Silver Nuggets: Playoff schedule released, Crosby vs. Phillips & Volchenkov

by DarrenM on Apr 12, 2010 12:09 PM EDT in Silver Nuggets

Hey all! A quick and dirty set of Ottawa Senators headlines coming your way:

For those of you who missed it, the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs schedule has been released. The Senators' first game is Wednesday at 7:00pm. (NHL)
The games will be on CBC and called by Bob Cole, Garry Galley, and Elliotte Friedman (Mendes)
Fanhouse has a nice piece up on the big series matchup: Sidney Crosby vs. Anton Volchenkov and Chris Phillips (Fanhouse)
The Penguins' website has a nice series preview as well. (Penguins)
The Senators players -- particularly the rookies -- are energized for the playoffs. In case you're wondering why Matt Carkner has had a shaved head the last few games, he got Erik Karlsson to give him a "playoff cut" once they clinched their spot. (Gazette)
Our friend Meaghan puts up her Ottawa Senators playoff preview post, which is a good read. (Sens at Land's End)
We'll be compiling playoff predictions as much as we can, but here it starts: Ray Ferrarro says Penguins in 6. (TSN)

Stay tuned here for lots of playoff coverage. Tomorrow we'll have a guest post from our friend Hooks Orpik of PensBurgh, and Wednesday we'll have our own special playoff roundtable. There will also be plenty of other things in the meantime to look forward to as well.

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Wednesday?

Damn it, Thursday is going to suck, no Mariners or Sens!

by Alexander Calloway on Apr 12, 2010 12:15 PM EDT reply actions

Plenty of other playoff hockey, though!

WHOOO PLAYOFFS!

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by Peter Raaymakers on Apr 12, 2010 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

ugh @ Bob Cole

why have him when he messes up so many times? It’s frustrating! Get him to call the..habs games…oh nm.

by AAZZ on Apr 12, 2010 12:25 PM EDT reply actions

Well at least we got one of our guys in the booth in Garry Galley.

by modsuperstar on Apr 12, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions

at least its not Harry Neal

He’s by far the most leafs favoring – therefore sens biased – announcer on CBC. Bob Cole is a very close second.

by High Priest of Alfie on Apr 12, 2010 2:54 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

I don't think Neale is on CBC anymore

He’s doing Sabres broadcasts now. Still, agreed, Cole/Neale was unbearable.

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by Peter Raaymakers on Apr 12, 2010 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Harry always did Sabres broadcasts throughout the week during his CBC tenure, I thought. He lives in Buffalo.

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by Ryan Classic on Apr 12, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Bob Cole calling Sens games = its the playoffs.

Yeah he screws up a lot, but I love the classic voice and the catchphrases. Listening to him call games gets me stoked for playoff hockey, every time.

Cannot play with 'em, cannot win with 'em, cannot coach with 'em. Cant do it.

by Andrew J on Apr 12, 2010 10:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Just throwing this out there,

Re: Puck Daddy, and more specifically Ryan Lambert:

What a piece of shit.

by Mike Hurley on Apr 12, 2010 1:09 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

for picking the Sens to be swept "in embarrassing fashion"?

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by DarrenM on Apr 12, 2010 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Where is this prediction?

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by Peter Raaymakers on Apr 12, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions

What We Learned

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/What-We-Learned-10-bold-predictions-for-Stanley?urn=nhl,233568 in his playoff predictions in there

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by DarrenM on Apr 12, 2010 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Huh?

He’s a piece of shit for having an opinion you don’t like?

Silver Seven - The Daniel Alfredsson of Ottawa Senators Blogs

by Mark Parisi on Apr 12, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Pretty much.

Week in and week out, it’s hate on the Senators. Most of his other shit is so unreadable I’m not sure if the bias extends to other teams.

And that article he wrote mocking Canada’s gold medal win? Embarrassing.

I’m not even sure why he’s on Puck Daddy to begin with. The other two guys bring informative, entertaining stuff. He throws shit on a page and hopes for the best. Maybe I’m delusional in hoping there’s some kind of standards on what I would consider to be a premiere blog.

by Mike Hurley on Apr 12, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I think he’s on there to bring antagonism and controversy, kind of like a Don Cherry/Mike Milbury. I don’t like Lambert’s opinions and his arrogance (during the Olympics I stopped following him on Twitter and haven’t looked back since), but he’s entitled to his opinion. The Sens could very well be swept, and perhaps even in embarrassing fashion — the Pens did have that 7-2 game earlier this year.

Silver Seven: the Daniel Alfredsson of Ottawa Senators blogs.

by DarrenM on Apr 12, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

The Sens had a 6-2 win, too, though

You’re right, he’s entitled to his own opinion. And given that he was 12-8 in his pre-season predictions, and those he got wrong he got horribly wrong:

The Flyers will set a franchise low in match penalties: Shit no.
Buffalo will miss the playoffs and both Lindy Ruff and Darcy Regier will be fired: Shit no.
Evgeni Malkin will lead the league in points. Sid Crosby will barely crack 90: Shit no.

So let’s not give him too much credit.

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by Peter Raaymakers on Apr 12, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions

That 6-2 victory for the Sens was at the height of our blueline injury plague. I’m not discrediting the victory, cause it was still a dominating win on your part, but I do think an asterisk is warranted at least.

I don’t think it will be either a sweep, nor an embarrassing series loss. Both teams are familiar with one another, both teams have the tools to win, and both teams are experienced enough to realize the playoffs require that “next gear.”

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by Hockey Beard in SLC on Apr 12, 2010 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions

And in that 8-2 loss

Alfie was injured in the first period and we had 3 players coming back from injury. I’m not discrediting the victory, cause it was still a dominating win on your part, but I do think an asterisk is warranted at the least.

NOTE: Leclaire let in 6 goals on 24 shots…ouch.

by sens_24 on Apr 12, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions

On the plus side...

That photo of Kane smashinating Cooke is awesome.

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by Peter Raaymakers on Apr 12, 2010 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree...

I checked out his blog just for curiosity’s sake and what a crapfest it was.

by Sens_4_Life on Apr 12, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I've never cared for Ryan Lambert

I am AWESOME! Are you?

by Manthong on Apr 12, 2010 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

WHATTA YOU WANT FROM ME?

Wait, wait… that’s Adam Lambert. My bad.

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by Peter Raaymakers on Apr 12, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions

by Mike Hurley on Apr 12, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

rec'd

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by Mark Parisi on Apr 13, 2010 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Pens Fan Here

but I hope for a good series rife with drama and if Ottawa emerges triumphant, good for you and good luck throughout the postseason! I’m trying to be a hockey expert, but Don Cherry, I’m not so I’ll try to have insightful comments. I know my NFL and NBA much more than my NHL. Sorry!

Brad James

by the new Bradfather on Apr 12, 2010 2:23 PM EDT reply actions

Thanks for coming by

However it ends, a good series rife with drama would be a win for both sides’ fans. I’m hoping Ottawa emerges triumphant, but we’ll see how it goes. Enjoy the series!

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by Peter Raaymakers on Apr 12, 2010 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions