifted to the fourth line with Winchester and Neil. Here is how the Sens lined up this morning.
Michalek- Spezza-Zibanejad
Foligno-Turris-Alfredsson
Smith-O'Brien-Condra
Greening-Winchester-Neil
Kuba-Karlsson
Phillips-Gilroy
Cowen- Gonchar
While things can change, it looks like Rob Klinkhammer, Zenon Konopka and Bobby Butler are the odd men out to start the series. The Senators will travel to New York tomorrow and settle in before Thursday's series opener at Madison Square Garden.
- The New York Rangers were without Marian Gaborik and Ryan Callahan at their practice but both rejoined the team today. Apparently Gaborik is fighting a little bit of the flu but was feeling well enough to practice this morning. Would be a shame if that flu started making its way around the Rangers locker room.
- The NHL Draft Lottery will be held tonight and aired on TSN. Boy it sure is nice to not have to care about that this season.
Whats the worst thing that can happen? He does nothing??? So having Konopka/Butler/ Klink(who I have liked)/Condra(t o a lesser degree) would have been no different.
That being said, I would be shocked if he starts game 1 any line for the Sens let alone the top line.
I could care less about burning a year off of his ELC
Lets prove the "experts" wrong again :)
I don't doubt for a second that we are the underdogs...but that's just how I like it. COME ON SENS!!!!!!!!!! COME ON THURSDAY!!!!!!!
Daugavins bumped from top 12 forwards with Zibanejad in there. Should be interesting to see what MacLean has to say after practice.
The Senators are toying with playing Zibanejad. No decision.
For what its worth coming from that clown.
Still, excited just for the possibility of seeing Arya Stark get some NHL playoff action!
I don't know about this, maybe see how game 1 goes first? Mika wasn't that great defensively. I personally think Ottawa will rough up the Rangers physically, so see how it goes game one.
Go Sens Go.
ps -Chirp, the last post, I think you had it revered, forwards adv. goes to NYR and defense goes to Ottawa. Just my 2 cents...
The analysts look at the entire 82 game schedule to make their conclusions. The Rangers were a much more consistent team, and a more "battle tested" going into the playoffs. They had to play 6 regular season games each against Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and New Jersey which made up a big part of their schedule.
The Rangers have been playing playoff type hockey all season long. They're used to playing in tight, low scoring games. They're the type of team that's willing to sacrifice for each other. They finish every check and block many shots. Not to mention they have the best goalie in the world.
For the Sens to win this series they're going to have to at least match the Rangers work ethic. If the Sens finish their checks and sacrifice the body, and go to the net hard, then I think we will come out on top.
Prediction: Sens in 6
That's enough and I wish Zbad luck in breaking into the lineup as long as it doesn't harm the cohesiveness (is that a word?) of the team. Looking for a upset and we come out of this round winning in 6 games.
Man fuck rebuild in 3 years. We take the Cup this year, not looking back and going the distance, fully towards everyone. Andy Sutton will be available to answer all media concerning the experts picking Rangers. Figures. Everyone will be picking them. The same asshats who all said Ottawa would finish last in the conference and in the league. Think they'd learn their lesson by now.
Also, I don't know about anyone else, but I actually find Greening to be pretty damn useless if he isn't with Spezza and Milo. Oh well!
"Would be a shame if that flu started making its way around the Rangers locker room?"
Wouldn't that be a shame.
Yet another reason to bask in the chronic ineptitude of the Leafs, remember waaay back in '04 when we were playing the shit-eating Leafs and mid way through the game our guys got rifely pounded with the flu and Owen Nolan was making fun of our squad later? "Oh they have the flu? Boo hoo!"
Hey Leafs nation, that year was also the last time you idiots made the playoffs! Boo hoo!
Haha.
The Sens know the game they have to play. I think McLean said yesterday they have to change a few things with the way they play.. the playoffs are a completely different game.
I don't think they go with Mika -- that's a lot of pressure to put the kid under.
As for good old Burke.. going on about the Pens winning the lottery... makes me think we can pretty much guess who wins the draft lottery tonight... the Leafs do.
What I also don't get is why the actual selecting of the draft order is not done in public.. but is done behind closed doors.. I realize that it brings more drama going from 5th to 1st on TV.. but it puts everything above board..
Be interesting to see how TSN views the playoffs -- I assume it will be overwhelmingly for the Rangers... except Duthie.. who really doesn't get to pick..
I think Daugavins is the next guy in line if they do send Zibby to Bingo seeing as he was practicing in the top 12 yesterday. The cup might be a bit far off this year, let’s just have fun with it and see what happens!
Not a fan of burning another year of Big Z's contract, but hey the team really has nothing to lose. Would be very exciting for Sens nation to watch him, especially at playoff time like this.
We all seen the world juniors and how good Zibanejad played when the pressure was on. We need all the depth we can get if we at least wanna make a run at the stanley cup.
Not to mention this could be Alfies last year.
Is anyone doing a playoff pool/interested in one...I have found a site I used that has a pool, would be willing to set it up if there is interest...Shit cancel that it would only work if we didn't want duplicate players.
Yes, we discussed this last week, it would count towards his ELC and 1 playoff game equals his 10th NHL game. The CBA defines an NHL game as a regular season or playoff game.
excellent...goo d to know...this same guy is ribbing me and saying Sens won't win a game this series, and if they do play Mika Z...he figures they are throwing in the towel right away.
It's not worth burning that first year of his ELC imo. It's not like he can be expected to come in and play top line minutes in the NHL playoffs
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I still can't figure out where to go to get my picks though, or how the pool actually works lol
O'Brien got a puck off the hand. He will be evaluated. Carkner is expected to practice tomorrow. #Sens
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Paul MacLean says that Zibanejad was put on the top line just to see how much he's progressed. He'll go to AHL Binghamton for Friday.
My understanding was that Murray wouldn't mind burning a year off his ELC as it could save forking over a ton after his 3rd year when his production would be higher than at the end of his 2nd year. I trust MacLean and Murray's judgement on whether it is worth inserting Zibby into the lineup! I'm exciting to see him play as I think he's a big gamer! LET'S GET THE PLAYOFFS UNDERWAY! SENS IN SIX BABY!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-llNHzjP02k
Ok, so he reports to Bingo for a couple games and then we bring him back up...Even if he doesn't play, just practicing with he big boys for the playoffs will help him progress, IMO.
Silfver wins board battle, sets up teammate in the slot for easy goal. What a player! #Sens
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Per Larry Brooks — 8 seeds have upset 1 seeds 9 times in 34 series since format introduced. So, how do you feel about that 25 per cent rule?
Daugavins is in the press box anyway:
Greening-Spezza-Michalek
Foligno-Turris-Alfredsson
Smith-O'Brien-Neil
Klinkhammer-Winchester-Condra
Hopefully the leafs do win the lottery then, draft Nail and he turns into Daigle 2.0
"our" ?
You're not one of us , Leafs fan.
Leave Zippy alone! He is my troll brother from the magical land of rhymes!
He will be a distraction for sure either way.
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Stop feeding the troll guys - you're giving him attention which is exactly what he wants.
The fact that some have posted that he is useless anywhere else but beside Spezza is not a very flattering comment.
Yes he has played ok, but being in that spot, he must produce more than he has, and trust me having been replaced in practice by the rookie sends out a very loud and clear message to Greening - Get back to basics use your size and speed (which I have not seen much of lately), make room for Spezz and MM9, or if you cant do it someone else will.
It is a harsh message, but afterall it is the suddend death Stanley Cup Playoffs.
and BTW to all those so called experts and their predictions
"How did the Sens finishing last work for you?" and you all actually get paid for being wrong
In PM and BM we trust.
Go Sens Go! SENS WIN IN 7... this coming from the guy who wagered that we WOULD make the playoffs before the year started... SCREW YOU ALL EXPERTS! YOU CAN BOOK IT!
Yes please give us attention or else we go back to living under our imaginary bridges.. Please don't make tweedleZip and tweedleTip disapear forever :(
thats not a fair comparision. RNH played 69 games and had a 1.53ppg. yakupov played 42 games and had a 1.64ppg.
stats arent always everything espeically since these guys also play in different leagues. just watch yakupov play, hes the real deal no questions asked. RNH was a big question mark as to if he should even be the #1 pick overall, although with his rookie season, he seems to have prooved he deserved to be number 1.
and 106points isnt near close to double of 69points, sorry.
mark stone got 123pts this year does this mean he's twice the player of yakopov??
just messing with you moe, we apreciate your comments.
haha its cool, gotta find some way to keep my self busy/keep procrastinating from studying for exams and waiting for the playoffs to start. time always slows down when we have to wait for hockey.
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He's throwing Zibanejad in there to shake things up. No way they would just throw a year away. Chemistry takes time. It's a smelling salts call, and let's hope it works.
Go Sens Go
Yeah and Brendon Shinnimin had 134pts with 58 goals and he probably will never see the NHL full time...
If you had watched Yakupov during this injury filled season, you would know why he is ranked that high. Bringing a piss poor Sarnia team into the playoffs minus Galchenyuk all year. They got eliminated by a better team in Saginaw who are beating the Knights, yes that is the stacked team of London...
I think its bang on!
1. New York Rangers vs. No. 8 Ottawa Senators
Why the underdog can win: The Sens can simply outscore ‘em. Led by electrifying defenseman Erik Karlsson, they move the puck up ice with speed and put it in the net with frequency. They went 3-1-0 against the Rangers in the regular season, winning the last two games by a combined score of 7-1. Picked by some to finish last in the league, they have won as underdogs all season. No expectations. No pressure.
Why the underdog is still the underdog: Though the Rangers’ scoring depth is a question mark and the power play is a big problem, their defense is far better than the Senators’. Blocking shots is mandatory under coach John Tortorella, and when a puck does leak through, it still has to elude elite goaltender Henrik Lundqvist. The Rangers have been playing playoff-style hockey all season. That could catch up to them in the long run, but it shouldn’t in the first round.
Odds of an upset: Realistic.
Pick: Rangers in 7.
For an "impartial" view that's really good and accurate.
As a Sens fan I'm still saying Sens in 6 but I pretty much say that every series (unless it's Sens in 5).
this probably has been the most reputable prediction I have seen so far...a lot of the so called experts don't even have it making 6...sure a lot of things have to go right for the Sens to win, but if they play loose, follow the direction of the Stache, and Anderson plays well, you can book a trip to the 2nd round...I don't even wanna know what the hockey news predicts...am sure they have the series over rather quickly. The pressure is all on the Rangers, and since 94...their playoff longetivity hasn't been anything to brag about, not quite as bad as the sharks, but still not that great either, they are known to fail prematurely.
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I much prefer Daugavins and Konopka over Klinkhammer for the last spot in the bottem 6. Daugavins is better offensively then Klinkhammer and he’s better on the pk. Don’t know what Klinkhammer brings, seems to skate around and never accomplish much (15 games 2 assist). Daugavins isn’t anything great offensively (11points in 65 games) but he just seems to bring more in both ends. Not to mention he was a big part of the Calder Cup run. Going by the lines he had on Monday before they put Zibby on the first line I think he will be on the ice not in the press box for game 1
I'm honored...
Soon enough I wall have to start a blog called Zipzaprapchirp
I like Snoop-Daug too. Who doesn't love his goal celebration? But based on the last few weeks it seem MacLean likes Klinkhammer better and I defer to the coach on this one.
I find myself sitting here, pondering all the ways this series will go down. My original prediction made the night the Sens were confirmed to play NY still stands, Sens in 6. But in order to do that, they will need to throw some of the playbook out the window.
The playoffs are a different beast. Character guys will need to stand up and show our younger guys how its done. EK will not get as much time and space, neither will Spezza so we'll see a lot more hitting and transition. The other fun aspect of playoffs, we'll start to see many of the regular season penalty calls, not being called. Refs start to let things slide a little, this could help us!
The Sens will need to dig deep and start showing more grit. I'd love to see them start blocking more shots as well. And I mean full body blocking, not just sticks in the lane. That is one of the keys to NY's game, so we need to match that.
Can't wait till Thursday, so exicting.
He actually burns a year off his contract by "showing up" to practice according to Bob MacKenzie.
"Prediction
The difference with this Rangers team will be they have a coach who knows how to prepare a team for success in the playoffs. The demons will be offed and the Rangers will win in 6."
Yea MacLean has no playoff experience either.
True enough and MacLean pretty much said that yesterday in his presser.
If a team blocks a lot of shots you don't stop shooting or start over-passing to try and find lanes - you just be 100% prepared for a shot block and be ready to jump on the puck to prevent any sort of rush the other way.
Basically "expect" the shot to be blocked if you're the shooter. And yeah, keep teeing it up until they run out of ice-packs on the bench.
yikes...sounds brutal...a couple of broken ribs or perhaps hitting people in the feet (broken foot) and they might think twice...especia lly if Spezz or Karlsson winds up.
I suspect I'm in the minority, but I still don't see what Condra brings to this team, and he never sits...
And before anyone says "he's good on the PK", Ottawa was 19th in the league, so he's one of many who do an ok job, at best, in that regard.
I just see a guy who gets very little done - doesn't hit, doesn't score, but never seems to miss a shift...
Like I said, I'm sure I'm in the minority...
Well probably not in the minority in terms of not being able to see why he sticks in the lineup. But certainly most people would say that MacLean must have a good reason.
It's nice not to see the term "man-crush" all season long like we had with Clouston. Most fans seem to take it for granted that MacLean has good reasons for the choices he's making.
I will say that Condra clearly knows the system - I can't say I've ever seen him caught well out of position. He also does a great job covering the points when D pinch. And players seem to like playing with him.
Now all that doesn't amount to much if we need goals (or hits etc) but it's not like he's hurting us out there either.
Have to agree with you guys here, this is the Stanley cup playoffs, if they want to use the block shot as a defense then we must strategize against that. Do not put it into their shinpads, as this then propells the puck in the other direction. Change the angle a bit, and the puck will miss them, and stay in the zone... worst case, it hits them in the wrong area, and they think twice about blocking the next time... Brutal yes, but if blocking is their tactic we must counter that.
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Awesome read!
I am also in the camp that is wondering why people are seemingly so surprised that the experts are picking the rangers to win.
There are two things to consider - the senators have been underestimated and unappreciated all year. Secondly, the senators are the number 8 seed. There was a 17 point differential between the teams at the end of the season, NY won 10 more games than we did.
I have no issue with most people picking the rangers to win, it makes perfect sense to me. Where I do take issue is with the number of people who seem to think this is going to be an easy series for the rangers and think it's a sweep waiting to happen. I don't see that at all. In fact I think we head to SBP tied at 1.
I don't like the hypocriscy of those who ignore the fact we took the regular series against the rangers by dismissing it as only being regular season. You can bet for sure if we were playing Boston people would be banging on about how they owned us in the regular season.
I think the series is a lot closer than the experts would have us believe and whilst I do think the rangers win it, I think every game is a battle.
Predictions may be for gypsies but I think rangers in 6 - but what do I know, I had the sens finishing in the bottom 3 of the conference at the start of the season.
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he has incriminating pictures of someone in the organization in a compromising position...j/k. .however, in all seriousness...I find condra is the type of guy, if you are not talking about him, then he is doing his job...yeah its nice when he scores, however, his role is much like chris kelly was (not saying he does it as well however), give the top line of the other team fits...can be there for to score a SH when opportunity arises...am a big fan of him and Smith on the same PK...both very solid.
http://www.hockeysfuture.com/articles/14066/stone_named_whl_player_of_the_month/
Noeson named chl player of the week.
Stone named WHLplayer of the month
its easy to predict the Rangers in this series and increase the odds of being right.
it is harder to go against the grain, and go with the heart, but risk being wrong.
Sens in 7 Go Sens Go!!!
just bustin them a bit Apostle
I couldn't agree more. Callahan and Girardi have both suffered injuries from blocking shots and if they want to end up in the press box with broken feet or skulls I say keep firing away. We shouldnt change the game plan of blasting away from the point because they don't give Karlsson a lane. Tee it up until they run out of healthy bodies or think twice about getting in the way.
The Rangers are fevoured for a reason, they have been playing playoff hockey all year, are they built for the playoffs, NO, but they do have plenty of playoff experience and a solid mix of young/vets. This is how I see the tale of the tape.
Forwards - Edge Rangers (Far better top 6, which should see most minutes and their bottom 6 is probably tops in the NHL.)
Defense - Slight Edge Rangers (Only cuz of the Karlsson effect)
Goalie - Edge Rangers
Coach - Edge Sens (Only cuz Torts gets distracted so easily and he only knows how to play 1 way, cant adjust.)
PP - Edge Sens (If our PP is clicking, shots can come from everywhere!!)
PK - Edge Rangers (shot blocking freaks and then Lundqvist...)
Gonna be fun to watch our PP vs their PK, I think that will play a huge part in the series, if we cant score on the PP and they do...well its game over.
In the old days if you didn't want to "head shoot" a shot blocker you would "shoot the laces" hitting the guy on or around his ankle and hurting him just bad enough that he doesn't want to go there again...and miraculously your next shot goes through and on the net! Watch "Karl" he has this shot!
So 45 minutes ago.
does this mean the same for Zibanejad? dont see how it could be any different
Link?
On another note.. I was just looking around the CHL playoffs. I really wish we could see the Chicoutimi/Shaw inigan (I think) series... in the first game with CHI winning in OT -- Pageau with 2 goals. + 2 assists.. there were 24 separate penalties called.. in game 2 -- when Chi lost 7-2 there were 44 separate penalties called.. That must be one wild series to watch...
They have different contracts with different clauses in them.
Zibanejad's contract will "slide" to next year unless he plays his 10th game in one season/post-season.
Not that sliding is necessarily a great thing since you typically want to have your key RFAs staggered a bit.
Im in now your all DEAD!
Yes he can.
His rights were owned by the Rangers all year - not by any other team. So he's eligible.
UFAs etc aren't the same as drafted but unsigned players.
agree, but.... don't understand why we practice him on the top line if he isnt playing, shouldnt we be worrying about the game ahead in the playoffs and practicing the combos that will actually be together that game and not worrying about making sure mika gets a nhl stlye practice, he has all summer to train with the team and get ready for training camp, and that is why i can see them throwing us all off and playing him. Also if kreider burns a year off his ELC for just showing up to practice then its prob the same for Zbad which means its already been burned, so if they are willing to burn a year over a practice they are probably going to play him. Whether its game 1 or when were facing elimination in any rd who knows....
with all that said, the good that can come from playing him is that he will get to feel the intensity of a playoff game 1st hand not just by watching, and then if he becomes the player hes supposed to b and the sens come in as a contender he wont becoming into the playoffs for the 1st time blind.
edit, just saw hax's post about zbad not losing a year of ELC for practicing
i don't think you are busting anything, i hope you're prediction is right. I don't think it will be though.
and i agree that in one respect thinking the rangers will win is the easy way to go, but then so is saying the senators will win on a senators website because, as we have already had pointed out, most people think the rangers will win and nobody calls you names.
if i'm wrong with my rangers in 6 you can all come and yell at me and claim I'm a leaf fan just because not everything i view is done so with only red, white and black tinted glasses - however if sens in 7 proves to be wrong you can just say well what did you expect?
that's why i think predictions are ultimately pointless. All I want the sens to bust their balls in each game and the chips will lie where they fall, whatever happens from here on in I think the season has been a huge success and the future looks bright - does that mean I want the senators to lose? of course not, will I be upset if they do, yes of course I will - but this season's playoffs are not the goal for this organisation
just because I don't think we are winning the cup this year doesn't mean i don't want them to do it
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Is he assigned to our series already? Or just not golfing yet?
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According to team 1200 and steve lloyd we have him
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He is the Sens most reliable forward defensively. There is a reason why coaches like him.
Apparently you don't know anything about hockey, so I'm not too worried. Haha!
Glad you guys are able to get in. Scoring info is available in there somewhere, and these initial picks are for round 1, so we should be able to select a new squad for round 2. Some people may like changing your picks each round, other may prefer being locked in, it's just a matter of preference but I'm happy with the way it is. I also love working within the "cap" too.
Everyone (not literally, but a lot of people/fans) are putting WAY too much stock into 'burning' a year of an ELC.
Tim Murray has made the organization's opinion on this clear; if it's the right thing to do, burning a year means little to nothing. Fans think it means so much when it's really a secondary or even tertiary consideration.
And if Murray(s) doesn't think it's too important, I have a hard time believing any fan who thinks it is.
Sitting in the car on my way down to bingo while watching friends all over again! #justgottalovec handler
Removing all doubt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Rt3UiQ0CM&feature=youtu.be
we are sens
Pretty Cheesy but amusing...
Eric Condra is technically the best hochey player on the team...He may be smartest player on the team also!
Alex Auld.
We sent him to Dallas for a 6th round pick (via SJS) and thats the pick we used on Stone...Holy Shit.
No wonder Murray signed him...probably just as a thank you gift. lol
huh? *puzzled*
Glad they're in the Western conference!
Now, what do they do with it? Imagine the dynasty they would have if there wasn't a salary cap!
Oh yes...
GO SENS GO!
at least leafs got 5th
Our Senators did it. Despite the douche-bags who said we couldn't, and the negative nancy's who said we ran into a bad goalie or got lucky after each win - WE DID IT.
Yea that's right WE. Everyone who was cheering for the Senators is part of the team. We propped the players up to win even when we're down by two with 90 seconds to go. We made the difference. They heard us.
The Senators made the playoffs and will be stepping it up - that means we do to. Show your pride, wear your jersey to work Thursday and spread the word. If you haven't got a ticket yet, BUY ONE - its worth it. Show up and be heard.
We battled through the regular season and proved everyone wrong. Neil said it right: PESKY SENS! PESKY SENS!
I didnt know guys even watched Friends...
Great just when I was looking forward to the games, this is going to be painful watching the refs try to screw us.
At least at SBP the fans will stand up for us.
We need a new chant. FIRE O'Roarke FIRE O'Roarke
They need help on D, badly, oh and still need goaltending, its gonna be more than 2-3 years...
All for Zibby on line one. The guys who made the run to the AHL CUP last year are burnt. Would be good for Greening-Smith- and Condra to average about 12 minutes a game from this point on. Thats why the dummies on the sports channels have it all wrong thinking Boston and Vancouver will return to the FINAL. You can tell that these guys are tired.
if i watched the same game, that what yaku's first game back from injury. on other nights hes just a pure dominant force.
as for prince, i really am not sure if he is the type of player that can only perform well in the top 6 role, any other line and he is useless. because when he gets a shot with us, he probably will have to be in the bottom 6 for some time until a gap opens in our future stacked up top 6.
Boy if this doesn't cement the recurring theme of the SENS being the weakest in the playoffs, then I don't know what will.
Oh and there was no Ottawa Senator selected. NO surprise there ...ofcourse.
Man wouldn't it be such a slap on the face to these so called experts if Ottawa overcomes the Rangers. I would love, heck I would pay ( which i am by the way, got myself some game 4 swag) to see that happen.
On the other hand it is very much possible, these experts regardless of their hate/ignorance of the SENS actually do know what they're talking about. ( only in regard to this series, otherwise in reality they pretend that their job is making a difference in people's life's and it requires highly intellectual minds).
but GAH if the SENS do pull it off..i can just imagine the whole TSN panel excluding James Duthie being speechless in the post-series show and just even avoiding the topic.
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Info for the playoff pool....lets get a bunch of people...I am pretty happy with my team.
you probly wouldnt be so bitter and pessimistic all the time.
I'm in. Great pool guys.
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Join this one instead.
I am at $1422 at the moment and relatively happy with my lineup
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Okay, now I'm in. Had to cut Alfie off my team at the last minute. Love having a cap but damn does it make for some tough decisions. How I ended up with a team that has Brad Marchant and not Alfie is beyond me.
He may only have one -accidental- 20 goal season in his entire carreer, but coaches like him because he is very coachable
@Rushrlz - love the salary cap style pool, makes it much more challenging and diverse from team to team
canucnik - I don't understand your huge boner for Lehner (a position we dont need help) but you want to send zibby to bingo (an area we are always looking to improve)
Apostle (post 80 something) - well done.. dunno about your prediction though
alas, the time has come for me to stop posting again, this team has a far better record when I stay quiet.
chirp et al. see you all before round 2!
go sens
Just like you're our smartest poster...
LIAR!
I have $1 to spare!
or do I...
Define "stack" I guess. I have more or as many Sens than players off any other team. :) Oh and I have 33K in space left.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nhl--penguins-the-cup-favorite.html
14. Ottawa Senators
There is hope that the Senators can keep surprising. Picked to finish as low as last in the league, the Senators made the playoffs by skating and scoring, and they played well against their first-round opponent, the Rangers. But this isn't a team that has won the kind of tight-checking games it will face in the playoffs.
The Senators have a couple of leaders who once went all the way to the Cup final: Jason Spezza and captain Daniel Alfredsson. But much will depend on two players with little playoff experience: defenseman Erik Karlsson, who posted an eye-popping 78 points in the regular season, and goaltender Craig Anderson, who has returned from a freak finger injury. Both have played only six playoff games.
That sounds about right. Bodog I believe has the odds at 35-1.
Not to get ahead of ourselves, but if we advance, changes are extremely high we'd face the Bruins next. I still see them as our toughest matchup in the East at least, so if we could dethrone those bastages, no reason we couldn't make it to the finals.
April 11th 2012 and we're talking about the Sens possibilities of going to the finals? What a crazy year it's been!
Not sure about 5, 7, 8 winning but hey, whatever floats your boat Johne.
At least you were one of us who used their actual user name here, which will make it more fun knowing who is who. This will be fun, can't wait for puck drop!
We're up to 32 now which is *awesome*. Great job helping to promote it Tcharger - hopefully if there is a new post today Chirp will mention it there as well.
Welcome aboard Team Hax!
Good job on finding the site Rush
The Bobby Orr Trophy is the championship trophy of the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League, named in honour of Bobby Orr. The corresponding trophy of the OHL Western Conference is the Wayne Gretzky Trophy.
We're people suggesting a Bobby Orr award in the NHL because it's already one in the OHL, or was it not known one already exists? Mind you it's for a different reason, but it's still an award.
Thanks.
Love the site and the format with the cap. I managed to spend every dime.
Elliott not on the ice. Allen in net opposite Halak. #stlblues
There goes my nice cheap goalie pick in the pool.
Halak was going to be the man anyways, IMO. I dont see them going passed round 2 either...
I do hope that this is a bad attempt at humour!
Is the NHL ok, that he has blown numerous calls against the Sens?
Are they ok that PM and BM have both made public comments about this joke of a ref?
Are they ok that he will most likely call us more critically than he will call NY?
is NY such a huge priority for the NHL that they do not care what a small market team thinks of this bullshit?
Is the NHL that freakin arrogant that they can put this ref, who is already pissed at the Sens organization before the start of the series.
This is completely irrational, and there is nothing to be gained by doing such a stupid act. They are putting the idiot ref in an impossible position, and provoking Sens players, management, and fans,
this is ludicrous, and I sincerly hope it is a joke.
If not then the credibility of the NHL, if it was not questioned before, will most certainly be questioned if O'Rourke continues with his pathetic efforts at doing his job!
What if he buys you ice cream after a game he blows at SBP?
all kidding aside I find this slap in the face to Ottawa and the Sens Fans, and really does put the ref in a very difficult postion... not sure what is to be gained?
Nobody will ever know until Murray comes out and say it publicly who he wanted to draft.
All that is known is that he told Burke that (Kadri) was our guy aswell.
Nothing, play hockey and shut up, the team shouldnt care who the ref is, go out and play and do your best, what happens happens.
I like our odds against Boston or them losing in the first round even better now.
http://twitter.com/ian_mendes - Some Sens players wearing "Family 2012" t-shirts today. On the back, 16 boxes to check off; representing wins needed for Cup.
Love this mentality. Makes for an amazing locker room and better teamwork.
Exactly, you cant control what the refs do, the team needs to be rdy to bring it game in and game out, cant take games off like we've done too many times this season.
We redraft after this round, and then after round #2 we draft once more for the rest of the playoffs. You can find this under MY ROSTER / SCHEDULE. Here it is:
Segment: Round(s) Pick Deadline*
Segment 1: Round 1 7:00 p.m. ET, Wednesday, April 11
Segment 2: Round 2 TBD
Segment 3: Rounds 3 and 4 TBD
Yes guys we would all agree with this.
However at the end of the day I'd love for some asshole at league office can explain to us, how the hell something like this happens in the first place, or how we get the jackass Leafs back-to-back ALWAYS, etc, etc....
I can think of 1 good reason to having the Sens be heavy underdogs...it will make me lots of money betting with Mise o Jeu!
Go Sens Go!!!
I guess we won't find out till tomorrow if ZBad will be in the line up?
I ended up with $1! May not have the best team but at least I know how to maximize my cash! haha I picked a lot of sens players just for fun! :)
Isn't he already on his way to Bingo?
Zibanejad is slated to play 2 games in Binghamton,
and season ends on Sunday.
The only way he plays for Ottawa would be to replace an injured player.
Haha now I am on the verge of also removing Alfie.
I signed up too, with my username. Hoping for a repeat of my regular season fantasy pool success...
Another doubter.
Call me crazy but I cannot see ANY series going less than 6 games... #parity
edit: I mean anything can happen obviously, but methinks it highly unlikely.
Quoting RUSHRLZ:
Ugh. Did not realize that. Will have to update my team (if I'm allowed to).
Gotta do it! Kid is a star!
Exactly my point, why would you put either the fans or the ref through this added scrutiny... it is just arrogant and foolish!