Ottawa Senators (present and past) TIDBITS & QUICK HITS!

Michallica wrote:

wprager wrote:How did you embed it?  I looked and couldn't find anything (mind you, I didn't look at the page source or media contents).

You gotta hover your mouse over the video and then in the pop-down menu, you will see the share icon.

Ah, it's there when it plays (I was looking for stuff at the bottom like youtube, or a context menu).

At the Christmas break, we sit 4 points back of a wildcard spot, and there are five teams battling it out for that spot (Toronto, Rags, Jersey, Columbus, Carolina). That's a tough hill to climb, but not impossible.

tim1_2 wrote:At the Christmas break, we sit 4 points back of a wildcard spot, and there are five teams battling it out for that spot (Toronto, Rags, Jersey, Columbus, Carolina).  That's a tough hill to climb, but not impossible.

We lost twice to Toronton in the SO (with lots of help from the refs I might add); played two 5-2 games against New Jersey (1-1); played two 4-1 games against Columbus (1-1); lost 4-1 to Carolina; have not yet played the Rangers.

That's a record of 2-3-2, under .500; not great. Also don't forget that Philly is in the fight as well as soon as they slip out of the top three in the Atlantic, and we've given up 10 goals to them in two losses, before finally winning one in the SO.

Now, all that said, if they play with a little more consistency:
* Anderson with the timely saves
* disciplined hockey, especially when on the PK or late in the game
* no coasting, always moving their feet
* hard on the puck, especially when trying to clear
* move it out quickly -- if you are a defenseman and you've had the puck on your stick in your zone for longer than a second, and your name isn't Karlsson, off the boards and out

They still, miraculously, have a shot.

Interesting, with the 3 game losing streak and all, over the last 10 games the Sens have gained on the teams ahead of them. With 11 points they are one point better than the Rags and Devils and two up on the Wings and Leafs. Only Columbus (6-3-1 for 13 points) is ahead of the five teams Tim mentioned.

Wow, the East just sucks, doesn't it.

Yeah, the east blows, which is the only thing that has kept our playoff hopes remotely alive.

I think we can all pretty much agree that goaltending is the key here in the second half. If Anderson can get hot, we'll start winning the one-goal games instead of losing them. It'd be nice if Spezza/Michalek could get hot and the D got a little better too.

All it's gonna take is a bit of a winning streak and the confidence should come back.

If we played in the West we would have been out of it by the American Thanksgiving. Let's not forget that we haven't gotten many major injuries either.

Turris is one point away from his career best points in a season.

Vandelay wrote:Turris is one point away from his career best points in a season.

Nothing but positives from him this year. From his 2-way play, to his puck pursuit, to his scoring. Love this kid's game.

Hobiesens wrote:If we played in the West we would have been out of it by the American Thanksgiving. Let's not forget that we haven't gotten many major injuries either.

I think MacLean has had a nagging UBI the whole season. So has Anderson and two thirds of our D.

NHL resumes tomorrow... Sens @ Bruins. 7:00pm. I suspect we'll see no changes in our lineup... but you never know.

when does the trade freeze come to an end again?

Montreal vs Ottawa confirmed outdoor at Landsdowne in 2017.

Flo The Action wrote:when does the trade freeze come to an end again?

Midnight on December 27th.

LeKing wrote:Montreal vs Ottawa confirmed outdoor at Landsdowne in 2017.

that's sweet! but hell 3 years in advance? that's a bit ridiculous.

LeKing wrote:Montreal vs Ottawa confirmed outdoor at Landsdowne in 2017.

Sweet. Now throw in a massive hockey tourney on a crap load of rinks on the canal along with the "old timers" game and we're golden.

i guess it's gonna all be to to celebrate the 25 years of the sens?

Flo The Action wrote:when does the trade freeze come to an end again?

Not soon enough, brah.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:when does the trade freeze come to an end again?

Not soon enough, brah.

Brah.