Re: All Hockey talk all the time

by smash88 on Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:32 pm

hemlock34 wrote:I still remember game one against New Jersey in '98. Bruce Gardiner scored the OT winner in game 1. I was at the bingo hall will my wife and my walkman. They had to stop the bingo cause myself and a few others were jumping up and down and screaming. Awesome!!

Yeah I was game 1 of the year we lost to the Devils in the East finals.. When Shaun Van Allen scored on a beauty pass from Havlat in Overtime, the place just exploded, never had I heard an Ottawa crowd that loud! I was proud that night! it's too bad we lost the next 3 games though! LOL

by Guest on Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:41 pm

smash88 wrote:
hemlock34 wrote:I still remember game one against New Jersey in '98. Bruce Gardiner scored the OT winner in game 1. I was at the bingo hall will my wife and my walkman. They had to stop the bingo cause myself and a few others were jumping up and down and screaming. Awesome!!

Yeah I was game 1 of the year we lost to the Devils in the East finals.. When Shaun Van Allen scored on a beauty pass from Havlat in Overtime, the place just exploded, never had I heard an Ottawa crowd that loud! I was proud that night! it's too bad we lost the next 3 games though! LOL

That game 7 was the biggest heartbreaker for me. That Friesen goal with about 2 mins left nearly brought me to tears. The team has fought back to tie it up (Bonk) and had all the momentum. I still loathe Friesen to this day.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:18 am

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Well, since I'm the positive spin guy I will just say that I remember thinking the same thing in 06/07 vs. the Sabres early in the season and we managed to beat them quite handily. Never say never Matt. They could surprise you. Playing scared can sometimes help shake a team back to reality. Hey Sens - Your not an Elite team anymore.

Woohoo. Two gold stars for me :D

by mattshock on Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:39 am

Oh Clutchie, you are so wise. I'll never doubt you again.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:11 am

Not wise, just always have a positive slant on the Sens. If you ever start feeling negative about them and need a lift just read my blogs or I'll cheer you up with a little positve outlook :D

by mattshock on Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:19 am

I was getting pretty down on them. It's amazing what one decisive victory can do (for now).

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:41 am

Keep the faith dude. Just remember the season they had from October to December in 06/07 and what happened after that. They should turn it around with the talent they have. Give them a top six forward and get decent goaltending from Auld and Elliot and we should do OK this season. I'm not kidding myself into thinking we could go to the Finals this season but we should be able to make the playoffs and get out of the first round anyway right?

by mattshock on Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:44 am

On paper this team is still a contender IMO. If they can come together, gel, and buy into a system there's telling how far they could go.

On paper, they're not that much worse than the team that made it to the finals that year. However, while we've seen how well this group can perform, we've also seen the other end of that spectrum.

To me, this team could end up anywhere from last to first to anywhere in between, and I have no idea what to expect anymore.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Oct 28, 2008 9:57 am

I couldn't agree more. I think Hartsburg's message may just finally be getting through to the players. If this team worked as hard as a team like Washington they'd be elite right now.

by mattshock on Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:36 am

We've got a lot of heart-and-soul hard working players. It's not a stretch to think we could play at the same level as Washington (effort wise).

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:48 am

The problem is it's very taxing mentally and physically to be at that level all the time.

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:37 am

Come on guys. 1 more freakin' member and we hit 100!! I wanna do this freakin' draw so I can award the BallCap I ordered, which is on it's way BTW. You can check it out here at the Online Store. You can also find the link for the store in the top right corner of the main page just under the Blog links.

by mattshock on Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:02 am

Would it be suspicious if someone registered under the name "mattbond2"?

by **Cap'n Clutch** on Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:09 am

As bad as I want that 100th member lets not resort to that LOL.

by mattshock on Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:32 am

It was worth a shot.

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