GAME DAY: Ottawa Senators @ Montreal Canadiens - 7:00pm ET - Sat. Jan. 4th, 2014

The "Spezza In or Out Edition" Game Day Thread...

Sens pay a visit to the high rolling Habs on CBC tonight. Sens are riding a 3-game winning streak playing without Spezza and seem to have gotten their mojo back. It remains to be seen if Spezza is back in the lineup tonight or not. Anderson was already confirmed as the starter, Price will likely get the start for the Habs. The media will turn this into another EK vs PK battle of course.

Time to stomp some smurfs!

GO SENS GO!!!

EDIT: Updated with confirmations:

Price goes for the Habs.
Anderson goes for the Sens.
Spezza did not make the trip.
Gryba in for Corvo.

Via John Lu:

#Habs lines vs. #Sens:
Pacioretty - Desharnais - Gallagher
Bourque - Plekanec - Gionta
Galchenyuk - Eller - Prust
Bournival - Brière - Moen

https://twitter.com/JohnLuTSNMtl/status/419492693614809088

Also via John Lu:

#Habs back end vs. #Sens:
Markov - Emelin
Bouillon - Subban
Murray - Gorges

Price starting
Budaj

Scratches: Diaz
Injured: White, Parros

https://twitter.com/JohnLuTSNMtl/status/419493062688407553

Buffet says that Spezza is unlikely to play.

So we have a good shot at extending our winning streak!

Spezza didn't make the trip. Gryba in for Corvo.

wprager wrote:Spezza didn't make the trip. Gryba in for Corvo.  

Spezza and Scorevo in a package deal?!?!?!    

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:Spezza didn't make the trip. Gryba in for Corvo.  

Spezza and Scorevo in a package deal?!?!?!    

You did *not* nail it (more like mailed it in).

wprager wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:Spezza didn't make the trip. Gryba in for Corvo.  

Spezza and Scorevo in a package deal?!?!?!    

You did *not* nail it (more like mail it in).

The question is, where will Spezza and Scorevo be getting their mail once this deal transpires?

Projected lineups: http://senators.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=24679#330

Ottawa Senators

Forwards
Michalek - Zibanejad - Conacher
MacArthur - Turris - Ryan
Greening - Smith - Stone
Kassian - Pageau - Condra

Defence
Cowen - Karlsson
Phillips - Ceci
Methot - Gryba

Goaltenders
Anderson
Lehner


Montreal Canadiens

Forwards
Bourque - Plekanec - Gionta
Pacioretty - Desharnais - Gallagher
Galchenyuk - Eller - Prust
Moen - Briere - Bournival

Defence
Bouillon - Subban
Markov - Emelin
Murray - Gorges

Goaltenders
Price
Budaj

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:Spezza didn't make the trip. Gryba in for Corvo.  

Spezza and Scorevo in a package deal?!?!?!    

You did *not* nail it (more like mailed it in).

The question is, where will Spezza and Scorevo be getting their mail once this deal transpires?

Corvo's next stop may be the KHL, where the mail delivers *you*.

shabbs wrote:Projected lineups: http://senators.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=24679#330

Ottawa Senators

Forwards
Michalek - Zibanejad - Conacher
MacArthur - Turris - Ryan
Greening - Smith - Stone
Kassian - Pageau - Condra

Defence
Cowen - Karlsson
Phillips - Ceci
Methot - Gryba

Goaltenders
Anderson
Lehner


Montreal Canadiens

Forwards
Bourque - Plekanec - Gionta
Pacioretty - Desharnais - Gallagher
Galchenyuk - Eller - Prust
Moen - Briere - Bournival

Defence
Bouillon - Subban
Markov - Emelin
Murray - Gorges

Goaltenders
Price
Budaj

Stone moved up to the 3rd line?

Cyborg puts the Sens up 1-0 in the 1st.

Of course, Cussing Briere ties it up.

Who was covering him... he was all alone...

Stone with his first NHL goal! Beauty strip and beats Price.

Sens up 2-1.

AnaCondra!

3-1 Sens.