Spezza could miss Tuesday's game plus Donovan news

Spezza left practice early and might miss Tuesday's game. Donovan will miss Tuesday's game due to his collision with the boards after slipping during the Fastest Skater competition in the Sens Skills on Sunday.

Also, Elliot to start for the 5th straight game.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/2009/01/19/senators_injuries/

What's even worse is that Smith is (apparently) likely to miss the game too and Volchenkov is unlikely to return.
No Smith + no Volchie + no Spazz + playing the Caps = trades'a'comin.

I wouldn't start to worry just yet. If we hear of a couple of callups then I would start to get concerned. It sounds like Spezza's issue isn't all that serious but who knows with backs, we've been playing without Volchie for a while now but coupled with no Smith it could bet ugly I agree. We managed to hang tight with the Habs so I do have a sliver more hope than I did earlier.

On another note, the Caps play this afternoon so maybe we can catch them a little flat footed? One can dream right?

Damn, I don't want to face a talented team like the Caps without our best player. Actually, arguably our best forward and our best D-man.

Rest Spezza! Rest!

Double damn, Theodore is playing this afternoon, so we likely won't be facing him (I still think he sucks very, very badly).

504Heater wrote:Damn, I don't want to face a talented team like the Caps without our best player. Actually, arguably our best forward and our best D-man.

Rest Spezza! Rest!

Double damn, Theodore is playing this afternoon, so we likely won't be facing him (I still think he sucks very, very badly).

No big surprise. Johnson turns into freakin' Brodeur whenever he faces us.

Conflicting report out of the Ottawa Sun in the Here and there section at the end of the article.

"Hartsburg said there's a chance D Anton Volchenkov could play tomorrow night."

http://www.ottawasun.com/Sports/Senators/2009/01/19/8067331-sun.html

Cap'n Clutch wrote:
No big surprise. Johnson turns into freakin' Brodeur whenever he faces us.

It's high time the Sens collectively gave him a curbing.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Conflicting report out of the Ottawa Sun in the Here and there section at the end of the article.

"Hartsburg said there's a chance D Anton Volchenkov could play tomorrow night."

http://www.ottawasun.com/Sports/Senators/2009/01/19/8067331-sun.html

I would prefer Volchenkov in and Smith out. We are too big and slow with all 4 of Phillips, Volchie, Smith and Kuba, in the lineup at the same time. Imo our best lineup is with Volchie in, Smith out.
As long as Spezza's playing and Schubert is on D, I think thats the best possible lineup configuration we could have to play the caps.

504Heater wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:
No big surprise. Johnson turns into freakin' Brodeur whenever he faces us.

It's high time the Sens collectively gave him a curbing.

Hopefully the 12 goals in 3 games carries over into the game against the Caps. Hey, and maybe Elliott can end AO's good times with the Sens?

Has Spezza ever gone through a season without being injured?

Neely4Life wrote:Has Spezza ever gone through a season without being injured?

what percentage of players have?

Gone 1 season? A lot!

Neely4Life wrote:Gone 1 season? A lot!

Granted he may not have gone a season with out some type of injury but he still has a solid average number of games played per season. If you exlude this season since it's barely past the halfway mark and include his lockout season in Bingo he averages almost 74 games per season since playing a full season in the NHL.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

Neely4Life wrote:Gone 1 season? A lot!

Granted he may not have gone a season with out some type of injury but he still has a solid average number of games played per season. If you exlude this season since it's barely past the halfway mark and include his lockout season in Bingo he averages almost 74 games per season since playing a full season in the NHL.

I remember when he was having back issues a while back. I think he had off-season surgery (always a scary word when you're talking about a 20-year-old's back) and then hurt it getting out of the car or some-such. It was disconcerting then, and it doesn't give me the warm-and-fuzzies now.