GAME DAY: Ottawa Senators @ New York Rangers - 7:00pm ET - Sat. Oct. 3rd, 2009

GAME DAY: Ottawa Senators @ New York Rangers - 7:00pm ET - Sat. Oct. 3rd, 2009

The Sens kick off the 2009/10 NHL regular season with a visit to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Gardens. After a tumultous summer with the Heatley situation taking center stage, the Sens can finally put it all behind themselves and look forward to a promising season with their summer acquisitions. With most people writing the Sens off expectations are low and this could be the perfect chance for them to show the rest of the NHL they are ready to put the last two seasons into the history books. Lots of new faces look to make some great first impressions tonight and spoil the home opener for the Rangers.

Game Coverage:
- TV: CBC, MSG (HD)
- Radio: Team 1200
- Internet: cbc.ca and http://www.atdhe.net/

TSN's Ice Chips

Source: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?id=11009

Ottawa Senators Update:

Jesse Winchester (knee injury) is out for three weeks and is expected to return around October 11. He did skate after practice for the first time since suffering the injury on September 18. Mike Fisher has been named alternate captain. It's the first time he's worn a letter on a full-time basis on any team. He has worn the 'A' at various times in Ottawa when there have been injuries. - TSN

Christoph Schubert was claimed by the Atlanta Thrashers off Re-Entry Waivers Friday. - TSN

Practice Lines

Forwards:
Michalek - Spezza - Alfredsson
Kovalev - Regin - Fisher
Foligno - Shannon - Cheechoo
Ruutu - Kelly - Neil
Donovan

Defencemen:
Phillips - Volchenkov
Kuba - Karlsson
Campoli - Carkner
Picard

Goaltenders:
Leclaire
Elliott

New York Ranger Update:

Sean Avery (sprained right knee) skated Wednesday, but he is doubtful for Friday's opener versus the Penguins. - Bergen Record

Rangers Lines:

Vinny Prospal – Brandon Dubinsky – Marian Gaborík
Chris Higgins – Chris Drury (C) – Ryan Callahan (A)
Enver Lisin – Artem Anisimov – Ales Kotalik
Donald Brashear – Brian Boyle – Aaron Voros

Marc Staal – Matt Gilroy
Michal Rozsival – Wade Redden
Michael Del Zotto – Dan Girardi

Henrik Lundqvist
Steve Valiquette


OttawaSenators.com Game Day Preview:

Source: http://senators.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2009020014

Ottawa Citizen Game Day Preview:

Source: http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/hockeycapital/archive/2009/10/03/gameday-preview-senators-at-rangers-on-oct-3-2009.aspx

ESPN Game Day Preview:

Source: http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/preview?gameId=291003013

GO SENS GO!!!

You have no idea how much I've missed these threads.

BRING IT ON BABY! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

About Diddling time!

Predictions anyone? I'm going with 3-1 Sens, Shannon, Spezza and Campoli scoring for the Sens.

I believe Avery will be a no-show for tonight.

Good job Shabbs. I have a case of Steam Whistle at the ready and I am about to set the PVR. This b!tch better be in HD!!!

BRING IT ON, I am psyched for this new season with a real different lineup. Cautiously optomistic.

9 hours is still too long. Really looking forward to see what this team looks like all together.

Shannon with the winner and Lecaire pitches a 1 goal effort.

MurderOnIce wrote:Good job Shabbs. I have a case of Steam Whistle at the ready and I am about to set the PVR. This b!tch better be in HD!!!

BRING IT ON, I am psyched for this new season with a real different lineup. Cautiously optomistic.

I doubt it will be in HD... the CBC HD game will be the Leafs/Caps game. This one is on NHL CI for those outside of the Ottawa broadcast area.

Is it in HD though? From the first post it looks like it's HD on MSG network, not CBC. If CBC would rather roll their own crappy SD truck rather than paying a little to use MSG's feed they are idiots. They'd save money and deliver a better product (yes, at the expense of some personnel who would not be getting paid double overtime to work weekends -- i.e. more money saved).

Anyhow, keeping fingers crossed but something tells me it'll be SD -- now will it be widescreen or 4:3 pillar-boxed and letter-boxed on the HD channel?

Well, zap2it says the game's on in HD on Rogers.

GO SENS GO!!! YAHOO!!!!

wprager wrote:Well, zap2it says the game's on in HD on Rogers.

True HD? Or on the HD channel sh!ttily upgraded...

CBC is covering Leafs, Sens and Habs games tonight so I guess it depends where they are sending their trucks. They never pick up an alternate feed, never.

whoo hoo, game on, got my Spezza jersey ready for game time, so ready that I am here wearing it at work, let's smack down the Rangers, Leclaire gets a shutout, Fish scores 2 and the Regin/Fish/AK27 line dominates all night.