GAME DAY: Boston Bruins @ Ottawa Senators - 7:00pm ET - Sat. Oct. 24th, 2009; and post game debate

N4L wrote:It should have but there was no structure in the last 2 mins, the worng players were out there, and they paniced. Again, I put this one on Clouston.

Gohan wrote:They had no business getting a point against Nashville and no business getting less than two points tonight. So whatever...only thing that sucks is Boston getting any points at all. Oh well, we'll learn from it and move on.

Some of you guys need to chill out with this critical business. This is all pretty straight-forward. Clouston is building for the future. He's trying to help them improve as individuals and as a team (hence the Karlsson-Campoli pairing).

As for Shannon, he's there because Cheechoo hasn't proven he belongs. Shannon is an insurance policy.

N4L wrote:Also the top 3 lines are getting a little more tired out there because of the fact the 4th line in absolutely ineffective because Donovan is the healthy scratch. WHY?! No one can Diddling answer that can they?

RobbyJ wrote:

N4L wrote:Regin, Fisher, Alfi, Michalek, Spezza, Kelly, Ruutu, any of those 7 would have worked just fine. Surprised he didnt put Shannon out there.

Kelly is a disaster out there, and Fisher made the bonehead play not to clear the puck. Honestly, I don't blame the coach, the players need to execute.

Gohan wrote:They had no business getting a point against Nashville and no business getting less than two points tonight. So whatever...only thing that sucks is Boston getting any points at all. Oh well, we'll learn from it and move on.

Some of you guys need to chill out with this critical business. This is all pretty straight-forward. Clouston is building for the future. He's trying to help them improve as individuals and as a team (hence the Karlsson-Campoli pairing).

As for Shannon, he's there because Cheechoo hasn't proven he belongs. Shannon is an insurance policy.

Sens19 wrote:

N4L wrote:It should have but there was no structure in the last 2 mins, the worng players were out there, and they paniced. Again, I put this one on Clouston.

Wasn't Fisher who failed to clear it which resulted in the tying goal? We deserved to win this game, Clouston has changed the mentality of this team and tonight was a mix of BS officiating and Bruins luck.

I'm getting sick and tired of Cheechoo as well and I agree about Dono having to be there, but none were the reason we lost

Gohan wrote:

RobbyJ wrote:

N4L wrote:Regin, Fisher, Alfi, Michalek, Spezza, Kelly, Ruutu, any of those 7 would have worked just fine. Surprised he didnt put Shannon out there.

Kelly is a disaster out there, and Fisher made the bonehead play not to clear the puck. Honestly, I don't blame the coach, the players need to execute.

Do mistakes not exist in your world?

N4L wrote:

RobbyJ wrote:

N4L wrote:Regin, Fisher, Alfi, Michalek, Spezza, Kelly, Ruutu, any of those 7 would have worked just fine. Surprised he didnt put Shannon out there.

Kelly is a disaster out there, and Fisher made the bonehead play not to clear the puck. Honestly, I don't blame the coach, the players need to execute.

How is Kelly a disaster? Let me see, last 2 mins of a game protecting a lead... Cheechoo or Kelly.... toooooough choice there.

Kelly is 100% a guy I would have out there in the last 2 mins of a game protecting a lead but I guess by him being on a 4th line that can play a regular shift with Shannon, he might be a bit cold, so if that's the case, then good call by Clouston.

Playing favorites might have cost The Sens the last 2 games because of the inability to roll 4 lines.

N4L wrote:

RobbyJ wrote:

N4L wrote:Regin, Fisher, Alfi, Michalek, Spezza, Kelly, Ruutu, any of those 7 would have worked just fine. Surprised he didnt put Shannon out there.

Kelly is a disaster out there, and Fisher made the bonehead play not to clear the puck. Honestly, I don't blame the coach, the players need to execute.

How is Kelly a disaster? Let me see, last 2 mins of a game protecting a lead... Cheechoo or Kelly.... toooooough choice there.

Kelly is 100% a guy I would have out there in the last 2 mins of a game protecting a lead but I guess by him being on a 4th line that can play a regular shift with Shannon, he might be a bit cold, so if that's the case, then good call by Clouston.

Playing favorites might have cost The Sens the last 2 games because of the inability to roll 4 lines.

Gohan wrote:

RobbyJ wrote:

N4L wrote:Regin, Fisher, Alfi, Michalek, Spezza, Kelly, Ruutu, any of those 7 would have worked just fine. Surprised he didnt put Shannon out there.

Kelly is a disaster out there, and Fisher made the bonehead play not to clear the puck. Honestly, I don't blame the coach, the players need to execute.

Do mistakes not exist in your world?

RobbyJ wrote:

N4L wrote:

RobbyJ wrote:

N4L wrote:Regin, Fisher, Alfi, Michalek, Spezza, Kelly, Ruutu, any of those 7 would have worked just fine. Surprised he didnt put Shannon out there.

Kelly is a disaster out there, and Fisher made the bonehead play not to clear the puck. Honestly, I don't blame the coach, the players need to execute.

How is Kelly a disaster? Let me see, last 2 mins of a game protecting a lead... Cheechoo or Kelly.... toooooough choice there.

Kelly is 100% a guy I would have out there in the last 2 mins of a game protecting a lead but I guess by him being on a 4th line that can play a regular shift with Shannon, he might be a bit cold, so if that's the case, then good call by Clouston.

Playing favorites might have cost The Sens the last 2 games because of the inability to roll 4 lines.

Screw being cold, I saw Kelly standing on the offensive side of a board battle in the neutral zone 3 times tonight. For the "smartest man on the team" that is totally unacceptable. Every forward on that team should have to watch Peter Regin play without the puck, he is so smart it isn't funny.

N4L wrote:

Sens19 wrote:

N4L wrote:It should have but there was no structure in the last 2 mins, the worng players were out there, and they paniced. Again, I put this one on Clouston.

Wasn't Fisher who failed to clear it which resulted in the tying goal? We deserved to win this game, Clouston has changed the mentality of this team and tonight was a mix of BS officiating and Bruins luck.

I'm getting sick and tired of Cheechoo as well and I agree about Dono having to be there, but none were the reason we lost

Cheechoo had a good game for 58 mins, then Clouston put him out there for some reason, but he isnt the guy that should be out there protecting a lead. DUMB decision by the coach.

N4L wrote:They know Ruutu/Kelly/Donovan was firing
They know that top line with Cheechoo there is playing great
They know Neil/Regin/Foligno are chipping in
AND they know Alfi/Fisher/Kovy are producing

They also know their PP sucks with Shannon on top of the PP.

It's garbage that Shannon is in there game after game.

N4L wrote:

RobbyJ wrote:

N4L wrote:

RobbyJ wrote:

N4L wrote:Regin, Fisher, Alfi, Michalek, Spezza, Kelly, Ruutu, any of those 7 would have worked just fine. Surprised he didnt put Shannon out there.

Kelly is a disaster out there, and Fisher made the bonehead play not to clear the puck. Honestly, I don't blame the coach, the players need to execute.

How is Kelly a disaster? Let me see, last 2 mins of a game protecting a lead... Cheechoo or Kelly.... toooooough choice there.

Kelly is 100% a guy I would have out there in the last 2 mins of a game protecting a lead but I guess by him being on a 4th line that can play a regular shift with Shannon, he might be a bit cold, so if that's the case, then good call by Clouston.

Playing favorites might have cost The Sens the last 2 games because of the inability to roll 4 lines.

Screw being cold, I saw Kelly standing on the offensive side of a board battle in the neutral zone 3 times tonight. For the "smartest man on the team" that is totally unacceptable. Every forward on that team should have to watch Peter Regin play without the puck, he is so smart it isn't funny.

So why wasnt Regin out there?

N4L wrote:

Sens19 wrote:

N4L wrote:It should have but there was no structure in the last 2 mins, the worng players were out there, and they paniced. Again, I put this one on Clouston.

Wasn't Fisher who failed to clear it which resulted in the tying goal? We deserved to win this game, Clouston has changed the mentality of this team and tonight was a mix of BS officiating and Bruins luck.

I'm getting sick and tired of Cheechoo as well and I agree about Dono having to be there, but none were the reason we lost

Cheechoo had a good game for 58 mins, then Clouston put him out there for some reason, but he isnt the guy that should be out there protecting a lead. DUMB decision by the coach.