GAME DAY: New York Islanders @ Ottawa Senators - 7:00pm ET - Thu. Oct. 8th, 2009

shabbs wrote:I've also put a link to this thread on the GMHockey Twitter page:

http://twitter.com/GMHockey

Heh heh.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

shabbs wrote:I've also put a link to this thread on the GMHockey Twitter page:

http://twitter.com/GMHockey

Heh heh.

I'm not much into the Tweet frenzy so can someone explain to me how this helps? I mean our twitter page has 3 followers. Is that going to do much? Our facebook page and group have more than that.

Not trying to be negative I just don't understand is all.

SensGirl11 wrote:THE USELESS (BUT KINDA COOL) FACTOID: Oft-injured Isles goaltender Rick DiPietro has missed so much time lately, the team completely forgot to acknowledge him during player introductions on opening night last week. The team president called the move "a mistake."

shabbs wrote:Would be nice for Karlsson to get his first at home... I'm just hoping for a convincing win and a nice performance by the forwards. Is that too much to ask?

SensGirl11 wrote:Pretty terrible. I'm sure he was thrilled with that.

shabbs wrote:

SensGirl11 wrote:THE USELESS (BUT KINDA COOL) FACTOID: Oft-injured Isles goaltender Rick DiPietro has missed so much time lately, the team completely forgot to acknowledge him during player introductions on opening night last week. The team president called the move "a mistake."

Oh man! You know you've been injured a lot when...

Poor guy. Shut it down... now.

SensGirl11 wrote:THE USELESS (BUT KINDA COOL) FACTOID: Oft-injured Isles goaltender Rick DiPietro has missed so much time lately, the team completely forgot to acknowledge him during player introductions on opening night last week. The team president called the move "a mistake."

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

shabbs wrote:I've also put a link to this thread on the GMHockey Twitter page:

http://twitter.com/GMHockey

Heh heh.

I'm not much into the Tweet frenzy so can someone explain to me how this helps? I mean our twitter page has 3 followers. Is that going to do much? Our facebook page and group have more than that.

Not trying to be negative I just don't understand is all.

shabbs wrote:

GAME DAY: New York Islanders @ Ottawa Senators - 7:00pm ET - Thu. Oct. 8th, 2009

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The Sens welcome John Tavares and the New York Islanders to open up Scotiabank Place for their 2009/10 NHL regular season home opener. The Sens are coming off an ugly win over their provincial rivals the Toronto Maple Leafs that saw them spoil Jonas Gustavsson's NHL debut. Leclaire has looked very solid so far and the Sens' defense has shown improvements over the first two games. It's time for the forwards to step and deliver. The Isles will have some new faces in the line-up today with Doug Weight and Rob Schremp making their first start of the season for the Isles. Doug Weight will be wearing the "C". All eyes will be on the #1 draft pick Tavares... will he deliver on the hype that surrounded him? This will be his first regular season NHL game on Canadian soil as he returns to the place where he helped Team Canada win Gold at the World Juniors. No question this guy has talent and is NHL ready. I'm sure the Sens' "D" will give him a nice "welcome to the NHL" tonight.

Game Coverage:
- TV: MSG PLUS 2,SNET-E (HD)
- Radio: Team 1200
- Web: ????? to be determined

NOTE: Rogers and Bell both have a Free Preview of NHL Center Ice going on now... so those of us that are out of market should be able to see this game provided they have a digital box.

TSN's Ice Chips:

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

Ottawa Senators:

Ryan Shannon (upper body) and Filip Kuba (upper body) are day-to-day, and will not play in Thursday night's game against the Islanders - TSN

Jason Spezza did not skate Wednesday at practice due to bumps and bruises, but will play in Thursday's game. - TSN

Practice Lines

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

Defencemen:
Phillips - Volchenkov
Campoli - Karlsson
Picard - Carkner

Goaltenders:
Leclaire

New York Islanders:

Rob Schremp will make his Islanders debut on Thursday on a line with Josh Bailey and Trent Hunter. - Newsday


Projected Islander Line-up vs the Sens (from hfboards.com):

Forwards:
Matt Moulson - John Tavares - Kyle Okposo
Sean Bergenheim - Doug Weight - Jon Sim
Rob Schremp - Josh Bailey - Trent Hunter
Blake Comeau - Richard Park - Tim Jackman

Defencemen:
Mark Streit - Bruno Gervais
Brendan Witt - Radek Martinek
Andy Sutton - Freddy Meyer

Goaltenders:
Dwayne Roloson
Martin Biron

OttawaSenators.com Game Day Preview:

Source: http://senators.nhl.com/club/preview.htm?id=2009020037

Ottawa Citizen Game Day Preview:

Source: http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/hockeycapital/archive/2009/10/07/gameday-preview-islanders-at-senators-on-oct-8-2009.aspx

NHL.com Game Day Preview:

Source: http://www.nhl.com/ice/preview.htm?id=2009020037

Sportsnet.ca Game Day Preview:

Source: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/scores/20091008/NYI@Ott/story

ESPN Game Day Preview:

Source: http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/preview?gameId=291008014

ESPN Game Day Matchup Comparison:



GO SENS GO!!!

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beerandsens wrote:

I can't wait to see this one! But... I'll have to. I have a mid term so I've queued up the PVR.