Game 35: Ottawa Senators v. Minnesota Wild
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 6:00 PM EST
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Minnesota Wild at Ottawa Senators, Dec 19, 2009 7:00 PM EST
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 6:06 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
WOOOOOOOOO!
Who here is listening to Don Johnson – “Heartbeat” to pump up for this game?!
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 6:09 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 6:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And it's a home game
He’s trying his hardest to set him up for success.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Elliot was not good last night. We had a chance until he let that shot in from center ice…
by BorisB on Dec 19, 2009 6:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The true theme was banned from the contest
And that’s bullcrap
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Am I missing something?
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not Martin looks surprisingly like Alex Auld
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hahaha... and they used Elliott's photo in his 'starting goaltender' titlebar
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
They've called Volchenkov "The Crushin' Russian" twice on Team 1200 in two days
I already hate the name.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:19 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I have no stream at all
I’m strongly considering going to the bar
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You've got to do what you've got to do
Ryan, where’s your feed? Or are you on CBC.ca?
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He said he was on CBC
One of these days I’m going to have to find a Canadian proxy…
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Nope, they check my IP and won't allow it
Fucking Canadian nationalistic racists.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You and Colbert should get together for drinks
And bitch about us nationalist Canadian racist pricks.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's silly
What video card are you using for your dual screen setup? I’m thinking of doing something similar.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Ooooh... ugly fall for Kovalev
Kind of crunched himself.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And then takes a pretty dumb penalty
I hope it was worth it for him… he was pissed.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ottawa's not playing so hot right now
They look slow.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:44 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hopefully they'll wake up in the 2nd
Like the Leafs did against us
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WOO!
And Regin! That’s good to hear.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Wait, so you want Regin to Facebook YOU?
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. I’m pretty sure he reads the blog. I have no reason to be that sure, but I’m pretty sure.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I approve of this idea.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I say stick with Hamlet.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
YEAH
FIRST SHOT IN ALMOST EIGHT MINUTES
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
He's playing awesome right now!
Must feel bad about that first goal last night. He’s the man.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That's what I like about him
He’s a hard worker
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 7:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Ryan
You are awesome, and so is your blog.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
"MY GIRLFRIEND"
THIS GDT IS NOT YOUR BRAGGING SOAPBOX
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
$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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Ottawa is so different...
Especially now that no one’s buying tickets here. They’re so cheap.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Vancouver is an awful place to get into games.
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of,
anyone have any experience in Calgary? I’m thinking of taking a trip up there sometime.
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have never been more surprised by any statement ever in my life
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I believe in hyperbole
So that everyone knows how serious I am. SO SERIOUS!
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I once won tickets to a Phoenix game
… in Phoenix. I’m pretty sure is was because I was the only entrant.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I would love them to move here
My bank account wouldn’t however.
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
No, I live in Seattle.
I guess I should have said that instead of “here”
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hey
The Seahawks fucked up by taking Curry over Monroe. You know it.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Hasslebeck's ribs disagree with you
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Especially for any Canadian team.
I keep wanting to go to OTT-VAN games, but I’m not shelling out that much for tickets.
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Did they stop selling houses in Canada?
I haven’t heard a Mortgage Brokers Ottawa commercial all night.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 7:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I heard one in the pre-game show! I don’t think the bubble has burst yet.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 7:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
What do you think about Boudreau’s comments? They’re probably true, in my opinion.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Man… how bad is Preissing right now? He and Redden have fallen so far, so fast…
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
That has to be disheartening as a fan.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
add me to the short list, though I have the lovely Minnesota feed on TV.
by SCSF on Dec 19, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I don't know what this means
But I’m glad you’re here
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad (and surprised) that I was missed
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's not a GDT without you, man
You’re a regular at this point
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
MILAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN SCORESHEET
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I like starting a period with a goal.
by skullfisher on Dec 19, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
MICHALEK FINALLY SCORES
THANK GOD BACKSTROM SUCKS TONIGHT
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:08 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I had him as a Senator to watch on MY GDT.
What’s your excuse?
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's good anyway?
Even when he doesn’t score?
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Shane Hnidy!
Remember when he wore 34 in Ottawa?
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Hahahaha...
Someone I used to work with bragged about being good friends with Hnidy. I always thought to myself, “And… ?”
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's really lost that "hurried" feeling, hasn't he?
He used to take so long to calm down
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, now it's just so calm and collected...
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Our PP is the worst thing the world has ever seen. And that includes ABBA
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:17 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Hey...
They’re the Band of the Decade!
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:22 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
No.
We should pull THEIR goalie on every PP
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Actually a former NHLer
… who played for New Jersey. Apparently the Devils guys have long memories.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
All right, no hyperbole
But I think we’re one of the better 4-on-4 teams in the league.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
This game is boring to watch
I wish there wasn’t a feed
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:30 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I have a similar regret
Are we sure that Not Martin is not Martin?
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
That confusion would only be fun for us
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am okay with this.
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Guys, their PP is so much better than ours
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I think it's definitely applicable in the NHL
And it’s an uncanny experience to watch.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's cleaning up his line's chances
I love it
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Does everyone realize he created a real live scoring chance?
And that we capitalized on it?
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Jonathan Cheecho, Sens hero
He is working his ass off on that third line
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:43 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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?!!”
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Speaking of expectations
Regin is bordering on hero for me. A strong third or a second point would seal the deal in my opinion.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And with that, Ruutu matches his 08-09 goal total
and he seems poised to set a new career high (10).
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
He deserves that, for sure
Sharkko is awesome.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He was my first irrational Senator love
because he sat on Crosby’s face
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Fisher is leading him in hot girlfriends though
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
And also in goalies hit in the face this year
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Fisher has two
Alfie has one. Kovalev has one.
I’m seriously trying to track this for the year.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Hey Peter, if you're reading this
Your boy Dean McAmmond (and ours as well) scored!
Beer is good! And stuff!
by R_Adragna on Dec 19, 2009 8:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I can't wait to see it in the highlights.
Damn, that guy is so awesome.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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!
by R_Adragna on Dec 19, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Fun fact:
The same defensive pair (Anton, Phillips) has been on the ice for all three goals but a different offensive line each time.
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That's quite interesting
But not too surprising since they are clearly our two best defensemen.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I wish we were able to gauge better...
and thus had kept Chara.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I thought everyone but Muckler wanted Chara?
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 8:50 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Two years later, enter Dany Heatley…
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
But maybe that started him thinking that no one could crack the inner circle for a leadership role?
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
If Chara, the hardest working player on the team, can't usurp Alfie...
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Hahahaha...
Even people who didn’t know know.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Second ABBA reference?
Anyway, does he like them?
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He's Swedish
He doesn’t have a choice
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
Who hasn't?
Seriously. Just clear your tracks.
by SCSF on Dec 19, 2009 8:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I've used work computers to directly apply elsewhere.
Of course, I hated my job at the time
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 8:53 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I have also done it
Several times, in fact.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Is anyone else seeing this "Santa's Got a New Ride Commercial"?!?!
MY LIFE HAS BEEN CHANGED FOREVER
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 8:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 8:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Am I the only one who has been really impressed with Chris Phillips this year?
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:00 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nope, he has been really strong all year
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
I hope he doesn't go
I don’t care about honors, I want him to get two week’s rest.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:12 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In that case
I’m in consideration as the next owner of the Sens. I just need a few billion more…
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:20 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:01 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It's because your clothes feel heavier wet
Haven’t you ever gone swimming in jeans?
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:07 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! FINALLY!
HE HAS SO EARNED THAT!
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It looked like he really wanted that one, two big shots from the point.
by skullfisher on Dec 19, 2009 9:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Meanwhile:
Karlsson!
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:02 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
I love the wingers who play centre for faceoffs...
Winchester and Giroux are clutch, and Sharp is a twofer.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I’m almost 50 FWs up on my opponent.
I have 3G and 6A more, too, but I’m four down in +/-.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
YOU GUYS FUCKED UP BY NOT HAVING THE FOURTH LINE ON THE ICE
by Matthew on Dec 19, 2009 9:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Yeah
There’s going to be a controversy anyway
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:06 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I want to dispute this on tomorrow's podcast
There is no reason to play Leclaire before Christmas
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
His bonus should be offseason plastic surgery
We don’t call him three bagger for nothing.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
What about the fact that he's ready?
That’s reason enough. There’s really no grey area with a cheek injury.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Nope, not buying into that at all
He’s been out a month. Is he really in game shape after five practices?
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
If he's made of rubber why is he injured so often?
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Yeah
As in, “Who starts Monday against Boston?”
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Karlsson. Is. So. Good.
Most improved player, by a long shot. Including Cheechoo.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
You are forgetting Weircioch
Who also might be studly. And Volchenkov. That could be a sick top 4.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
"I’ve also told Spokane girls"
You smooth devil
by Dany Hea-Traitor on Dec 19, 2009 9:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Should he be 6 or 5?
What did he wear in the WJCs last year?
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
I guess 8 is actually retired in Ottawa?
I was always unsure if that was a serious retired, or a ceremonial retired.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:21 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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.
by SCSF on Dec 19, 2009 9:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Pretty darn close
on that MPS spelling (shuffle the double “a”). A lot of Kings fans here wanted him with the 5th pick, lol.
by SCSF on Dec 19, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
OMG
that’s hilarious. They need to use a 4-font.
by SCSF on Dec 19, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
yeah... apparently the font doesn't understand dashes...
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
The 67s have a new jersey coming out next week?
Cool!
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I need to get an old school
barbershop uni. Nobody would have the faintest idea what team it represented.
by SCSF on Dec 19, 2009 9:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
McAmmond with another goal, Pete.
As Lionel Richie would say, you’re dancing on the ceiling!
Beer is good! And stuff!
by R_Adragna on Dec 19, 2009 9:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
That was almost my pump up song today
No joke
by Mark Parisi on Dec 19, 2009 9:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats on avoiding a fail!
Beer is good! And stuff!
by R_Adragna on Dec 19, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Not Martin for Olympic team!
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by Ryan Classic on Dec 19, 2009 9:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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 PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Nah, you're on it.
I’ll sit back and watch. Or… read.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Looks like your Saturday night has been a success
Good for you, bud.
Beer is good! And stuff!
by R_Adragna on Dec 19, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks!
And thanks for the McAmmond updates. You’re welcome around these parts anytime.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 9:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It's been a pleasure, sir!
Beer is good! And stuff!
by R_Adragna on Dec 19, 2009 10:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
ERIK KARLSSON SCORED?
YES!
Silver Seven: the Daniel Alfredsson of Ottawa Senators blogs.
by DarrenM on Dec 19, 2009 9:42 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by DarrenM on Dec 19, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Hockey + girlfriend is fun
I don’t understand how she could not be excited about Karlsson scoring.
by PeterR on Dec 19, 2009 10:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
There. Twitter has proven me right. Go Karlsson!
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