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I had to wait a day or so after the Tampa Bay blowout before making sure I wasn't still high from that tilt. It's now Saturday late morning and I am anxiously waiting for the Habs and Sens tilt this evening and I thought now would be a good time to throw out some thoughts I have had recently in regards to my beloved Sens.
I honestly cannot remember when The Sens have ever had this much depth, to be able to pick and choose forwards or defense. Now, we're not SUPER deep, but from a fan from day #1, I don't think I've ever been more comfortable with our lineup and with the current direction they find themselves in.
Now, I know things can change on the drop of a dime, in fact, ALL Sens fans know this I believe, but considering what we as Sens fans have had to endure recently, be it not making the playoffs last year and then dealing with a whinning little bastard commonly known as Heatley, this current state of affairs isn't super great but it certainly doesn't suck either!
I noticed this little thing the other day, and I must give props/kudos to a good friend Jammer a.k.a. JamVan, for pointing this out to me because I had noticed this very thing recently as well:Clouston, on all accounts right now, seems to 'get it.' What I mean is, has anyone else noticed that the Sens are NOT being played out. Think about it, when they were under Paddock and Hartsburg's tutelage, respectively, the one thing you could count on was that the "cash line" would be getting some SERIOUS ice time and their worn-out bodies would pay the price. This is ALSO where the prevalence of depth comes in because Clouston has options to piece together lines that could work. Not to mention, he seems (in my opinion anyway) to fully grasp and understand what EACH Senator brings to the table and thus to the team, and so he knows who should, perhaps in theory anyway, compliment each player than perhaps some others. Either way, the players seem to be responding positively to Clouston's aggressive forechecking philosophy and up-tempo play.
Now, couple that with the overall collective sigh of relief the organization AND the Fans all let out when that sniveling little prick Heatley FINALLY left town and we brought in two players who WANT to be here (or rather who didn't fit the move anyway) and wish to do all they can to help their team WIN instead of worrying decreased ice-time. There is some good foundations being laid in the Nation's capital, and I, for one, am very excited at what this season could hold. I have NO misconceptions of my boys in Red hoisting the Cup this year, although who knows right?! All this to say that after two seasons of a disastrous downward spiral, seeing the boys actually playing for one-another and standing up for one-another and having fun whilst doing it is certainly a step in the right direction, not to mention a fantastic change of events from this fans perspective anyway.
Lastly,no one is happier seeing LeClair in between pipes, and he's backed up by an extremely capable Elliott to boot. I don't expect the moon or a cup by any means, but this is the first time since the late 2000's that I have a comfortable, almost upbeat feeling about my Sens.
What say you?
I honestly cannot remember when The Sens have ever had this much depth, to be able to pick and choose forwards or defense. Now, we're not SUPER deep, but from a fan from day #1, I don't think I've ever been more comfortable with our lineup and with the current direction they find themselves in.
Now, I know things can change on the drop of a dime, in fact, ALL Sens fans know this I believe, but considering what we as Sens fans have had to endure recently, be it not making the playoffs last year and then dealing with a whinning little bastard commonly known as Heatley, this current state of affairs isn't super great but it certainly doesn't suck either!
I noticed this little thing the other day, and I must give props/kudos to a good friend Jammer a.k.a. JamVan, for pointing this out to me because I had noticed this very thing recently as well:Clouston, on all accounts right now, seems to 'get it.' What I mean is, has anyone else noticed that the Sens are NOT being played out. Think about it, when they were under Paddock and Hartsburg's tutelage, respectively, the one thing you could count on was that the "cash line" would be getting some SERIOUS ice time and their worn-out bodies would pay the price. This is ALSO where the prevalence of depth comes in because Clouston has options to piece together lines that could work. Not to mention, he seems (in my opinion anyway) to fully grasp and understand what EACH Senator brings to the table and thus to the team, and so he knows who should, perhaps in theory anyway, compliment each player than perhaps some others. Either way, the players seem to be responding positively to Clouston's aggressive forechecking philosophy and up-tempo play.
Now, couple that with the overall collective sigh of relief the organization AND the Fans all let out when that sniveling little prick Heatley FINALLY left town and we brought in two players who WANT to be here (or rather who didn't fit the move anyway) and wish to do all they can to help their team WIN instead of worrying decreased ice-time. There is some good foundations being laid in the Nation's capital, and I, for one, am very excited at what this season could hold. I have NO misconceptions of my boys in Red hoisting the Cup this year, although who knows right?! All this to say that after two seasons of a disastrous downward spiral, seeing the boys actually playing for one-another and standing up for one-another and having fun whilst doing it is certainly a step in the right direction, not to mention a fantastic change of events from this fans perspective anyway.
Lastly,no one is happier seeing LeClair in between pipes, and he's backed up by an extremely capable Elliott to boot. I don't expect the moon or a cup by any means, but this is the first time since the late 2000's that I have a comfortable, almost upbeat feeling about my Sens.
What say you?
