GAME DAY: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Ottawa Senators - 7:30pm ET - Mon. Oct. 12th, 2009

Bramlet07 wrote:Getting to know Nick Foligno - 'Who would you like to trade places with for a day? Mike Fisher'


He must be a huge fan of Carrie . Cant say i blame him.

If FIsher asks for a trade, at least we know what the rumours will be in town...

Spezza centering MIchalek and Cheechoo,

Shannon replaces REgin.

(Brent Wallace)

marakh wrote:Spezza centering MIchalek and Cheechoo,

Shannon replaces REgin.

(Brent Wallace)

really? i've been waiting all season (ha, 4 games) to see choochoo given a chance like that. hopefully it's an experiment that pays out. should be a good game. GO SENS GO

Updated with TSN's Ice Chips from today. Leclaire named starting goalie. Spezza was apparently using wooden sticks this morning.

Shannon will play tonight. Kuba and Winchester will not.

I this will also be our biggest test of the season. not the ultimate one as cory asn't found the line combinations he likes but still if we can beat the penguins tonight we are ready set go.

shabbs wrote:Updated with TSN's Ice Chips from today. Leclaire named starting goalie. Spezza was apparently using wooden sticks this morning.

Shannon will play tonight. Kuba and Winchester will not.

he's getting serious

really excited to see that second line tonight. Biggest test of the season so far for the NE leaders. GO SENS GO

shabbs wrote:Updated with TSN's Ice Chips from today. Leclaire named starting goalie. Spezza was apparently using wooden sticks this morning.

Shannon will play tonight. Kuba and Winchester will not.

Shannon's back! Yes!

What about Regin? And go Spezza. Can you imagine if we can top the Pens tonight - or even take it to OT or a SO? Dare to dream...

I've seen word that Regin is not in tonight... but nothing official.

marakh wrote:Spezza centering MIchalek and Cheechoo,

Shannon replaces REgin.

(Brent Wallace)

So..

Michalek - Spezza - Cheechoo
Kovalev - Fisher - Alfredsson
Foligno - Shannon - Neil
Ruutu - Kelly - Donovan

I guess. I'd go into battle with those lines - I would especially like to think that our 3rd and 4th lines are one of the best - if not the best - in the Conference/NHL.

Now...we need Kuba back soon...

SpezDispenser wrote:

marakh wrote:Spezza centering MIchalek and Cheechoo,

Shannon replaces REgin.

(Brent Wallace)

So..

Michalek - Spezza - Cheechoo
Kovalev - Fisher - Alfredsson
Foligno - Shannon - Neil
Ruutu - Kelly - Donovan

I guess. I'd go into battle with those lines - I would especially like to think that our 3rd and 4th lines are one of the best - if not the best - in the Conference/NHL.

Now...we need Kuba back soon...

:^^^^: Yeah Flo, Cheechoo's earned it. Now he needs to smash a couple of pucks top shelf and get on a roll.

SpezDispenser wrote:

marakh wrote:Spezza centering MIchalek and Cheechoo,

Shannon replaces REgin.

(Brent Wallace)

So..

Kovalev - Fisher - Alfredsson
Michalek - Spezza - Cheechoo
Foligno - Shannon - Neil
Ruutu - Kelly - Donovan

I guess. I'd go into battle with those lines - I would especially like to think that our 3rd and 4th lines are one of the best - if not the best - in the Conference/NHL.

Now...we need Kuba back soon...

Thats the way it is

That second line looks good. I'd still like to see Kovalev and Michalek switch places, though.

SpezDispenser wrote: Yeah Flo, Cheechoo's earned it. Now he needs to smash a couple of pucks top shelf and get on a roll.

in the words of clouston "garbage goals" i'll accept as well

That Kovalev Fisher Alfie line was really clicking last game and I wouldn't touch it. Fisher scored his second game winner and Kovie scored his first goal.

BTW we've had scoring through out the lineup. Imagine that eh? Secondary scoring. I realize it's still quite early but it's a good sign. Now get Kuba and Winchester back and things are looking up.

Flo The Action wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote: Yeah Flo, Cheechoo's earned it. Now he needs to smash a couple of pucks top shelf and get on a roll.

in the words of clouston "garbage goals" i'll accept as well

I'll take any kind of goal without complaint.

I'm in Montreal today, visiting my parents. Had to shuffle the PVR to record the game (Heroes just got relegated to the West-coast, SD feed; you don't produce, you lose HD time). I'm still wondering, though, why SportsNet doesn't just replay the game overnight? TSN does it (I think) and I've seen CBC replay their HNIC games (with no breaks). I mena, I'll be listening to the game on the drive home, so it would only be for catching the highlights.

It was great to hear Mendes confirm that Shannon would replace Regin (I called that, sort of) and that Cheechoo will play top line. He's been hustling and Clouston is simply doing what he's been doing all along -- reward performance with ice time and increased responsibilities.

Are you hearing this, Dany?

wprager wrote:
Are you hearing this, Dany?

He can't hear you because of all the goal horns going off every time he snipes one.