Silver Nuggets: Leclaire and Donovan in, Regin-Fisher-Kovalev reunited
by Peter Raaymakers on Mar 4, 2010 12:00 PM EST
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- Matt Cullen's been bumped "down" to the third line for tonight's game against the Hurricanes, but playing with Ryan Shannon and Chris Neil should provide a good balance on his wings--plus he's back at centre, his natural position. Lines for tonight: Michalek-Spezza-Alfredsson; Regin-Fisher-Kovalev; Shannon-Cullen-Neil; Ruutu-Kelly-Donovan. (Sens)
- That's right, Shean Donovan is in tonight instead of Jesse Winchester. Great to see Chum back in the lineup. Also, Pascal Leclaire gets the start in net -- his first since January 12th. (Sens)
- Not bad: Don Brennan dubbed 6'6", 245lb defenceman Andy Sutton 'Mount Sutton'. Decent nickname. Sutton's expected to lineup alongside Erik Karlsson on the Sens' second pairing, at least until Filip Kuba returns from injury. (Sun)
- Around the Northeast Division, deadline day didn't bring much to fear aside from Buffalo: The Sabres did well for themselves, picking up scoring depth from Raffi Torres; the Bruins dump one defenceman (Derek Morris), but got a slightly better one with Dennis Seidenberg--still, no forwards; the Canadiens had acquired Dominic Moore, but all they did on deadline day was dump Matt D'Agostini; and the Leafs continued to blow up the team, picking up prosects and picks in the process.
- Wyshynski gave the Senators a B+ grade on their deadline (or pseudo-deadline) trading, although he only took Sutton into consideration; you could argue Cullen was a deadline deal, too. Pittsburgh scored an A, the best mark awarded. (Puck Daddy)
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- Mike Brophy says Ottawa's deals might make us among the big winners after the dust settles. (Sportsnet)
- Wow: According to CBSSports, the Sens now have the league's two best defensive defencemen. Then again, it's hard to put much stock into a metric that lists Mike Green ahead of Zdeno Chara and Zbynek Michalek. (CBS, via Sens Chirp)
- Leafs fans are already looking to next season, but it doesn't hurt to review our payroll for 2010-11: 16 players signed, $49M spent, leaving us with about $7M (based on this years' cap) to fill out the lineup. (Battle of Ontario)
- Ken Campbell looks at the bright future of the Senators blue line. (Metro Ottawa)
- The Binghamton Senators finally won again! Their 4-1 victory over the Lowell Devils snapped an eight-game losing streak. (Press & Sun Bulletin)
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CHUMMY
That’s a surprise. Leclaire starting is a huge surprise, but if he runs with it (this opportunity, not scissors), Clouston will look like a smarty pants.
by Peter Raaymakers on Mar 4, 2010 12:22 PM EST reply actions
Man, short leash from Clouston
He must have been PISSED after Tuesday.
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Yep. I would be, too
Show the team that you have to earn your icetime, which is nice. Feel bad for Elliott, who shouldn’t really be to blame, but again, Clouston has refused to call Ells the #1 goalie all along.
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You can almost tell that this was Clouston's plan all along.
Leclaire wasn’t playing up to his potential before. When we brought him in he was the resounding #1 goalie. Now that some competition has been generated, he has to be stellar to not only acquire but maintain the #1 goalie spot.
We all know Leclaire is a capable goalie, but in threatening Elliott as a new #1, hopefully we bring out the best in Leclaire.
Sutton and Karlsson is going to look hilarious.
Sutton paired with Karlsson may be the largest weight difference in a defensive pairing ever. 245lbs with 175lbs. 70lbs difference.
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It's more than 70... there's no way Karlsson is 175
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Nicknames
“‘Mount Sutton’. Decent nickname.”
And refreshing. Better than Sutts or Sutty. The Sens have some nicknames that are worth the ink: Chum, Spezz Dispenser, Mount Sutton, A-Train. But the overall smile factor league wide is pretty low.
Brodeur
“Not Martin” Brodeur is the best nickname I have heard… Crushin’ Russian for Volchenkov is pretty good too…
by Chris Marcellus on Mar 4, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, that one's good
Who gets credit for it? Snake?
by Peter Raaymakers on Mar 4, 2010 2:41 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's Snake's credit
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I think AK27 is cool and I like to call Milan Michalek M&M; but it doesn’t seem to be catching on. People have been calling Spezza Giggles after that youtube video of him doing the nerd laugh surfaced too!
Milan has lots of silly nicknames
Milan the Man, Mach 9, Mich 9, Mickey, AlcoMichalek, etc etc etc
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And Watermelon Warrior, for some reason
That one’s from Another Ottawa Senators Blog. I have no idea on their reasoning.
by Peter Raaymakers on Mar 4, 2010 4:05 PM EST up reply actions
A note on our defensive pairing tonight
Erik Karlsson is either listed as 165 lbs or 175 lbs, depending where you look. That means Andy Sutton is 7" taller and 70 or 80 lbs heavier. Christ.
SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!! - ryanclassic.net
What'd you think of Mueller last night?
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Impressed for the most part
He had one of the two shots in the first period. He took a big hit, got back up, and tried to play the puck. He gave it away, but he gets points for effort. He also scored a hell of a goal on the powerplay. Puck was heading out of the zone and Liles dove to keep it in, ended up right on Mueller’s stick, and with Liles still on his stomach Mueller wristed it past Hiller.
Looks like he’ll be a good fit. Also nice to see him back in Phoenix tonight. It’s been awhile.
SNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!! - ryanclassic.net
Sounds about right
He’s got a ton of skill… he just needs to put it together consistently.
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Reginonalev Returns!!!
I’m thrilled.
by High Priest of Alfie on Mar 4, 2010 6:09 PM EST reply actions
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