Game 48: Ottawa Senators @ New York Rangers
by Mark Parisi on Jan 14, 2010 6:00 PM EST
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Finally! Mike "Not Martin" Brodeur has come back! To New York City! Everyone's favorite goalie was recalled today when Pascal Leclaire was injured breathing in practice and backup Brian Elliot came down with the flu. Tonight ,the Senators try to break out of their five game losing streak against Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers. It will not be an easy task as they have been outscored 22-5 over those past five. Lundqvist is probably the last person they want to see, but the team is far past the excuses stage. Back to back shamings by Carolina and Atlanta should be enough to get some fire for this game. The team has started well in the first period during this losing streak -- they just haven't buried their chances. If they can tonight, the pressure will ease. Besides Not Martin and Lundqvist here are some other guys to watch tonight:
Mike Fisher: Early in the season he showed he could be dominant when not facing other teams' best lines. Now, he has to at least show he can produce against top players.
Alex Kovalev: Yep, another usual suspect here. The team doesn't need another four-goal night from him, but if he plays at that level, it will open up space for his linemates.
Erik Karlsson: His play has been strong of late. If he has a soft game tonight, this one could get ugly quickly.
Marian Gaborik: The Senators have broken some other players' slumps recently and Gaborik has just two goals and three assists in his last nine games. He's got to be licking his chops going against someone playing in just their second game.
Chris Drury: Even though he is not putting up the numbers he once was, I still consider him one of the most clutch players in the league. Let's hope the puck isn't on his stick with a 2-2 tie and less than a minute to go.
As always, your presence is requested in the comments thread, where I can promise a good time no matter tonight's outcome!
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Although a pump up song has already been posted, I feel that this is the appropriate place for this:
The Ottawa Senators Soundtrack! (Inspirations for each song in brackets)
I’m Lost Without You – Blink 182 (Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza & Milan Michalek)
Fire – Jimi Hendrix (Eli Wilson)
Hammer Smashed Face – Cannibal Corpse (Pascal Leclaire)
Master of Puppets – Metallica (Eugene Melnyk)
Number 1 Zero – Audioslave (Alex Kovalev)
Ten Thousand Fists – Disturbed (Matt Carkner)
Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ya – Dropkick Murphys (Jonathan Cheechoo)
My Hero – Foo Fighters (Daniel Alfredsson)
Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N Roses (Erik Karlsson)
The Trooper – Iron Maiden (Chris Neil)
Troublemaker – Weezer (Jarkko Ruutu)
Sad But True – Metallica (Chris Kelly)
The Moron Brothers – NOFX (Filip Kuba & Alex Picard)
Why Don’t You Get A Job – The Offspring (Brian Lee)
Suture Up Your Future – Queens of the Stone Age (Jared Cowen & Patrick Wiercioch)
I Was Wrong – Social Distortion (Glen Sather)
Rusty Cage – Soundgarden (Brian Elliott)
Keep Fishin’ – Weezer (Mike Fisher)
BONUS TRACKS
Dirty Little Secret – All-American Rejects (Stephane Auger)
Man Overboard – Blink 182 (Dany Heatley)
Cheer Up Boys (Your Makeup Is Running) – Foo Fighters (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Audience of One – Rise Against (Phoenix Coyotes)
please fan post this, it’ll be on the front page tomororw or saturday. That’s great.
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I'd like to add the following:
Circles – BT (Powerplay)
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:04 PM EST up reply actions
Agreed
But shouldn’t Hammer Smashed Face be inspired by Donovan?
by Peter Raaymakers on Jan 14, 2010 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
You do
But it’s okay, I understand.
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
It's not surprising to me
They started this way against Carolina, too. They just need to bury their chances for a change.
SMITH WITH THE DANGLE
but can’t score.
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I hope you were listening to the Team 1200
Gord and Dean shouted “Kaspar Daugavins!” at the exact same time
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
Somehow I’d never heard his name pronounced, and I’m kind of sad it’s not Doe-zha-vay-ns
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:16 PM EST up reply actions
well, the TV announcers might have it wrong. I feel like in latvia they might not say Dog-gavins.
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I always thought it was ‘doe-GAH-vinz’ but that was an uneducated assumption.
by Peter Raaymakers on Jan 14, 2010 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
I like how they call Carkner a kid
i guess that happens with rookies.
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The MSG guys are calling him "Kovalov"
You’d think they’d be kind of familiar with him.
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
no kidding!
They stole our bit! “Don’t call me marty”?
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Tom Chorske, Buddha
It’s all been downhill since then
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
where would this team be without Carkner?
I really hope he’s a finalist for the masterton trophy.
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Selke
Best defensive forward. Because he’s both.
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
hahaha, that’s why I wonder if he’d be excluded from masterton. I don’t think they like to give it to fighters.
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one problem: we now have been without carkner for the majority of the game.
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ANOTHER POST?
What a shot from Karlsson.
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That was a hell of a shot
The Sportsnet guys called Carkner a kid, the MSG guys called Karlsson a man
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
MSG guys said the same thing
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
Did you just see the ad for the KGB?
Now they are selling sports secrets
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
How is not the Sens starting Goalie?!
by Alexander Calloway on Jan 14, 2010 7:37 PM EST up reply actions
If Wilson was still around Not Martin would not be playing
Eli Wilson would play a one-legged Elliott over him.
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
they should've had Alex Daigle star in it.
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Wayne Simmonds said he ran into him on the street in LA recently
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
Is this a typo?
It says the logo has been in use since 2009. I really hope this foreshadows a return of the old whites (and hopefully old blacks)
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I hope so
That is my favorite sports logo. But I think they’re just keeping the copyright on it so no one else can use it.
it's odd anyway you consider it
because it doesn’t have “Ottawa Senators” running down the right side like the previous side-profile logo did… so it’s kind of the same but different
never mind
just looked at an old puck and it doesn’t have that lettering. i’ve been smoking crack apparently
Mark Parisi’s user avatar has that lettering.
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noticed that a month ago, but didn’t read anything into it. It’d be nice to see that logo come back, though.
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Anyone else following the Conan/Leno fiasco?
Pretty wild stuff.
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I heard that Conan was maybe getting fired
by Alexander Calloway on Jan 14, 2010 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
sounds like next week may be his last, or so the rumours say.
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Well I hope his new show is earlier
I hate having to pick between him and Colbert
by Alexander Calloway on Jan 14, 2010 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
I feel bad for him
But the age demographic for The Tonight Show is not one that really appreciates his humor.
good point.
did you see kimmel wearing the Leno hair/chin and doing the whole show as leno? fantastic.
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the dude has a horseshoe up his ass. i cannot believe how lucky he gets out there.
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Not Martin says "Not Gaborik"
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 8:12 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
i don’t know. what a dumb move by chum.
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I figured out Not Martin's greatest strength!
he’s kind of big.
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Is it not one of the best things ever?
I only got 20 lines :(
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
Kovalev is trying to tell me I shouldn't have dropped him for Brandon Bochenski
But he is failing so far
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If he does it on the powerplay I can shave
And I could really use a shave
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
We have outplayed them for 35 minutes
That’s over half the game
WE ARE THE BEST TEAM EVER
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
And Matt Carkner IS A KID
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 8:29 PM EST up reply actions
Why does Zach Smith bother putting the Z. in front of Smith?
It’s not like Jason’s on the team anymore.
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They talked about it during the Thrasher's game
It’s his same jersey from last year when Jason was on the team
That's somewhat insulting.
You probably won’t be here long anyway, so here’s last years recycled jersey.
Haha, Shannon
Did anyone see him do that drop pass where he pretended to continue to stickhandle?
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That was awesome
A lot of guys have been opening their bomb doors tonight. Especially Regin and Karlsson.
SUPER BADASSSSSSSSS
sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
by Alexander Calloway on Jan 14, 2010 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
Kovalev has 9 shots this game, apparently.
Silver Seven: the Daniel Alfredsson of Ottawa Senators blogs.
I actually believe that
He’s been around the net all night. He’s been invisible everywhere else, of course.
True story:
Met Paul Kelly yesterday. Very, very funny and smart man.
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hahahaha, that’s about the best description I’ve read.
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I can’t help but imagine Mikey thinking “Hey, this NHL thing’s not so hard after all. Easier than the A!”
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He is alright
The puck deflected off him and hit Pascal Leclaire in the face. Probably.
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
Dave Mustaine was too drunk for Metallica.
As you must be if you believe The Call of Ktulu > For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Tonight's game is brought to you by
Alex Kovalev’s School for Backhands: When you want to shy away from the play but still shoot, choose Alex Kovalev’s SOB
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I may be getting ahead of myself here
But Not Martin is clearly the best goaltender we’ve had since Ron Tugnutt
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It's games like this that make me think how awesome this team would be if they were healthy
by Alexander Calloway on Jan 14, 2010 9:08 PM EST reply actions
They are a playoff team
They just need enough points, and that’s going to be hard to pull off with their road record
I want one of those
We should make S7S-sponsored posters
by Peter Raaymakers on Jan 14, 2010 9:35 PM EST up reply actions
I am so pissed I missed so much of this game
What did I miss?
by Peter Raaymakers on Jan 14, 2010 9:16 PM EST reply actions
True Story: If you name your kid, Not Martin, he will develop superpowers
by Alexander Calloway on Jan 14, 2010 9:16 PM EST reply actions
Unlike Matt Carkner, but just like Erik Karlsson
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by Ryan Classic on Jan 14, 2010 9:27 PM EST up reply actions
HOLY FUCK KOVALEV WHAT A PLAY BUT CAMPOLI SCORED IT
CAMPOLI FOR SENS HERO
by Peter Raaymakers on Jan 14, 2010 9:30 PM EST reply actions
So this is what winning feels like
I had forgotten.
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Goalie controversy complete
Cannot play with 'em, cannot win with 'em, cannot coach with 'em. Cant do it.
Misrepresentative stat of the night: NYR won 70 per cent of faceoffs
Fisher: 9/23 (39%)
Kelly: 4/13 (31%)
Regin: 5/16 (31%)
Smith: 1/9 (11 )
Shannon: 0/1 (0)
Drury: 19/24 (79%)
Christensen: 10/13 (77%)
Boyle: 4/6 (67%)
Anisimov: 4/7 (57%)
Prospal: 6/11 (55%)
Dubinsky: 1/2 (50%)
by Peter Raaymakers on Jan 14, 2010 10:20 PM EST reply actions
Yeah, they got rocked in the ciricle
But all we did was generate turnovers which offset the domination.
by Mark Parisi on Jan 14, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Alfie is a living god
Like Vigo and Gozer
by Mark Parisi on Jan 14, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions
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