Game 15: Edmonton Oilers @ Ottawa Senators
by DarrenM on Nov 10, 2009 6:00 PM EST
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Edmonton Oilers at Ottawa Senators, Nov 10, 2009 7:30 PM EST
Well, tonight is the first game between these two teams since Ladislav Smid, Andrew Cogliano, and Dustin Penner became members of the Ottawa Senators after that blockbuster trade for Dany Heatley.
Wait, was that all just a dream... like Super Mario Bros. 2?
One former Senator we will see in an Oilers jersey is Mike Comrie, who will likely be picked up at the trade deadline by Ottawa because, well, that's what Bryan Murray does.
Here's a scouting report on the Edmonton Oilers, courtesy of our friends/enemies at Copper & Blue:
I've written this way too much lately, but Edmonton is an injury-riddled and flu-ravaged team. Tonight in Ottawa, they will be without Sheldon Souray, Shawn Horcoff, Ales Hemsky, Taylor Chorney and Robert Nilsson due to injury. The entire team is just on the verge of recovering from the flu as they, unfortunately, had the morals not to steal vaccines from little kids.Jeff Deslauriers and his frantically hectic style will be in goal for the Oilers, in only his third appearance of the season. Edmonton will have to be excellent on special teams to have a chance in this as they
will go with a lineup that includes Liam Reddox, Ryan Potulny, and Ryan O'Marra.Expect the Senators to outshoot the Oilers by 10-15 shots.
As mentioned in Silver Nuggets, Jesse Winchester and Shean Donovan are sitting tonight, while Ryan Shannon hits the third line and Chris Neil plays on the fourth. Ottawa looks to continue its amazing play at home against the Oilers, who have not won in Ottawa since 2002. Hopefully, Ottawa stays out of the box and draws a few more powerplays than usual to help this team bust out of the slump they've been in for the past two weeks.
As always, join along for the fun in the comments.
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Also, I bet we don't out-shoot them
largely because we’ll be on the penalty kill for the entire 2nd period.
I could do with some winnin'
How about everyone else not here?
what an amazing pass from Spezz, too. My goodness he’s good this year.
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That was sickitating
I wish Michalek scored so that Spezza would have gotten some credit for the pas.
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 10, 2009 10:41 PM EST up reply actions
Where's Parisi? and Jeff? And various others?
I know Peter is kickin’ asses, but nobody else has explained themselves.
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hahaha, brutal giveaway from regin and picard.
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aw, i missed it. Let me guess – Michalek?
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Yeah. I think he said he’s glad the pressure is off Cheechoo because he’s a great goal scorer (!…?) and he likes the chemistry he has with Spezza and Alfie. I basing that off of the questions he was asked, and not what he said.
1st period summary
Ottawa has too many giveaways,
CHEECHOO SCORES. What a nice shot.
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Ruutu looks like the Eurotrash I saw in Paris. I don’t understand how he’s such a badass on the ice.
hahaha, I know. He definitely doesn’t look like the agitator.
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GOAL! FOLIGNO!
What a pass from Shannon
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Didn't you see my article?
THIS IS THE NEW SPEZZA.
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Agreed. Same with most of our players, though.
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That's what I heard...
He was third star on the Sportsnet telecast. I was surprised.
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 10, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
I would, too, if that’s what it took.
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 10, 2009 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
Ottawa gets the first shorthanded opportunity for Michalek. Clouston’s reaction: “Son of a bitch!” Awesome stuff.
Michalek gets two SH goals. Same PK. Count it.
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This is also one of those “good” penalties.
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Penner knocking Ruutu's stick away and not getting called was dumb.
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Sens got outshot that period
by a large margin.
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Matthew left, huh?
And Peter’s still not here.
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yeah, I’m actually pretty sure that Peter guy is a Habs fan.
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NEVER!
Seriously, though, I got sidetracked by a post-kung fu outing. Good thing you guys are here to keep the blog in the loop…
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 10, 2009 10:48 PM EST up reply actions
How have the refs not called an Oil penalty yet?
Michalek was clearly tripped.
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WOW
What a dumb play by Picard, and thank goodness for Leclaire.
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Wow...
Picard must have been bad, because for the minutes I saw, Lee looked terrible. There aren’t many people who can cover Penner, but he got manhandled.
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 10, 2009 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
I'm really enjoying the Foligno-Regin-Shannon line
Peteryanick line?
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Yeah, Neil should ride every goalie like a bucking bronco.
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Gagner scored for Edmonton. Kovalev scored a beauty backhand deke for Ottawa.
Penner & Alfie miss.
Whoever it was for Edmonton missed.
then JASON SPEZZA comes in flying, pulls a nice deke and somehow gets his stick around the goalie’s pads, despite it appearing to be physically impossible. puck hits off the goalie and in.
Sens win in OT!
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My play by play was WAY better, but the page crashed, so you miss out. Darren’s is passable :) but it was O’Sullivan that scored the first one, not Gagner.
Comrie was the third shooter for Edmonton, He did this weird little move like he was going to flip the puck high off the tip of his stick — you know, like flipping it out of the grass — and then switched to his foreand and tried to go five-hole. It did not work.
Then, exactly like Darren said, Spezza goes fliying in, waits, waits, waits, runs out of ice and banks it in off the pads. It was glorious.
by Mark Parisi on Nov 10, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions
A win is a win is a win. But this one was ugly. Leclaire let in three Gerberesque goals, no joke. And then he was brilliant late in the game and in the shootout to get the win. Go figure.
by Mark Parisi on Nov 10, 2009 10:33 PM EST up reply actions
Darren, I didn’t get to read your preview before now but it is brilliant stuff. A tip of the hat to you on this one.
Man, I wish I saw the game
Even though it sounds like it had its… low points. Gerberesque? Oh goodness…
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 10, 2009 10:51 PM EST reply actions
Watch the highlights video I just posted in the recap. You’ll see how bad they were.
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