GAME DAY:Pittsburgh Penguins @ Ottawa Senators - 7:30pm ET - Tue. Mar. 15, 2011

I can't believe Lessard is still up here..

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

SpezDispenser wrote:

shabbs wrote:Sens forwards tonight:

Greening-Spezza-Butler
Foligno-Shannon-Condra
Z. Smith-Winchester-Neil
Svatos-O'Brien-Lessard

Nice to see O'Brien getting a real shot!

Absolutely wonderful isn't it?

SensGirl11 wrote:I can't believe Lessard is still up here..

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Nothing wrong with Lessard. He doesn't hurt the team and he does what the coach tells him to do.

SensGirl11 wrote:I can't believe Lessard is still up here..

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

I think he's one of the cheapest possible bodies we have under contract, will listen to whatever Clouston tells him and possibly most important - he'll keep the other team honest with Carkner out. It's nice to have Neil - and people respect him without question - but Lessard's a nice guy to have around if a game gets chippy. Plus, as much as he plays here in Ottawa, he really doesn't play that much in Bingo either, so I think the Sens were trying to take one of the lesser used guys down there as they're already taking a lot of their 'talent' as it is.

He's certainly not optimum, but he'll do for another 15 games or whatever we have left.

2 good points. I guess you can't ask for much more than that.

Penguins' lines tonight:

Neal-Letestu-Kovalev
Kunitz-Staal-Kennedy
Cooke-Jeffrey-Dupuis
Rupp-Talbot-Adams

Lovejoy-Letang
Martin-Michalek
Engelland-Potter

B. Johnson

SpezDispenser wrote:

shabbs wrote:Sens forwards tonight:

Greening-Spezza-Butler
Foligno-Shannon-Condra
Z. Smith-Winchester-Neil
Svatos-O'Brien-Lessard

Nice to see O'Brien getting a real shot!

That's how the lines should look. Why should a legit NHLer like WInchester be forced to play with plugs every single game?

NEELY wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

shabbs wrote:Sens forwards tonight:

Greening-Spezza-Butler
Foligno-Shannon-Condra
Z. Smith-Winchester-Neil
Svatos-O'Brien-Lessard

Nice to see O'Brien getting a real shot!

That's how the lines should look. Why should a legit NHLer like WInchester be forced to play with plugs every single game?

Mostly because the coach has taken a shine to young Ryan "Del" Shannon. I'm more disappointed that D. Smith and now Andre Benoit will be left on the bench while t
The Deller plays the point on the PP.

shabbs wrote:Penguins' lines tonight:

Neal-Letestu-Kovalev
Kunitz-Staal-Kennedy
Cooke-Jeffrey-Dupuis
Rupp-Talbot-Adams

Lovejoy-Letang
Martin-Michalek
Engelland-Potter

B. Johnson

That is one craaaaapy lineup. I still think they'll beat us - but I wouldn't put $$ on that.

first game after a road trip...senators are notorious for losing those ones.

4-1 penguins, Big Ev will rejoice

NEELY wrote:
That's how the lines should look. Why should a legit NHLer like WInchester be forced to play with plugs every single game?

I agree actually, but while O'Brien needs 12 minutes or so to show what he can do, Winchester has made it and will remain a fixture on this team for a while IMO.

I take back what I said, it's time for O'Brien to use the time he gets tonight and earn more time like the others - and I'm in his corner, he did very well for himself in Bingo recently, trying to keep them in a spot. I hope he can contribute tonight.

Benoit's quite good, I'm glad to see him back. I think the Sens have 2 guys there with him and with D.Smith and also Hale - all of whom are quite valuable as depth players in this organization.

Michallica wrote:first game after a road trip...senators are notorious for losing those ones.

4-1 penguins, Big Ev will rejoice

Don't care about a Crosby-less Pittsburgh. A loss would be good for tank nation.

Sens starters tonight:

Foligno, Shannon, Condra, Phillips, Lee and Anderson.

Clouston put Del there just for SSF.

Crowd is all over Kovalev...

Video tribute for Kovalev gets "indifferent" reaction... heh heh.

Kennedy puts the Pens up 1-0...

Am I crazy, or is Cooke wearing an "A"? That's ridiculous.

shabbs wrote:Video tribute for Kovalev gets "indifferent" reaction... heh heh.

1.Why the heck do we have to have a tribute to everyone that was a Senator at one point?

2.Why are people even bothering booing Kovalev? He's so part of the past now, we should all be looking forward.