Game 35: Ottawa Senators v. Minnesota Wild
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 6:00 PM EST
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The Senators take on the Minnesota Wild for the first and only time in Ottawa this season at 7 p.m. tonight. Some things to watch for in tonight's game:
- Mike Brodeur - Cory Clouston waited until Pascal Leclaire was on the verge of returning before giving Brodeur some game action. How will he do in his first NHL game?
- Erik Karlsson - He's had two very strong games in a row, and should get plenty of ice time tonight to continue trying for his first NHL tally.
- Minnesota's equipment problems: Most, if not all, of the Wild players are going to be breaking in new equipment, or using their practice gear, after their equipment truck caught fire yesterday. Will this affect their game?
- Fatigue: The Senators played a tough game against the New Jersey Devils last night, and Minnesota was waiting for them today. Will the Senators be tired before the game begins?
- Martin Havlat: A familiar face who's struggling big time since signing in Minnesota. How does he do in his return to Ottawa?
- Chris Campoli: Another game up front for the defenceman-cum-forward, and he's looked good so far on a line with Ryan Shannon and Josh Hennessy.
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Other players worth watching:
Filip Kuba: He needs a bounce-back game more than anyone else on the roster.
Alex Kovalev – He has been showing some effort lately. Now, that effort needs to translate into goals.
Also of note: Havlat sure seems like the same old Mach 9: despite going 4-14-18, he is tied for the team worst at –11.
Not Martin
It’s time. Not only did Clouston wait until the very last game, he waited until the other team lost 80% of their equipment.
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You know what? Smart idea
If Not Martin had started a couple games earlier, and played well, it would have generated a stupid-ass goaltending controversy about who should start the next game, and the next game, and the next game. But the team wanted Elliott to run with it, because they want to know how he handles it, and they know that when Leclaire returns, Brodeur is heading back down thanks to his two-way contract.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions
Am I missing something?
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions
The true theme was expensiver
The contest got HNIC all sorts of public relations momentum, and let them rejuvenate the HNIC intro. CTV bought the old theme, made it shittier, and plays it so much that it’s lost any and all prestige it used to have.
IMHO.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
Hahaha... and they used Elliott's photo in his 'starting goaltender' titlebar
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions
As of last night I think they were going to go with Elliott. Then that changed.
Backstrom’s pads are so shiny. He must be using last year’s mask, too.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
They've called Volchenkov "The Crushin' Russian" twice on Team 1200 in two days
I already hate the name.
I use A-Train and Android interchangeably.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:21 PM EST up reply actions
Geek Moment
I finally got VMWare to work so I can watch the CBC stream of the game in fullscreen on another monitor and switch between programs. I really hate how fullscreen automatically cancels out if you switch apps.
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You've got to do what you've got to do
Ryan, where’s your feed? Or are you on CBC.ca?
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
You can’t get the CBC one online? You only have to sit through a trailer for Up In The Air twice.
And Peter: CBC.ca. Not the best quality, but it does the trick.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
You and Colbert should get together for drinks
And bitch about us nationalist Canadian racist pricks.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
I’d set up a temp proxy for you, but my home server went down a couple of days ago, and my bandwidth seems to be pretty weak tonight. I did have one for a friend in Jersey before.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
I only know what some of that means
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
I’m a complete geek. I’m also an AV technician as well. I’ve got two monitors, and if I open, say, Safari and put it on one of them, open the stream, and hit fullscreen, the moment I switch back to Firefox on the other monitor it exits fullscreen.
So I found a workaround that is kind of ridiculous.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
I love having two monitors
I worked that way a couple of years back when I worked for a newspaper here. It’s freakin’ awesome. Except I never used full screen, because I needed all of the real estate on one monitor and a little bit on the other for InDesign.
I was in AV club in my last year in high school.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
That's silly
What video card are you using for your dual screen setup? I’m thinking of doing something similar.
MacBook Pro, GeForce 9600M GT at the moment. Combine it with a little bit of trickery using VMWare Fusion and Windows 7 on the external monitor.
Peter: We didn’t have an AV Club, part of being the least cared about school in the Ottawa-Carleton School Board. But I’m a part-time AV Tech at UBC. I’ve had the job for 4 years.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
It’s relatively painless to use and has lots of extra power user features. I’ll use anything, but definitely prefer OSX.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
Ooooh... ugly fall for Kovalev
Kind of crunched himself.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:35 PM EST reply actions
And then takes a pretty dumb penalty
I hope it was worth it for him… he was pissed.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
Ottawa's not playing so hot right now
They look slow.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:44 PM EST reply actions
I wish Regin would Facebook me an invitation to give me a tour of Denmark, which I would then vlog and blog. THAT would be awesome.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
True fact: My girlfriend has Steve Downie on Facebook. He was single for all of 18 hours last week.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah. I’m pretty sure he reads the blog. I have no reason to be that sure, but I’m pretty sure.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
I approve of this idea.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
I say stick with Hamlet.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
YEAH
FIRST SHOT IN ALMOST EIGHT MINUTES
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
Volchenkov tried to shoot again. He’s got Laser Fever.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
Stick is now permanently fused to his body.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
He's playing awesome right now!
Must feel bad about that first goal last night. He’s the man.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
STREAM!
http://sportprovider.blogspot.com/2009/12/minnesota-wild-vs-ottawa-senators-live.html
It’s intermission so I can’t be sure, but that’s a FS-Wild stream.
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I don’t know if you’re serious about that, but I do need to write a new post tonight. There’s 800 things I should be doing instead, too.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
Man… I know what that’s like. Blogging takes up so much time… and yet is so much more fun than so many other things…
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
I have an exam on Monday afternoon, breakfast with the girlfriend and her family tomorrow morning, and I’m on a podcast Monday evening.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
The Rink Podcast, by my good friend Tapeleg.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not a big blog reader, I'll admit
But I do genuinely like your posts. I think they’re well thought out, and I respect that, especially considering the quality of most blogs out there. I lurked here for a while before deciding S7S wasn’t garbage just on a streak of good posts.
I appreciate that. It’s really hard to get feedback on these kinds of things. I’m still trying to come up with things tonight. I’m pretty annoyed at my attempt to get into Washington-Vancouver last night. Most frustrating scalping experience I’ve ever had.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
I used StubHub to get into the Sens game out here
And I got fantastic seats at 25% of face value. I don’t know if that’s due to the site or the Coyotes troubles, though.
$150 per ticket, upper bowl, 5 minutes before the first period was over.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
Yep. We hung around for the first period to try getting in on the cheap. Ended up going back home and getting a bottle of gin instead.
Lowest price I saw anything go for was 5 tickets for $500 that one guy was shouting out as his last offer. I saw $250 for upper bowl, two rows from the back. Club seats were over $300.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
Ottawa is so different...
Especially now that no one’s buying tickets here. They’re so cheap.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
Wow. Brutal. You’d think they’d, you know, want to get something for the tickets, instead of trying to gouge you at a risk of getting nothing.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
Speaking of,
anyone have any experience in Calgary? I’m thinking of taking a trip up there sometime.
St. Louis tickets for tomorrow are already at below face value. But yeah, Vancouver is BRUTAL. My roommate grabbed tickets for $80 apiece to Edmonton-Vancouver two months ago. The (soapbox) got a pair at $60 each from her co-blogger. Furthest back row. These are the only two games I’ve been to here.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions
That's really surprising to hear
I could wipe my ass with ice-level tickets here in Phoenix and get two more of them at half face-value.
I have never believed something so much in my life.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
I looked at buying season’s tickets in Phoenix. Just because. Under $1000.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
I really believe it could be game seven of the Finals
And I could walk up to the box office on gameday and get ice level seats. I haven’t seen more than 4,000 people at a game since their opening night, and that took a massive free ticket giveaway to achieve.
Probably. I know a few diehard fans. They make it hard to hate the Coyotes or want them to move. Still, it’s bad. We were stuck with a radio broadcast and a live feed of the scoreboard when trying to watch the Phoenix-Ottawa game online.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
I once won tickets to a Phoenix game
… in Phoenix. I’m pretty sure is was because I was the only entrant.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
I would love them to move here
My bank account wouldn’t however.
Here being Vancouver? Where would they play?
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
No, I live in Seattle.
I guess I should have said that instead of “here”
She’s all ribs, though.
Wait, we mean her husband…
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
Monroe didn't profile great and hasn't played great.
They need OL help obviously, but Monroe wasn’t and isn’t worth what a 4th overall pick costs. Curry was and will be.
They need more than help, they're desperate
And Tatupu was already a stud linebacker. AND Hawethorne is apparently amazing as well. Locklear is not as amazing at LT.
Yes
but you don’t draft for need. That’s a surefire way to fuck up your team. Always take the best talent available and that was Curry.
OL should have been addressed further in free agency. Unger has been a very good draftee.
I think that's debatable in the top 10 picks
It’s not like Curry isn’t a studbeast, but the talent gap between Monroe and Curry wasn’t wide enough to justify the BPA strategy in my opinion. They’re obviously not going to get a top five pick this year, so they gambled that they can get an equal talent as Monroe later in this year’s draft. If they’re right, they’re geniuses. If they’re not, I feel bad for Hasslebeck and Forsett.
Especially for any Canadian team.
I keep wanting to go to OTT-VAN games, but I’m not shelling out that much for tickets.
Darren has tickets. I’m using my resources to try and get some at a decent price. Hopefully I can snag those $60 ones again. I’ve yet to go to a Canucks game and cheer for the home team.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
Did they stop selling houses in Canada?
I haven’t heard a Mortgage Brokers Ottawa commercial all night.
Any from Goulbourn Sanitation? I freaking hate that place.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
I heard one in the pre-game show! I don’t think the bubble has burst yet.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, Cherry. Wow. He says Koci 'let off' on Green
… and that Green was stupid for not expecting to be hit from behind. Stupid.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 7:58 PM EST reply actions
The Koci hit was just brutal. I’m shocked and frustrated that there was no suspension. I’m also an Avalanche fan.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
What do you think about Boudreau’s comments? They’re probably true, in my opinion.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
Completely agree. McGrattan’s more of an offensive threat.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
McGrattan’s awesome, though. He’s a hitter, a fighter, he can skate, and he actually does have good hands. In the AHL, McGrattan could score 20 if he stayed out of the box. Koci, by the sounds of it, can’t do shit.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
He hits people and wears 28. He also makes it so they don’t have another rookie on the roster. Colorado won a game last week with 7 rookies dressed amongst the 18 skaters.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
There are so many veterans they could have signed...
Lang, McAmmond, Arnason (wouldn’t you like to see him again?), whoever else. So many better than Koci.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
Oh god, Tyler Arnason. I burst out in laughter when Sather signed him.
The summer of Raycroft and Tucker signings hurt. Seeing Sakic go down when I had tickets to see him in San Jose towards the end of the season was sad. It did sink the team enough to get Duchene, which is kind of awesome. That makes me feel a little better.
The Avs have cut salary by an awful lot. The ownership group puts money into whichever team (Avs or Nuggets) looks decent, and cuts payroll on the other. Smyth was traded for Quincey and Preissing (!) because that cut the $6M salary to $3M.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
Man… how bad is Preissing right now? He and Redden have fallen so far, so fast…
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
Preissing for me was another “oh you are NOT serious” move. Quincey stole his #27 while Preissing was injured, which I thought was absolutely hilarious. I think he’s in Cleveland right now with the AHL team.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
It was until Quincey played really, really well. The rookies really stepped up their game, too. Duchene’s turned up his game, O’Reilly has been a very good defensive forward, even taking faceoffs in the defensive end when up a goal with 30 seconds left. T.J. Galiardi has also been pretty good.
When Wolski wants to, he can play really darn well. Anderson’s quieted down but he’s still pretty solid on a team that routinely lets 30 shots against.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
Colorado is up 4-0 after a period against Columbus. Wolski with 2G, 1A. See?
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:46 PM EST up reply actions
I was under the impression that Ryan and Mark are, given the need for a stream
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
I lived in San Francisco last year, but I’m in Canada this year.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
I'm glad (and surprised) that I was missed
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
Volchenkov’s new sniping scope upgrade.
Okay, Michalek, too.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
MICHALEK FINALLY SCORES
THANK GOD BACKSTROM SUCKS TONIGHT
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:08 PM EST reply actions
He's good anyway?
Even when he doesn’t score?
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
Shane Hnidy!
Remember when he wore 34 in Ottawa?
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
He's from around here. For some reason, they're proud
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
Hahahaha...
Someone I used to work with bragged about being good friends with Hnidy. I always thought to myself, “And… ?”
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, now it's just so calm and collected...
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
There's no doubt he has good vision
He’s still learning what passes he can and can’t make, but he’s gotten a LOT better at it over this month.
It can't be as bad as Nickelback...
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Hey...
They’re the Band of the Decade!
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
Rec’d more.
Someone once told me they hated Canadians for liking Nickelback. I explained to them that no, nobody likes Nickelback.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know how that band sells CDs.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
The same way the Leafs have fans.
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:28 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Might be the only band listed on iTunes Canada. Nobody buys CDs anymore.
I buy vinyl!
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously, we should just pull our goalie on every PP
Because that’s the only way we’re going to have a chance at scoring.
No.
We should pull THEIR goalie on every PP
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Actually a former NHLer
… who played for New Jersey. Apparently the Devils guys have long memories.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
Kelly needs some padded deflectors near the goal
Like bumpers they put in the gutters of bowling lanes for little kids
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Actually, I'd bet we're better 4-4 than 6-4.
We should do the opposite and put in two goalies! No SHG allowed ever.
I am regretting not picking up Mike Brodeur in my league. I had Elliott and Backstrom. It was going to be guaranteed win night.
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I have a similar regret
Are we sure that Not Martin is not Martin?
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
Not Not Martin had a save percentage of .500 against Atlanta after six shots. Maybe.
It would kill me if M. Brodeur got a shutout before M. Brodeur beat the shutout record. Unaware people seeing replays would wonder what BRODEUR (W, SO) would mean when the Ottawa-Minnesota game would get recapped.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
I wish I could tell people that we acquired Martin for Kovalev but his stats were erased because this team is the new Sens and not the original franchise.
Does a team play better in front of a sub par goalie?
Personal story: In rec summer hockey a few years ago, we threw a defenceman who had never so much as worn goalie equipment before in his life into the fire, where he pitched a 7 save shutout. Is this applicable outside of garbage hockey?
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:31 PM EST reply actions
Vancouver played really well in front of Raycroft this year. I watched Raycroft in training camp. I never believed it was possible for him to get a shutout.
Harding was something ridiculous like 2-13 last year despite having GAA and SV% in the top ten, so it might go the other way, too.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
I believe that it is
You don’t want to let your teammates down. I think it’s different when you know he’s going to let you down (Like Gerber so often last year) but until you know… you want to step up for him.
Another victim of the MGS is Toskala. His team just gives up in front of him. How they play for MacDonald in comparison is unreal.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
It's true
Though in Ottawa, the team didn’t deflate until the bad goal came. They haven’t pulled that this year, though both Elliot and Leclaire have let in some WEAK goals.
True. A perfect example was the 96-second lead festival that was the Anaheim game. Somehow they stuck with it and won. In a shootout.
This thing about Ottawa being the worst shootout team all-time is a little confusing to me. This season and last they haven’t been at the bottom of the shootout record list. I can only fathom that it’s because of a bad first two seasons and some discrepancies like Dallas being awful this year and great last year evening them out.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
They have truly been terrible on the shootout
No matter who the guy was, it was always a surprise when they scored. I’m at the point where I expect our shooters to get stopped.
2009-10: 2-3
2008-09: 4-6
2007-08: 3-5
2006-07: 2-6
2005-06: 2-6
Okay, they’ve never really been the worst team in any given year, but that’s a lot of accumulated sucking. 13-26.
In 2007-08, Edmonton was 15-4, a total of 6 more wins than any other team.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
I think it's definitely applicable in the NHL
And it’s an uncanny experience to watch.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
Jonathan Cheecho, Sens hero
He is working his ass off on that third line
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
More than that
Since the west coast trip, his effort level has been great. He’s racked up a bunch of posts in that time, so even though he hasn’t gotten a ton of goals, he’s certainly getting chances.
He's earned it.
There is a weird judgement matrix for Sens heroes, and it’s often how they play with respect to reasonable expectations, and with respect to their play to date in the season. It’s complicated.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, it's been the hardest thing to learn as an editor
You plug in the stats and the matrix is like, “Kuba” and you’re like “KUBA?!!”
Speaking of expectations
Regin is bordering on hero for me. A strong third or a second point would seal the deal in my opinion.
And with that, Ruutu matches his 08-09 goal total
and he seems poised to set a new career high (10).
He deserves that, for sure
Sharkko is awesome.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
He was my first irrational Senator love
because he sat on Crosby’s face
Did I just hear that Fisher and Cheechoo have the same number of career points? That one year was such an outlier.
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Ballard’s got that one covered with two so far. And in back-to-back games. He had a streak!
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
Oh, Ballard gets an asterisk. He’s hit goalies with sticks (Vokoun), and slamming his body into a goalie’s head and having his neck slam against the post (Anderson).
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
Hey Peter, if you're reading this
Your boy Dean McAmmond (and ours as well) scored!
Beer is good! And stuff!
I can't wait to see it in the highlights.
Damn, that guy is so awesome.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
From what I read
Off of a rebound on the Power Play.
Hope that’s enough. Can’t get Devils feed living in Flyers territory (lame) and my NHL Center Ice subscription ran out.
Beer is good! And stuff!
Fun fact:
The same defensive pair (Anton, Phillips) has been on the ice for all three goals but a different offensive line each time.
During this holiday season, I am thankful for Mike Milbury
And his inability to gauge talent.
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:44 PM EST reply actions
I wish we were able to gauge better...
and thus had kept Chara.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
I think a lot of that is aided by retrospect...
People who weren’t responsible for an uneasy decision sit in a pretty easy position to judge. To be honest, I can’t be certain what my standing was at the time.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
I am man enough to say I wanted Redden
The way the Sabres skated around Chara was too fresh in my mind. I was mistaken.
I’ve heard that Chara really wanted to stay by many people, but also that Chara really didn’t care about staying and was eager to see what teams would pay for him. I think I read that one on Steve Warne’s blog.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
I've heard that Chara wanted to be the team leader
Wanted to be paid high, and wanted assurances of a huge leadership role on the team. He got both of those with Boston, but couldn’t be assured either by Ottawa.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
Two years later, enter Dany Heatley…
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
If Chara, the hardest working player on the team, can't usurp Alfie...
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
That’s because Alfie can run an entire charity/awareness campaign called “You Know Who I Am” without ever saying his name. He just stares at you and you know.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
Hahahaha...
Even people who didn’t know know.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions
That campaign was pretty close to home for me. I was a big fan. Still, the one thing I remember most about it was his TGOR interview where they asked him if he liked ABBA and he was very enthusiastic in his reply.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
Second ABBA reference?
Anyway, does he like them?
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
And Ace of Base and The Cardigans.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
Is it shady to use a work computer to type up a resume in order to apply elsewhere?
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:50 PM EST reply actions
I've used work computers to directly apply elsewhere.
Of course, I hated my job at the time
I have also done it
Several times, in fact.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions
No more mustache Alfie
It skews your balance and gets you high-sticking penalties for sticks that are roughly hip-level.
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All-around...
I mentioned he might be working his way into Team Canada conversations (although still far down the list), and is playing a Norris-worthy season when you take both offence and defence into consideration. Then Darren called me a homer.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions
I mentioned to two people the other night that I was sick of Olympic consideration talk and that they need to pick the team already. Then they all agreed.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
It was after ANOTHER round of “Has Mike Fisher played himself into Olympic consideration?” dead pause “No.” on TV.
We also watch Tampa a lot, and are constantly reminded that Stamkos has been good for most of the year and that “he’s only nineteen!” We’ve worked that line into about a dozen conversations.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
He won't go
But he’s played himself into consideration as a consideration. He’s a name that’s mentioned, even if he is quickly dismissed.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
I won the Coyotes in a Twitter auction a few months ago. I offered a pudding snack pack, turkey sandwiches, and Rob Schremp.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
I may be really bad at math and physics, but do you really gain weight by being wet? If I go take a shower right now will I put on an extra 3 pounds?
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I’m speaking purely in naked terms. But good point.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions
Because the water is still on you...
In your hair, absorbed in your skin, and so on. It’s like you’re waterlogged. Skin isn’t as permeable as, say, wood, but it’s semi-permeable.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! FINALLY!
HE HAS SO EARNED THAT!
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
Kids in the Staal
Drop: Daniel Carcillo
Add: Erik Karlsson
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
My team is kind of ridiculous. I have Vermette for faceoffs. Chicago plays every Sunday it seems, and I constantly add John Madden for one game, drop him, and grab him again the next week.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
I love the wingers who play centre for faceoffs...
Winchester and Giroux are clutch, and Sharp is a twofer.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
Steve Begin. He’s LW/C and always takes faceoffs. Malkin is C and should be a winger because the most I’ve seen him win this year was 5. Versteeg gets me a few wins here and there. The guy is a rock for PP and SH points on a decently regular basis.
I’ve given up on winning +/-. I’ve had 3 more goals and 6 more assists than my opponent and lost +/- by 17.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
I’m almost 50 FWs up on my opponent.
I have 3G and 6A more, too, but I’m four down in +/-.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
I have a decent opponent this week. I’m against the Faceoff Hockey Show rep for my division/league. He knows what’s up. I’m a rookie at this stuff.
Next year I’m entering a league with a team of nothing but rookies.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
And by having Phillips and Volchenkov on the bench.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions
Brodeur will have better stats than Elliott and Leclaire. This is Ottawa. CONTROVERSY!
I blame it on Spezza.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
No controversy
Leclaire starts Monday, Not Martin goes back to Bingo and begins a goaltending controversy THERE; Chris Holt is 3-1 in four starts since being recalled from Elmira, with two shutouts, while Andy Chiodo is a meagre 2-2-1 since Not Martin came to Ottawa.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
Christmas bonus if he can stay healthy enough to play 17 games before December 25?
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve always called him Spazzy. I thought his actual nickname (well, one of) Pazzy wasn’t quite indicative of his skills at being a rubber bouncy ball on the ice.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
What about the fact that he's ready?
That’s reason enough. There’s really no grey area with a cheek injury.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Nope, not buying into that at all
He’s been out a month. Is he really in game shape after five practices?
The man is made of rubber. If he can bounce, he can play.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
Every injury creates a new place for rubber to be inserted. Watch the guy bounce when he comes back. The vertical lines on his pads make it stand out.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
That’d be an emergency callup. We’re trying to get healthy, contracted goalies in here.
Or is Chiodo a purely minor league deal?
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
I think Chiodo’s just a minor league deal, but it’s easy to get those into two-ways. But right now, he’s not even Binghamton’s number one.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
Karlsson. Is. So. Good.
Most improved player, by a long shot. Including Cheechoo.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:15 PM EST reply actions
Also requires Cowen to wake the hell up. Here’s hoping the WJC changes him.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
Along with the eventual captaincy of Chris Phillips in the bottom 6.
And Shane Hnidy.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
I like Fisher, but I’ve always seen Phillips as the next C. I’ve also told Spokane girls that I’ll buy a Cowen captain jersey if he ever gets there. Truthfully I want a Karlsson, but I’ll wait until (a) better jerseys, (b) his eventual switch to #5.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
"I’ve also told Spokane girls"
You smooth devil
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
Heh. I’ll have an apartment featuring myself and four wonderful women in a few weeks before the Chiefs-Giants game, including PPP blogger Wrap Around Curl.
I adore her. I would be single if not for Wrap.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
I've been to Spokane
You don’t need a line to get a girl there, but you wouldn’t want any of them anyway.
Should he be 6 or 5?
What did he wear in the WJCs last year?
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
5. I found one of him with Frolunda (Jr, I believe) wearing 8. When he came to Ottawa Schubert still had 5, Lee had 55, and Daugavins 56.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
I guess 8 is actually retired in Ottawa?
I was always unsure if that was a serious retired, or a ceremonial retired.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
I think it’s a real retirement, but I seem to recall Daigle switching to 8 when Martin put his foot down on the everyone-wear-something-lower-than-35 rule (which I like).
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:41 PM EST up reply actions
You can still get an official Ilya Zubov jersey at NHL.com. Still not as good as the Luke Richardson one I posted on Puck The Media this week, but awesome.
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Surprising.
Wouldn’t have thought they still held any rights to publicity based on players out of the league.
After Nick Adenhart (Angels) died last spring, MLB automatically removed his jersey, per that policy.
Weirder is that you can get a third jersey. He retired just under a month before the black thirds were ever worn. And he’s an assistant coach with the team.
The Magnus Pajaarvi-Svensson (spelling may be off on that) Oilers one is my favourite purchasable jersey.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions
Pretty darn close
on that MPS spelling (shuffle the double “a”). A lot of Kings fans here wanted him with the 5th pick, lol.
Incidentally, you could get a Brayden Schenn jersey officially on the NHL store weeks before he got his one game PTO.
But this jersey is just awesome
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions
Note the F instead of a dash in the middle
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:38 PM EST up reply actions
yeah... apparently the font doesn't understand dashes...
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
You can’t add them at all normally. Edmonton has crazy amounts of jerseys. You can buy a Linus Omark or Olivier Roy jersey. I’ve got screenshots of some really bizarre ones. There was a 7th rounder last year for the Islanders – you can buy his.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
I’ve heard nice kid. I seem to have crazy WHL connections. Too bad I can’t get into the league at all.
67’s, baby. Jersey coming next week.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions
The 67s have a new jersey coming out next week?
Cool!
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions
I need to get an old school
barbershop uni. Nobody would have the faintest idea what team it represented.
Not a new one, no. But there’s hopefully a white one under the tree for me upon my return to the capital region.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
McAmmond with another goal, Pete.
As Lionel Richie would say, you’re dancing on the ceiling!
Beer is good! And stuff!
What an awesome game
All-around awesome. So much to cheer for… Karlsson’s first, Not Martin’s almost shutout, two goals for McAmmond, a strong game from top to bottom…
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:33 PM EST reply actions
Nah, you're on it.
I’ll sit back and watch. Or… read.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks!
And thanks for the McAmmond updates. You’re welcome around these parts anytime.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 9:37 PM EST up reply actions
Where the heck have you been, knuckledragger?
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions
Ain't all about you
I’m visiting the girlfriend at the moment for Christmas, and hockey is not high on her to-do list.
Silver Seven: the Daniel Alfredsson of Ottawa Senators blogs.
Dang. Hockey + girlfriend can be a lot of fun, so I’ve found.
But merry merry.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:50 PM EST up reply actions
Hockey + girlfriend is fun
I don’t understand how she could not be excited about Karlsson scoring.
by Peter Raaymakers on Dec 19, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions
Hell, even mine was excited for Karlsson scoring. Actually, I haven’t told her yet. But I’m sure she will be.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
There. Twitter has proven me right. Go Karlsson!
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
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