Senators lose 2-1 in overtime to the Islanders for fifth straight loss
by Adnan on Feb 3, 2012 10:57 PM EST
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You know how the Senators were supposed to come out firing against a weaker opponent? Well that didn't happen. The good news is that the Senators finally picked up a point. The bad news is that they lost for the fifth straight game, matching their longest losing streak of the season.
The Islanders controlled the play for the first period but the Senators managed to escape with a 0-0 score. Shots were 14-8 for New York after one and scoring chances were 9-4 for the visitors. The second period was close to ending with a similar score until Zack Smith scored a brutal goal that went off Evgeni Nabokov's glove with just 13 seconds left in the period. At the intermission, shots were 9-7 for Ottawa in the middle frame and scoring chances were 5-2 for the Senators.
Unfortunately, for the second straight game, the Senators couldn't hold a lead in the third period. At the 5:27 mark of the third, Matt Martin tied the game after being left completely wide open due to Jared Cowen inexplicably chasing the puck carrier that was already covered by Sergei Gonchar. Ottawa didn't generate much in the third period but managed to take it into overtime after being outshot 9-6 and outchanced 6-2 in the third period.
The overtime winner saw Cowen once again leave his man all alone, this time Mark Eaton was the beneficiary. It wasn't a good performance by the Senators and two brain cramps from their rookie defencemen were the difference.
Sens zero: Jared Cowen
He didn't have a bad game overall, but to make such decisions on both goals by the Islanders was frustrating to watch.
Honourable mention: Craig Anderson
He didn't make a lot of spectacular saves, but he stopped 30 of 32 shots. Solid night for him after struggling in Boston. Even though it is a back-to-back against Toronto, it is a near certainty he plays.
Playing hurt: Jason Spezza
Spezza was a question mark on whether he would play. With the team on a long losing streak, Spezza gutted one out, but played only 15:44. If Spezza's health becomes a concern, things could get even tougher for Ottawa. If the club wasn't on a losing streak, Spezza might not have even played tonight.
The optimistic view: The Senators are still in a playoff spot and are still 8th in the east in terms of points per game. Let's not get too gloomy yet.
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Yeah
We need that regulation win to build up our lead a bit vs their games in hand on us.
I say next season, we go with fewer than 6 B2B tail-ends against the Leafs, but I do enjoy the prospect of all the B2Bs the rest of the league surely faces from here on out.
And no, I will not stop calling you Shirley.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Feb 3, 2012 11:23 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I watched was forced by my girlfriend to watch the Golden Globes or the SAG Awards or something, and this year’s Leslie Neilsen Award for I Had Idea He Had Died went to Colonel Potter.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Feb 3, 2012 11:32 PM EST up reply actions
I thought my eyes told me that Cowen played well, but geez, there’s no arguing those Zone Shifts.
Maybe lay off the Beaver Tails so the ice doesn’t tilt back so much, dude.
by Spezzal Teams Playa on Feb 3, 2012 11:19 PM EST reply actions
If The Paulrus wants that Jack Adams Trophy I've been so keen to give him this season, now is the time that he's gonna have to start earning it.
Team’s in a slump at a bad time, Spezza’s ailing, and secondary scoring is drier than the Betty Ford Center during happy hour.
If we lose, fine. So be it. But dammit, I want to at least be outworking the opposition even if we aren’t outscoring them.
Shawn McEachern: The best Senator to ever wear 15.
Zack Smith: The future best Senator to ever wear 15.
by Speedy_McEachern on Feb 4, 2012 12:02 AM EST reply actions
That Weaker Teams blog you posted...
…was just begging the Hockey Gods to smack us right in the face. And they did. I have never seen Cowen make such glaringly bad errors. It was like he was a rookie or something…er..I…crap.
Honestly, the worst thing about this skid (winning 1 of our last 7 games) is that the two home games (vs. Winnipeg and vs. NYI tonight) were some of the most painfully boring hockey I’ve seen the Senators play this year. It was so bad in its execution, lack of hustle, etc. that I could have sworn it was (gasp) last year’s crop BEFORE the trade deadline.
Anderson bounced back. He made one spectacular glove save in traffic that I have no idea how he managed to snag.
by The Dutch Treat on Feb 4, 2012 12:45 AM EST reply actions
To quote my parents, Ottawa Senators...
I’m not angry. I’m disappointed.
I can handle losses. Hell, I was able to handle tuesday’s loss just fine. Because they hustled, and fought for it pretty much the whole way. Defensive lapses suck, but its the team we have and sometimes the puck goes in from centre ice. C’est la vie.
But really? Coming out this flat against a weak team that didn’t particularly storm out the gates themselves?
I’m disappointed…
Scholar, Gentleman, Shameless Sens Homer with a Heart of Gold.
by Johnny_Spectacular on Feb 4, 2012 1:44 AM EST reply actions
i have no statistics to back me up, nor pedigree in hockey knowledge... but,
don’t the isles have a ok record in ottawa? semi-credible statistics
That link
confirms Ottawa’s record overall 46-19-11 includes a 24-9-5 mark vs NYI at home.
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Can we please talk about how TERRIBLE the PP is?
Almost zero movement. Teams are starting to figure out to put pressure on the points, don’t give any space or time to Karlsson or Gonchar, cause the puck pretty much always ends up there. The Islanders had two guys just covering the D on the PP in the third. Spezza always waits on the half wall and tries the low percentage top corner slap shot that goes high most of the time. Like Paulrus said, the PP sucked the life out of the team!
by I Still Miss Hossa!!! on Feb 4, 2012 7:44 AM EST reply actions
Painful
That was painful to watch. The Sens were fumbling and bumbling and Turris and Zack were the only one who seemed to be awake.
If we keep this up, we’ll be on the outside of the playoffs.
True
but maybe the playoffs aren’t in the cards. Just being competitive this year was a pleasant surprise; those winning games by playing only the 3rd period, the big dramatic comebacks, and getting bailed by Andy in Dec-Jan, maybe set the Senators up to be better in the standings than they deserved to be…..
I want them to make the playoffs, for sure, but if continue as they have been they won’t make it, and if they do, they will get swept in the first round by Boston or NYR. Now that Alfredsson is leaning towards coming back, maybe GMBM can set the team up for a great sendoff next year instead of this year…..I guess we will see how Feb shakes out which will determine the appropriate call by GMBM (buyer vs. seller).
Two straight games with blown leads early in the 3rd; I have a feeling that these last two games will prove costly come Game 82.
"If you aren't diving, you aren't trying"-Jordin Tootoo
PekKarlsson: The genetic mutant solution to all of Nashville and Ottawa's problems. Shea and Alfie approve.
The good news is
Jared Cowen isn’t going to do that again for a while.
He was once called the worst participant Cirque du Soleil ever had.
by RogerTheShrubber on Feb 4, 2012 9:27 AM EST reply actions
Yeah, two rough mistakes in an otherwise decent game
But they were just inexplicable decisions.
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“Ottawa Senators – After an afternoon of leisurely pre-game preparation, it’s always fun for the Senator players to see their opponents sprinting off their team bus three minutes before puck drop while breathlessly screaming "Seriously, that’s the closest spot to downtown you could find to build your arena?"”
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Suck it, Toronto
Awesome
One of the best Ottawa-related DGB posts in a long time.
"If you aren't diving, you aren't trying"-Jordin Tootoo
PekKarlsson: The genetic mutant solution to all of Nashville and Ottawa's problems. Shea and Alfie approve.
I just feel that way every time I'm walking down Palladium
Which, since December, has been many, many times.
A Goal Horn Haiku
Hoooonk hoooonk honk honk hooooonk
That's the sound the train horn makes
Suck it, Toronto
Corel Center doesn't exactly scream " It's such a cool spot, I think I'll move into the neighborhood."
by whatsinaname on Feb 4, 2012 12:14 PM EST up reply actions
Of course it doesn't.
Mind you, the provincial government did try to help us by having some guy in a canoe get stuck in the Carp River, just to prove this spot was a threat to the environment.
A Goal Horn Haiku
Hoooonk hoooonk honk honk hooooonk
That's the sound the train horn makes
Suck it, Toronto
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