Game 16: Ottawa Senators @ Philadelphia Flyers
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 12, 2009 6:00 PM EST
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Darren's Take: There's been enough talk in the media about how this is the first time that the Senators will face former goaltender Ray Emery, so I'm going to skip that analysis. The things I'm going to be paying attention to:
- Pascal Leclaire, who has to bounce back after letting in a soft goal late in the third against the Oilers. Bringing his SV% above .900 would be great, too.
- Jonathan Cheechoo, who starts on the second line tonight. After breaking his goalless slump with a beautiful one-timer last game, Cheech has to continue to get pucks in the net.
- Alex Kovalev, who is coming off of a very strong performance where a physical forecheck led to the Cheechoo goal. Let's hope he keeps up the intensity.
- Discipline, something the Senators had in spades last game as they were shorthanded only once. The Sens need to keep that up against the Flyers, who have a dangerous and talented powerplay.
- The line of Nick Foligno-Peter Regin-Ryan Shannon, which was absolutely buzzing last game and should be plenty of fun to watch again tonight.
- How the Senators play against one of the few Stanley Cup contenders they've faced this season. The Flyers have a great team, and Ottawa has not fared well against strong opponents during the season.
As always, feel free to post away in the comments during the game along with the other diehards who should be present.
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Who here is listening to CPAC to pump up?
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Ha! Not quite. CPAC is the Canadian Parliament television channel, which I figured would be appropriate for Ottawa.
I don’t watch it.
But I guess there is law involved, so you were half right.
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Everyone who hasn't seen it
http://www.silversevensens.com/2009/11/12/1143208/why-was-comrie-not-good-enough-for
Go comment on this FanPost. And whenever you have interesting points of debate, post your own. It’d be nice to get a community here that is more than people commenting on game day threads or telling me I’m wrong about everything.
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Leclaire is better than Emery, but with a weaker defense.
I am amazed at the quality of shots that Leclaire faces every game. It’s disgusting. I should write about it.
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We have lots of readers, just pretty much all of them are too lazy to register an account. Maybe I’m not controversial enough?
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Just wait until you join the podcasts. You’ll reconsider your opinion of me after the 10th Higlander joke.
come on, with Highlander jokes, as with Highlander….
There can only be one.
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Getting destroyed in the faceoff circle
5-1 as of writing.
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Kelly just won one. Regin was the other.
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Still, again, it looks like Ottawa can play with this team. It’s always the penalties that keep us out. Let’s hope Lee didn’t cost us a goal here.
I'm not watching yet
how was the penalty? bad one?
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Lee called for roughing is almost as bad as Kane called for roughing (outside of a cab driver in Buffalo).
I’m back and hopefully my luck continues as the Sens seem to always win when I come here during game threads.
By the way, how’s Matt Carkner been playing as the Sens have been playing on the same nights as the Hawks?
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
He's been solid
He keeps it simple, and has done fairly well. He makes a couple of blunders here and there, but they are rarely costly.
He hasn’t been a liability, which is better than other D the Sens have, but he hasn’t been a standout either.
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Yeah, that’s a fair asessment. His game has dropped off a little from the start, but I blame Picard for that. Picard is my most hated Sen right now.
Thanks guys I appreciate that.
Everything high on Emery, wonder why? He’s down every shot Price like.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
I’m not an expert, but I’ve always felt that Emery was the kind of goalie who relied too much on his athleticisim to make plays. His lateral movement has always been weak in my eyes (remember Pominville) and I think he covers it up with his athletic talent. Based on that, I suspect they’re shooting high on him because that’s their best opportunity to get rebounds. Or, if he’s a fraction of a second slow, a goal. If he’s flicking out his blocker or glove, he has less of a chance to control the rebound. That’s my theory, anyway.
Remember Pominville? That goal ruined my playoff pool that season as I had it all but won with Havlat’s start against the Lightning.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
I think it was to get rebounds
Too bad there was no Donovonian “SAP” (slot-area presence, which is a Pierre Maguire-ism). What good is a rebound if the Flyers just clear it out?
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 12, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
That was sick
He’s driving the the slot, which is how he’s had success in the past.
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 12, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Ottawa the most penalized team in the league and Carkner leads the league in fighting majors? Really? When did this transformation take place?
Conversely, the Blackhawks are the least penalized team in the league which has baffled everyone over at SCH. Very untraditional for both teams.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
There’s been a real rash of lazy play on the team. As a result, they’ve been taking a ton of penalties. Stupid penalties, untimely penalties. It’s been very frustrating to watch. The PK has kept them afloat for a while, but without Volchenkov, they’re starting to spring leaks.
So without the Tank, the PK is tanking? Seems possible and ironic.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
Yeah, they’ve spent waaaay too much time in the box this year. Bad penalties at worse times.
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THREE STARS OF FIRST PERIOD FOR OTTAWA WERE?
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I am really impressed with the fact that Ottawa looks like the better team right now.
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his head is beaten to a pulp. looks painful.
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He deserved it! As he just found out the hard way that fighting Matty-boy can be dangerous to your health.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
That was very rewarding to watch. Good for the Carkinator. I just wish that seeing him fight didn’t mean we’d be without our third-best defenceman for five minutes…
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 12, 2009 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
I will buy you a Kovalev stickhandling tricks DVD.
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 12, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Hitting the net is recommended, I hear.
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Maybe we can just settle on Lalime-esque?
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 12, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Now that’s a positive attitude. With that said though teams that score first usually win over 60% of the games played since the lockout and receive a point about 70% of the time. Last year there wan’t an NHL team with a losing record after scoring first. Strange.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
That was Guh soft. I would say Huet soft but he’s been very good of late. O.K. Price soft or Toskala.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
Leclaire has used up his supply of soft goals for the year.
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Though I should note that he’s made at least 1 or 2 saves that Elliott wouldn’t have had, so it balances out?
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It’s like the ’If a tree falls… ’ question: If you stop the hard ones but let in the soft ones, are we any better off?
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 12, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
If only he’d get checked into the press box, and Dono could take his place…
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 12, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
Fisher had such a big smile after drawing that penalty.
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Now it would be only approriate for the Sens to score after Betts’ garbage goal. He puts them up, then puts them down.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
You need help my son to deal with your issues. Your up and down like a fucking yo-yo.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
They want to be like the Ducks, unfortunately for the Flyers the Ducks had Giguere to backstop them to a champoinship, not Emery. The Flyers are pretty much destined to be upset in the 1st round with their goaltending, especially within a conference with Brodeur, Fleury, Miller, and Lundqvist.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
So that makes three teams I hate that are trying to be the Ducks
by Jeff Sullivan on Nov 12, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
They’re not doing a good job trying to be like their old selves… but I still hate them.
Plus their jerseys and logos are ugly.
…-er than ours, even.
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 12, 2009 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
Emery made it through a few years ago in the same conference
He let in a soft one tonight, but he’s been great this year. He won’t be too much of an issue.
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Look at the names above. He will if he continues to look unstable. 2007 was 3 years ago and has nothing to do with today.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
Wait... is Picard actually playing well tonight?
Also, huge save from Leclaire.
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That's why we were given two off them...
I have ‘elbows’ checked off on my joint-donor card, but I’ll give Volchie an advance if he can kill off a few penalties…
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 12, 2009 9:44 PM EST up reply actions
Powe! And this game is over just like that.
Wish every player would’ve shown up like Fisher tonight.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
Should I be sorry I missed most of the game?
I saw about the first half. Looks like it went pretty quickly downhill after that.
by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 12, 2009 9:30 PM EST reply actions
Exactly. Not a bad first half, but a terrible second half. Just…. ugh.
Leclaire made a handful of beautiful saves, but let in a LOT of awful goals.
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Good luck guys! Hopefully the Hawks can make everyone happy in Ottawa and throttle the Leafs tomorrow night. They should.
It's never about the eventual destination, but rather the long journey and its challenging obstacles that are presented and what it takes to overcome them, that makes the taste of success all the more worthwhile!!!
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