It's time ~~~~~!!!!! P-A-N-I-C !!!!!~~~~~~

dennycrane wrote:- Has Alex Auld snapped out of it and remembered that he is Alex Auld?

Neely4Life wrote:

cash wrote:

504Heater wrote:Sad time to be a Sens fan. It really is...I can't recall feeling this badly about the team in a long, long time.

See, this comment right here is interesting to me. I know it was an ugly result and things obviously didn't go as one would hope, but I saw a lot of positives last night. Maybe for the first time all calendar year, I saw glimpses of the team I used to know and love.
They were moving their feet, they were creating chances, and they cared...each and every one of them wanted to win that game - I honestly believe that. Whats sad is that I don't know if I can say that for any other game they've played this season. Thats probably an overstatement, but not by much....
None of them quit. They kept trying to come back right up until it just wasn't feasible. The first player to give up was predictable and I don't even need to say his name. But the others kept battling until that last penalty was called and even then they didn't let them score.
Games don't always go the way you want them to, but last night they played the right way. They lost playing the right way, but they nonetheless played exactly how they needed to; without getting any bounces going their way.

This may be misplaced, but I have never been more confident in this teams potential for success. As they say: It's always darkest before the dawn.
Daylight is coming :D
(Assuming they don't get blown up after tonights game )

Well I guess you cant really quit when you never start, at least for some of the guys.

cash wrote:

Neely4Life wrote:

cash wrote:

504Heater wrote:Sad time to be a Sens fan. It really is...I can't recall feeling this badly about the team in a long, long time.

See, this comment right here is interesting to me. I know it was an ugly result and things obviously didn't go as one would hope, but I saw a lot of positives last night. Maybe for the first time all calendar year, I saw glimpses of the team I used to know and love.
They were moving their feet, they were creating chances, and they cared...each and every one of them wanted to win that game - I honestly believe that. Whats sad is that I don't know if I can say that for any other game they've played this season. Thats probably an overstatement, but not by much....
None of them quit. They kept trying to come back right up until it just wasn't feasible. The first player to give up was predictable and I don't even need to say his name. But the others kept battling until that last penalty was called and even then they didn't let them score.
Games don't always go the way you want them to, but last night they played the right way. They lost playing the right way, but they nonetheless played exactly how they needed to; without getting any bounces going their way.

This may be misplaced, but I have never been more confident in this teams potential for success. As they say: It's always darkest before the dawn.
Daylight is coming :D
(Assuming they don't get blown up after tonights game )

Well I guess you cant really quit when you never start, at least for some of the guys.

Like who?

rooneypoo wrote:

Neely4Life wrote:Should be interesting to see what happens going forward. Tomorrow it will be the same team on the ice, after that, who knows.

Its not going to be trading a guy like Neil or Vermette that is going to be a major change, Im against trading Spezza at this point in time, but that could very well be coming. He looks like he doesnt even want to be here..

I'm largely with you on this one, N4L. I can't comment on what Spezza's feelings are, as you do, but I agree moving him now would be a mistake -- which is not to say that we might not have to move him later. With Spezza, it might unfortunately come down to simple economics and the team's needs.

cash wrote:I don't think Hartsburg is the problem. I definitely don't agree with everything he's doing, but he's being cautious to not lose the room. Being the bad guy only works for so long. He's trying something thats a little more high risk / high reward.

Regardless, this team is 6 points out in the Eastern conference...They have three supposedly prolific point producers, 4 of the top 30 shotblockers, and a team with a full complement of defensively sound players (forwards and defence)
There is no reason why they can't make it to the playoffs.
As I said in another thread: If they keep their feet moving, they will be successful.

What you saw last night was a team that got used to standing still and waiting in position, all of a sudden decide to collectively move their feet and start "attacking all over the ice" just like they said they would in the summer. Naturally, this would result in some players being caught out of position and against a team like the Caps, that is a deadly reality to find yourself in. They didn't stand a chance last night, but they definitely do stand a chance - against even the most dangerous teams - if they continue to work at it.

What we saw was this team go into phase two of this season's development. Patience is needed now more than ever.

cash wrote:I am very confident that they will not get blown out if they make it to the playoffs. This team - as I've said many times - is built for the playoffs.

PKC wrote:

cash wrote:I am very confident that they will not get blown out if they make it to the playoffs. This team - as I've said many times - is built for the playoffs.

It's hard to say they're built for the playoffs when they can't even win consistently in the regular season.

Fun Fact of the Day: Ian White is now 1 goal behind the total goal-production of the Ottawa Senators back end.

marakh wrote:Vermette was actually pretty good last playoffs.

PKC wrote:

marakh wrote:Vermette was actually pretty good last playoffs.

Or maybe everyone else was extremely bad.