GAME DAY: Washington @ Ottawa , 7:00PM, Wednesday, December 7, 2011

NEELY wrote:

Big Ev wrote:

Hoags wrote:Wanted to read some comments after the game on hfboards but then I noticed that CJam613 is posting

I'll just stay here

How dumb is that guy?

Honestly, the most idiotic poster I've ever seen. If we here and actually posted the same stuff here did there, WOW, lol. Someone should give him an invite, lol.

NEELY wrote:He's a tier above Jesus and just below God.

NEELY wrote:Gonna have to clear it with Spezza first which I doubt he would say yes to.

Big Ev wrote:

Hoags wrote:Wanted to read some comments after the game on hfboards but then I noticed that CJam613 is posting

I'll just stay here

How dumb is that guy?

Big Ev wrote:

NEELY wrote:Gonna have to clear it with Spezza first which I doubt he would say yes to.

just in general. no no-trade clause...who are you taking right now

stempniaksen wrote:E.Staal get's a lot of unwarranted love

tim1_2 wrote:

Big Ev wrote:I also put blame on whoever decided to put Kaspars Daugavins and Jesse Winchester out 4 on 4 against Ovechkin and Backstrom. C'mon man.

I thought it was kinda smart. Who else would you put out against them? 4 on 4 against those guys is kinda like killing a penalty, so why not use Winchester and Daugavins?

sandysensfan wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

Big Ev wrote:I also put blame on whoever decided to put Kaspars Daugavins and Jesse Winchester out 4 on 4 against Ovechkin and Backstrom. C'mon man.

I thought it was kinda smart. Who else would you put out against them? 4 on 4 against those guys is kinda like killing a penalty, so why not use Winchester and Daugavins?

This team is still re-building and developing players. It's about putting them in situations to learn. Winchester & Daug are good penalty killers.. so McLean gave them the chance on the 4 on 4.

Young inexperienced players make mistakes... that's what re-building is all about. These young guys were not going to come into the lineup and be instant -- mistake free NHL players.

Karlsson has to learn to pivot without falling over his feet... fix that... he will be that much better defensively.

Bad 3rd period.. which is unusual for the Sens so far this year.. but then Ovechkin should not have been playing... a 'spear' making contact is a 5 min match penalty and a game misconduct.

Apparently Bill McCreary was in the pressbox last night. Went to the refs during the intermission to talk about the non-call.. Refs went to Neil after the game to apologize for missing the call. Too little, too late.
But you can bet no action will be taken against Ovey. BUT if it was Neil who speared Ovey... you can bet there would be a suspension.

sandysensfan wrote:Apparently Bill McCreary was in the pressbox last night. Went to the refs during the intermission to talk about the non-call.. Refs went to Neil after the game to apologize for missing the call. Too little, too late.

sandysensfan wrote:But you can bet no action will be taken against Ovey. BUT if it was Neil who speared Ovey... you can bet there would be a suspension.

LeKid wrote:What's wrong with Staal? Yes he's struggling. 20-ish games in a 7 year career? Big deal... He's still better than Spezza. Way more versatile, better defensively, and the way he competes in playoff games (granted, not huge sample size), it's not even close.

The move was swift and accurate with the point of the stick blade turned in, which allows it bury more deeply when flesh is contacted. The referee needed the right angle to detect this surgical maneuver. It would appear that wasn't the case.

Rule 62.1 - "Spearing shall mean stabbing an opponent with the point of the stick blade, whether contact was made or not." The rule calls for a double minor for attempting to spear but without making contact and a major penalty and game misconduct when contact has been made.

The spear delivered by Alex Ovechkin should have resulted in a major and game misconduct being assessed to the Washington Capitals superstar. Chris Neil did not deserve a diving penalty on the play; at least not this time around.

My advice to Chris Neil - in an effort to avoid calls like this from happening in the future, is to fall naturally only as a result of the action and don't turn your head toward the referee in the process. If you take my advice you just might even have your name expunged from the refs' embellishment book.