I have written many Game Day posts in my day but this one in particular is going to require every ounce of effort and professionalism and dedication that I can muster.
Allow me to explain…
It’s not so much that this season has been a disappointment although that’s part of it for sure. It’s not because tonight’s opponent makes me terribly nervous although again, that’s part of the issue. And it’s not because these mid-January games are always a bit of a slog.
See, I’m currently in the Dominican Republic and it’s 30 degrees and these rum punches (sp???) appear to be unlimited. Believe me, I checked.
The Ottawa Senators host the Colorado Avalanche in a game of ice hockey later tonight.
Here’s how the good guys are expected to line up for this one.
Tkachuk-Greig-Giroux
Tarasenko-Stützle- Batherson
Kubalik-Chartier- Joseph
Kelly-Kastelic-MacEwen
Chabot-Chychrun
Sanderson-Zub
Brannstrom-Hamonic
Mads Sogaard makes his season debut in the Ottawa net.
Puck drop is scheduled for 8:08 PM here in the Dominican. The game is available on TSN5, TSN1200 and I hope on the TV at Desires, which is a delightfully strange “discotech” here on the resort.
Wondering how these teams match up and tired of me yammering on about my vacation? Let the HEAD2HEAD table shut me up.
| HEAD2HEAD |  |
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| Record | 28-13-2 (59 pts) | 15-23-0 (30 pts) |
| Goals For | 3.66 (2nd) | 3.32 (10th) |
| Goals Against | 3.09 (16th) | 3.687 (30th) |
| Power Play | 25.0% (8th) | 16.2% (24th) |
| Penalty Kill | 81.9% (10th) | 71.8% (31st) |
| Shots For | 32.1 (9th) | 32.5 (8th) |
| Shots Against | 28.7 (5th) | 31.2 (31st) |
| Leading Scorers | MacKinnon-70 pts Rantanen-56 pts Makar-51 pts Drouin-25 pts Toews-25 pts |
Stutzle-38 pts Giroux-35 pts Batherson-33 pts Tkachuk-31 pts Tarasenko-28 pts |
| Starting Goalie | TBD | TBD |
