GAME DAY: Pittsburgh Penguins @ Ottawa Senators - 7:30pm ET - Mon. Apr. 22nd, 2013

Smith has struggled this year for sure, he wasn't ready to play from game 1 and maybe signing that long term deal has been the reason. He's been about as bad as possible and not sure why JOB isn't getting any ice time when Smith is struggling like he has. JOB must have done something on or off the ice to really piss the coach(s).

Anderson wasn't good again, they need him to be way better.

That was a big loss, one because of the obvious place in the standings, two, because getting past the 8th spot if and when they make it will be extremely difficult. The chances of them beating Pitts in a 7 game series is minimal to say the least.

Finishing in 8th with the way this team has played down the stretch... may as well miss out.

Sens can finish as high at 5th still... not likely, but it's still a possibility... anything can happen. Would prefer to get out of 8th and avoid Pitts.

NEELY wrote:
Finishing in 8th with the way this team has played down the stretch... may as well miss out.

That sums it up pretty well. We haven't been very good in the past month. If we squeak into the playoffs in 8th spot without a turnaround in our play, that series will be over fast. If we can put together a couple good efforts here and work our way back into 7th place, then anything's possible.

Exactly. There's a real possibility the Sens win 1 of their last 5 and find a way to get in. If that's the case it's just a warm up for the Pens before they get going.

NEELY wrote:Exactly. There's a real possibility the Sens win 1 of their last 5 and find a way to get in. If that's the case it's just a warm up for the Pens before they get going.

They only have 3 games left.

Yeah, but getting in is so big for our future. They get a taste of playoff hockey, they get a taste of the pressure, they get ready for a prolonged run in the future.

I just want in.

Hobiesens wrote:

NEELY wrote:Exactly. There's a real possibility the Sens win 1 of their last 5 and find a way to get in. If that's the case it's just a warm up for the Pens before they get going.

They only have 3 games left.

And they have lost 2 in a row.

Hobiesens wrote:

NEELY wrote:Exactly. There's a real possibility the Sens win 1 of their last 5 and find a way to get in. If that's the case it's just a warm up for the Pens before they get going.

They only have 3 games left.

What Neely is saying is that we might end up winning just 1 of our last 5 regular season games. So far we're 0-2.

Ev wrote:Send Pageau back for the Calder Cup. No point keeping him over OBrien right now.

Yes the Pageau experiment is over.

tim1_2 wrote:

Hobiesens wrote:

NEELY wrote:Exactly. There's a real possibility the Sens win 1 of their last 5 and find a way to get in. If that's the case it's just a warm up for the Pens before they get going.

They only have 3 games left.

What Neely is saying is that we might end up winning just 1 of our last 5 regular season games. So far we're 0-2.

Got it!

Number Twenty Nine wrote:

Ev wrote:Send Pageau back for the Calder Cup. No point keeping him over OBrien right now.

Yes the Pageau experiment is over.

No, no. At least he's showing some drive and creativity, I'm only suggesting sitting Silf to rest him for a game or two, he looks destroyed out there. No drive at all - and that's not in his makeup from what we've all seen and heard.

SpezDispenser wrote:

Number Twenty Nine wrote:

Ev wrote:Send Pageau back for the Calder Cup. No point keeping him over OBrien right now.

Yes the Pageau experiment is over.

No, no. At least he's showing some drive and creativity, I'm only suggesting sitting Silf to rest him for a game or two, he looks destroyed out there. No drive at all - and that's not in his makeup from what we've all seen and heard.

He was the second star in the Leafs game. Had a heck of a game by all accounts. I was there and, frankly, I don't know if I would have given him a star at all, but that's what he was given.