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Game 14: Ottawa Senators v. New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Nov 7, 2009 7:00 PM EST



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Saturday, Nov 7, 2009, 7:00 PM EST
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Ottawa Senators. New Jersey Devils. Ummm... Re-match from the 2007 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals? I don't know how to hype the game, but 's bound to be a good one. The Devils could be Ottawa's biggest test of the season so far (aside from the Pittsburgh Penguins), and come in undefeated on the road in seven games this season.

Notes for the game tonight (from the Senators' NHL game notes):

 

  • The last time Ottawa beat New Jersey was Oct. 27, 2007; more than two years ago.
  • Ottawa is 19-31-5-8 all-time against the Devils.
  • Jason Spezza has 7P (1G, 6A) in his last 3GP in Ottawa.
  • Mike Fisher's on a two-game goal-scoring streak.
  • Daniel Alfredsson is on an eight-game point streak (4G, 9A, 13P)
  • Brian Rolston is on a two-game goal-scoring streak.
Read more to see the projected Ottawa Senators line, and to join the GameThread--as always, open to all of your pre-, mid-, and post-game thoughts.

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Projected Lines

 

Michalek-Spezza-Alfredsson
Foligno-Fisher-Kovalev
Cheechoo-Regin-Neil
Ruutu-Kelly-Winchester
(Scratched: Shannon, Donovan)
 
Phillips-Lee
Kuba-Campoli
Carkner-Picard
(Inj: Volchenkov)
 
Leclaire
Elliott 

 

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Who here is listening to Steven Seagal – Mojo Priest to pump up?!

by Mark Parisi on Nov 7, 2009 6:22 PM EST reply actions  

I went down to Mississippi and I tried to beg a ride
I saw Jesus and the devil they was walkin side by side

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 6:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Boys, I have no stream and this is not a Team 1200 night. Try to keep Jeff in line and I’ll check in after the game. Go Sens Go!

by Mark Parisi on Nov 7, 2009 7:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Are you gonna try and watch it in the nearest sporting establishment?

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:01 PM EST up reply actions  

I am indeed, and then I plan on gambling, like a Lalime on the short side or Kovalev 1-on-5!

by Mark Parisi on Nov 7, 2009 7:04 PM EST up reply actions  

wish I didn’t have to watch on the CBC stream. Ugh. Better than nothin’, though!

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:06 PM EST reply actions  

I wonder how feasible it would be for CBC just to have all three games nationally, on, say, CBC1, CBC2, and CBC3… Probably a lot less expensive in the days of digital cable.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:16 PM EST up reply actions  

Whoa, maybe you can!

I was just looking for the Punjabi feed, and found out I could watch any of the three CBC games that are on tonight. Awesome!

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions  

yeah, you can. They do this every HNIC. It’s just… I’d rather watch on TV than my computer, haha.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:33 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, I was watching on TV.

I have all three games available on my Rogers digital cable. (I hope that didn’t sound like a commercial.) Still haven’t found the Punjabi feed, though…

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions  

Wow, Michalek is on

Whole bunch of chances already, and just giving it all in front of the net. Awesome start for him, Spezza, and Alfie.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:20 PM EST reply actions  

agreed!

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Also agreed.

He’s been fun to watch, and if he makes Brodeur a little fussy, well, I’m okay with that, too.

by daubs on Nov 7, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions  

Geez, there have been basically no whistles this game so far.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:27 PM EST reply actions  

Ridiculous.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:32 PM EST up reply actions  

bad call.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions  

Chintzy call if I’ve ever seen one, barely even touched him,

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:34 PM EST up reply actions  

That deke was insane.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions  

It wasn’t even a side-to-side deke… it was an advance-and-pull-back move. Blew my mind.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions  

WOOOOOO!

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:38 PM EST reply actions  

Spezza was ridiculous

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:38 PM EST reply actions  

It's funny to see him playing dirty in front of the net

Funny and awesome. As long as he doesn’t take too much shit from the defenders.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:38 PM EST up reply actions  

I forgot Peters was on Jersey

He won’t soon forget Carkner, though. Very impressed with that fight.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Carkner had some huge punches. Wow.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:40 PM EST up reply actions  

Devastating ones… switching it up really caught Peters off guard.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions  

Good D by Lee

Really held up well against Parise. Not an easy task, but he did alright, despite a bouncing puck and everything.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:45 PM EST reply actions  

Hey-O! One thing Kovalev can always do is draw a penalty. Good job by him, on a pretty solid shift.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:46 PM EST reply actions  

He can also draw bodies to him. Whenever he has the puck at the boards, 2 or 3 come in.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions  

End of one, Sens up 1-0.

Every Senator has between 5-8 shifts, and between 3:01 (Kelly) and 8:38 (Kuba) in ice time. Yeah, I think it’s safe to say Clouston wants to make this a four-line game.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions  

oh my goodness. Going to a cemetary. Damnit, Don.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions  

I don’t have a problem with it. This is a forum he’s been given, and he’s using it as he wants to. I don’t think it’s the right forum at all, but I don’t have it; Grapes does.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions  

I have a problem with it. It’s completely irrelevant and it drags on and on.

I mean, look at how long this segment has been going on.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Alright, granted, the Remembrance Day edition was ridiculously long…

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions  

But every weekend he does it! I want to hear more about hockey, and less about a bunch of soldiers. If I want to hear about depressing soldier deaths, I can watch the news that’s on RIGHT AFTER HOCKEY.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions  

I don’t get it, either. Does he think that remembering the fallen is something hockey fans in particular need to become better at? Maybe he should have a separate segment for that, and devote more time to hockey in Coach’s Corner.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions  

Haha, yeah, throw him on the National! He can have a War Update with Don Cherry every night.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions  

I bet the actual journalists on the National would love that…

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions  

We open on a powerplay?

Oh yes! Might as well just put another goal on the board and skip ahead a few seconds

by Matthew on Nov 7, 2009 8:06 PM EST reply actions  

Hahahahaha… 18 seconds of powerplay…

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions  

A penalty kill?

Oh yes! Might as well just put another goal on the board for Michelak.

by Matthew on Nov 7, 2009 8:09 PM EST reply actions  

Alright, let’s see, that’s… one, two, three… at least five chickens! Once they hatch, of course…

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions  

Although the PK has indeed been sick so far tonight (knock on wood)

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions  

I guess this is where the penalty parade begins…

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:11 PM EST reply actions  

What was that call for? The other guy sat on ruutu!

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:12 PM EST up reply actions  

another penalty? Ugh.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:11 PM EST reply actions  

Apparently Dean has gone from saying “soft dump in the corner” to “plops it into the corner”. Not sure if it’s much of an improvement…

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:15 PM EST reply actions  

Michalek leads both teams with 3 shots.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:17 PM EST reply actions  

another nice save? my stream stopped working for a second.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions  

Another sick little kick-save, this one off a scramble. It wasn’t as flashy as the first one, but might have been more difficult.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Ottawa did have a powerplay, right? Because apparently they didn’t have a single shot on it…

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:19 PM EST reply actions  

BRIAN LEE PULLS A BOBBY ORR!

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:23 PM EST reply actions  

Phillips should give up the 4 for the kid.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions  

So who’s getting the penalty? Cheech for hitting Brodeur, or the NJ player who pushed Cheech?

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:25 PM EST reply actions  

Turns out it’s a powerplay! Who knew?

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions  

You’ll be happy to know Ottawa got a shot on that powerplay, unlike their first one.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:31 PM EST up reply actions  

Referees need to come to some kind of consensus on what designates possession during a delayed penalty… seriously.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:30 PM EST reply actions  

I'll take eighth

I’d like higher, but if goal differential is directly linked to position in the standings, that means playoffs.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions  

NICE!

Great takeaway by Kovalev, and some awesome digging by Regin. Brodeur tried to sack him, it was that good…

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:41 PM EST reply actions  

Kovy’s anticipation was great.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions  

How is Toronto beating Detroit 3-0 right now? This scares me.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:43 PM EST reply actions  

How was NJ’s goal? I missed it.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:43 PM EST reply actions  

sounds about right. Those seem to get past Leclaire.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions  

Exactly… nothing special, just a big scramble and the puck ended up on Parise’s stick. He flipped it over Leclaire and in. There were 5-6 guys within six inches of the lip of the crease.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Fire Milbury!

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:47 PM EST reply actions  

Hahahahaha...

Milbury is such a douche. “Why do we want to change it? What’s it for?”

Ummmm… Mikey? A guy died last year.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions  

I think Milbury is one of those guys who is afraid of any progress on any front. As conservative as it gets.

And an idiot.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions  

Winchester

Winnie’s had the least ice-time out of anyone on either team

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 8:59 PM EST reply actions  

That surprises me. I think Clouston likes him, and he`s a good penalty killer. Very odd.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 9:00 PM EST up reply actions  

he’s now yelling “You’re a fucking joke! A Joke!”

that’s exactly what he’s yelling.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions  

He yelled something a little less PC earlier, before he got off the ice.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 9:08 PM EST up reply actions  

Peters made a pretty loud homophobic slur there.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:06 PM EST reply actions  

Yeah, that`s what I was referring to…

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 9:08 PM EST up reply actions  

Brutal goal

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:10 PM EST reply actions  

Yeah. Not a good period. Or game, really.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions  

maybe 2?

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions  

Clouston is pissed

And it`s not the outward rage, like when the refs screw up… it’s a doom glare.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions  

Shit.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:17 PM EST reply actions  

What was Michalek doing?

Maybe we should try going back to some defensive penalty-killing specialists.

Kelly-Ruutu
Fisher-Alfredsson
Winchester-Regin

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions  

I wrote up an article about penalty woes far before everyone started complaining. they’re hopping on my bandwagon.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions  

Great insight

You spotted the problem before it became a problem, while the Sens’ penalty kill was still keeping Ottawa’s head above water.

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions  

The PK couldn’t keep running with that efficiency all year.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions  

Oh, I’m heading out after the game so I can’t recap. Just FYI.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:25 PM EST up reply actions  

I was just going to e-mail you and ask… great foresight!

by Peter Raaymakers on Nov 7, 2009 9:27 PM EST up reply actions  

SO CLOSE

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:32 PM EST reply actions  

one of the few, unfortunately.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions  

DAMNIT

shitty effort from everyone not named Spezza.

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by DarrenM on Nov 7, 2009 9:38 PM EST reply actions  

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