GAME DAY: Preseason - Boston @ Ottawa - 7:00pm ET - Fri. Sep. 25th, 2009--PLUS afterthoughts...

Snuh wrote:

shabbs wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:UPDDATE: TSN2 is *not* part of the Sports Pack. You need the VIP package -- which is $42.

Somewhere, baby Jesus is crying.

Yeah, it's not part of the Super SportsPak. They get ya every time. If you have HD and have TSN and get the HD Theme Pack, then you get TSN2HD thrown in.

I'm with Bell and I pay nothing extra for TSN2. Baby Jesus cries for all Rogers customers.

I agree. I was much happier with my cable bill AND selection as a Bell customer. If my condo unit allowed for dishes, I would be back in an instant.

And this in spite of the fact that I think all big companies are money whores.

Snuh wrote:

marakh wrote:well, I'm watching it right now (wasn't home). it's actually 1 hour (no commercials and no intermission). Watching Karlsson play is total delight. I can't believe this kid is not in the top 25 of HF's Fall rankings. For me he is top 5.

Was at the game last night, and yes I agree, Karlsson is a total delight to watch. It was nice to see him out on the ice in the last minute of the game, trying to tie it up.

Regin had a good game. He didn't stand out that much but I did see him stand up to Chara along the boards, and he stayed on his feet AND kept the puck! Impressive!

Shannon had a great game. He was all over the place, playing well at both ends.

Carkner looked great. He's really steady back there and most importantly, he's not a liability in our own end.

Neil was another player who, I thought, stood out and had a great game.

Leclaire was probably Ottawas best player. He had a great solid game. No weak goals, and made some great saves. Looks great and really comfortable out there. It's quite refreshing to see a confident goalie in the Ottawa net.

I've been hesitant to say this for a while now -- because it's such high praise -- but I see a lot of young Daniel Alfredsson in Ryan Shannon's game. He's not as effective as Alfie offensively, obviously, but he's a sparkplug, he's all over the ice and is effective in a variety of roles, and he's one of the smarter players I've seen in a long time. The size thing is an issue for sure, but I really think the world of this kid.

He needs to bust 'em up this year. If Shannon can put up 50 or so points this season -- high expectations, I know, but I think they're realistic given his play last year, his work ethic, his place in CC's books -- this is a guy we have to lock up next year.

Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best from this guy this season. I'm thinking he's going to turn heads -- not so much around here, because we know what he brings generally, but in terms of wider league recognition and respect.

My thanks, again, to Nonis and Nycholat.

My thanks, again, to Nonis and Nycholat.

No love for Bryan Murray on that one?

beerandsens wrote:

My thanks, again, to Nonis and Nycholat.

No love for Bryan Murray on that one?

Oh, obviously!

How good is BM and the Sens organization going to look if it turns out that we traded a burden (Nycholat was on a 1-way deal, and he wasn't going to make the team) for the guy who became Alfie's successor?

It's obviously waaay too early to call him that (relax, nay-sayers!), but if he thrives, I think he's got a chance to become just that -- although it's true that he'll never reach the kind of offensive heights that Alfie did/does. Shannon does have 70 point potential, tho', that's for sure.

I LOled when he pushed Fisher with his stick

I can see what you're saying...
That trade already looks good and if Shannon continues to improve, that much better.

All of my aprehensions towards Shannon playing the point on the PP were alleviated watching last nights game. He is smooth as silk, passes quickly and makes great decisions. He also plays bigger than his size.

I'll still poop my pants if he's the last guy back though.

People question why Neil is still an Ottawa Senator? If that fight last night (win or lose) didn't shut people up about Neil nothing will. That was a pre season game and he fought for his team like it was game 7 and the cup was on the line! Unreal by Neil.

Maybe would should have brought Comrie back though eh... Heatley was really worth that 7.5 mil we gave him too.

2 mil for Neil to stay in Ottawa, w/e, he deserves it even if he is over paid a bit. I'll pay that much his heart and believe me the city and his team has all of it.

rooneypoo wrote:I've been hesitant to say this for a while now -- because it's such high praise -- but I see a lot of young Daniel Alfredsson in Ryan Shannon's game. He's not as effective as Alfie offensively, obviously, but he's a sparkplug, he's all over the ice and is effective in a variety of roles, and he's one of the smarter players I've seen in a long time. The size thing is an issue for sure, but I really think the world of this kid.

He needs to bust 'em up this year. If Shannon can put up 50 or so points this season -- high expectations, I know, but I think they're realistic given his play last year, his work ethic, his place in CC's books -- this is a guy we have to lock up next year.

Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best from this guy this season. I'm thinking he's going to turn heads -- not so much around here, because we know what he brings generally, but in terms of wider league recognition and respect.

My thanks, again, to Nonis and Nycholat.

I definitely see some of Alfredsson in Shannon. But I don't think Shannon will ever be physically as strong or tenacious as Alfredsson is/was, and his quickness reminds me more of a St. Louis (again, we refer to playing style, not calibre).

Speaking of which, I know the comparison was frequently made in the SEL that Regin was the Danish Zetterberg (probably because of the Timra connection) but I was thinking last night how much he reminds me of a poor man's Nicklas Backstrom.

asq2 wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:I've been hesitant to say this for a while now -- because it's such high praise -- but I see a lot of young Daniel Alfredsson in Ryan Shannon's game. He's not as effective as Alfie offensively, obviously, but he's a sparkplug, he's all over the ice and is effective in a variety of roles, and he's one of the smarter players I've seen in a long time. The size thing is an issue for sure, but I really think the world of this kid.

He needs to bust 'em up this year. If Shannon can put up 50 or so points this season -- high expectations, I know, but I think they're realistic given his play last year, his work ethic, his place in CC's books -- this is a guy we have to lock up next year.

Let's cross our fingers and hope for the best from this guy this season. I'm thinking he's going to turn heads -- not so much around here, because we know what he brings generally, but in terms of wider league recognition and respect.

My thanks, again, to Nonis and Nycholat.

I definitely see some of Alfredsson in Shannon. But I don't think Shannon will ever be physically as strong or tenacious as Alfredsson is/was, and his quickness reminds me more of a St. Louis (again, we refer to playing style, not calibre).

Speaking of which, I know the comparison was frequently made in the SEL that Regin was the Danish Zetterberg (probably because of the Timra connection) but I was thinking last night how much he reminds me of a poor man's Nicklas Backstrom.

I'll take a poor man's version of either of those guys lol.

People question why Neil is still an Ottawa Senator? If that fight last night (win or lose) didn't shut people up about Neil nothing will. That was a pre season game and he fought for his team like it was game 7 and the cup was on the line! Unreal by Neil.

Maybe would should have brought Comrie back though eh... Heatley was really worth that 7.5 mil we gave him too.

2 mil for Neil to stay in Ottawa, w/e, he deserves it even if he is over paid a bit. I'll pay that much his heart and believe me the city and his team has all of it.

I loved that fight. 90% of guys in the league would have turtled after getting laced by Lucic early on. But Neiler hung around and got some shots in. All heart.

Regin had a few takeaways last night. potential 2 way 2nd line center, so awesome. Kesler in the making?

marakh wrote:Regin had a few takeaways last night. potential 2 way 2nd line center, so awesome. Kesler in the making?

He's not nearly as nasty as Kesler is, and I don't really see him as a shut-down centreman.

On the other hand, I think he's a significantly better play-maker.

Was Cheechoo benched in the 3rd period?

gosens72 wrote:Was Cheechoo benched in the 3rd period?

He had 3 shifts in the 3rd for a total of 2:04 of ice time.

I want to bring up the amazing back check and take away by spezza in the very beginning of the third period took away a good chance by brad marchand

shabbs wrote:

gosens72 wrote:Was Cheechoo benched in the 3rd period?

He had 3 shifts in the 3rd for a total of 2:04 of ice time.

Ouch ... in the doghouse already

Hoags wrote:

shabbs wrote:

gosens72 wrote:Was Cheechoo benched in the 3rd period?

He had 3 shifts in the 3rd for a total of 2:04 of ice time.

Ouch ... in the doghouse already

Here's his period summary:

# Shifts Time
1 5 04:06
2 5 04:54
3 3 02:04
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13 11:04

I don't see a dog house. I see very run-of-the-mill 3rd line minutes, and a shortened bench in the second half of the third for a team trying to come back from a 2-1 deficit.

Granted, if he was playing well he would have gotten the minutes, but I just don't think there is a "doghouse" yet.