GAME DAY: Boston Bruins @ Ottawa Senators - 7:00pm EST - Oct. 30, 2010

rooneypoo wrote:

wprager wrote:Sens have won 3 of 4. Spezza has missed 4 straight.

I wonder who has noted this kind of correlation before in the past? Hmmm....

Doesn't he also go on a rip when coming back from missing games?

shabbs wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:

wprager wrote:Sens have won 3 of 4. Spezza has missed 4 straight.

I wonder who has noted this kind of correlation before in the past? Hmmm....

Doesn't he also go on a rip when coming back from missing games?

When the team is rolling, yes. Let's hope for the best.

So, are we expecting this, in no particular order:

Regin - Spezza - Kovalev
Foligno - Fisher - Alfredsson
Ruutu - Kelly - Neil
Shannon - Smith - Winchester

shabbs wrote:Regin - Spezza - Kovalev will be together on a line.

Finally! That's one exciting line!

My vote is in. Don't stop the music, Kovalev!

Projected Lines vs. Bruins

Forwards:
Foligno - Fisher - Alfredsson
Regin - Spezza - Kovalev
Ruutu - Kelly - Neil
Shannon - Smith - Winchester

Defencemen:
Phillips - Gonchar
Campoli - Carkner
Hale - Karlsson

Goaltenders:
Elliott
Lehner

shabbs wrote:Projected Lines vs. Bruins

Forwards:
Foligno - Fisher - Alfredsson
Regin - Spezza - Kovalev
Ruutu - Kelly - Neil
Shannon - Smith - Winchester

Defencemen:
Phillips - Gonchar
Campoli - Carkner
Hale - Karlsson

Goaltenders:
Elliott
Lehner

WIN

Projected Bruins Lines vs. Senators

Forwards:
Lucic - Krejci - Horton
Caron - Bergeron - Wheeler
Recchi - Seguin - Ryder
Marchand - Campbell - Thornton

Defencemen:
Chara - Ference
Stuart - Seidenberg
Hunwick - McQuaid

Goaltenders:
Thomas (starting)
Rask

shabbs wrote:Projected Lines vs. Bruins

Forwards:
Foligno - Fisher - Alfredsson
Regin - Spezza - Kovalev
Ruutu - Kelly - Neil
Shannon - Smith - Winchester

Defencemen:
Phillips - Gonchar
Campoli - Carkner
Hale - Karlsson

Goaltenders:
Elliott
Lehner

I dig this lineup a lot. I'd think about changing Foligno for Shannon based on Shannon's early season play, but it's quite refreshing indeed!

I take it Spezza's 100%? I would hate if he's rushing himself back after all this.

is anyone else really worried about Michalek? I hope those knees don't turn him into the next cheechoo......

111519 wrote:is anyone else really worried about Michalek? I hope those knees don't turn him into the next cheechoo......

he was damaged goods when he came here so I dont think anyone will be to surprised.

So we really got nothing at all for Heatley if Michalek is done.

Big Ev wrote:So we really got nothing at all for Heatley if Michalek is done.

Yeah. This could be the worst trade in history (or one of) if Michalek peaks as is. The knee injuries he had sustained up until the point in which he was traded was alarming enough.

I don't need to hear about how Murray had little to no choice in the matter, it is my opinion he is a poor GM when it comes to trading. I think he has made bad situations worse by opening his mouth too.

Big Ev wrote:So we really got nothing at all for Heatley if Michalek is done.

That would be so "Senator". The bigger the star, the less we get.

GO SENS GO!!!

Dash wrote:Yeah. This could be the worst trade in history (or one of) if Michalek peaks as is. The knee injuries he had sustained up until the point in which he was traded was alarming enough.

I don't need to hear about how Murray had little to no choice in the matter, it is my opinion he is a poor GM when it comes to trading. I think he has made bad situations worse by opening his mouth too.

Depends though, if he maintains a 20 goal pace for the rest of his time here as well as being a banger and a crasher and playing...let's say 70 games, that's close to the going rate (4.3) for that, but as noted here, certainly not optimum.

As much as we got crushed on the Heatley trade, the cap space that has already opened up is a lot in a cap space world. Certainly we got massacred on that trade though, the more this situation pans out...the more nervous I get for sure. If Michalek can re-gain his form and get to a 20 goal, 35 assist season, I would start to feel better, but...for him to be out at least a week is a little nerve-wracking to say the least.

SpezDispenser wrote:

Dash wrote:Yeah. This could be the worst trade in history (or one of) if Michalek peaks as is. The knee injuries he had sustained up until the point in which he was traded was alarming enough.

I don't need to hear about how Murray had little to no choice in the matter, it is my opinion he is a poor GM when it comes to trading. I think he has made bad situations worse by opening his mouth too.

Depends though, if he maintains a 20 goal pace for the rest of his time here as well as being a banger and a crasher and playing...let's say 70 games, that's close to the going rate (4.3) for that, but as noted here, certainly not optimum.

As much as we got crushed on the Heatley trade, the cap space that has already opened up is a lot in a cap space world. Certainly we got massacred on that trade though, the more this situation pans out...the more nervous I get for sure. If Michalek can re-gain his form and get to a 20 goal, 35 assist season, I would start to feel better, but...for him to be out at least a week is a little nerve-wracking to say the least.

Bah, it's one week of rest for a guy coming off major knee surgery. No biggie. Let's sit tight for a while before we write the guy off.

rooneypoo wrote:Bah, it's one week of rest for a guy coming off major knee surgery. No biggie. Let's sit tight for a while before we write the guy off.

The madness starts again...

"WORST TRADE EVER!!!!!"

Dash wrote:

Big Ev wrote:So we really got nothing at all for Heatley if Michalek is done.

Yeah. This could be the worst trade in history (or one of) if Michalek peaks as is. The knee injuries he had sustained up until the point in which he was traded was alarming enough.

I don't need to hear about how Murray had little to no choice in the matter, it is my opinion he is a poor GM when it comes to trading. I think he has made bad situations worse by opening his mouth too.

Everyone thinks Heatley is going to have health issues coming up, michalek is the one who should be worried. His knees at this point are held together by the most brittle parts there is.