GAME DAY: Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators - 7:30pm ET - Wed. Dec. 16th, 2009 - Sens win 2-0!

SensChirp is reporting no suspension for Ruutu... a small fine seems to be all he'll face.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

I didn't get to listen to much of it on the drive to the game because my daughter decided she needed her classical music. 15 month olds tend to have that kind of control over the in car entertainment.

She'll like Baby Einstein videos then.

She certainly does. Too bad I only got the regular Malibu in 05 and not the Malibu Max with the DVD player.

The car DVD player is the single greatest accessory put into cars since the seatbelt.

For real.

Gohan wrote:

shabbs wrote:

Gohan wrote:

shabbs wrote:My only question... why was Ruutu out there with less than 2 min to go? Really...

you do know he kills penalties, right?

Yes, but after taking a few boneheaded ones in a very tight game... I question that...

Fair enough. Clouston clearly prefers the "make it up to us" mentality, though. Having Ruutu out there seems consistent with his coaching strategy.

I can buy that, and he did have a strong game otherwise.

shabbs wrote:SensChirp is reporting no suspension for Ruutu... a small fine seems to be all he'll face.

A small fine? Who put this guy in charge?

btw: subheading for the video recap = "No Spezza, no problem..."

pretty much says it all, doesn't it?

strachattack wrote:

strachattack wrote:Campoli-Hennessey-Shannon



That's a crazy 4th line. Will they play more than 5mins?

Wow... was I ever wrong. They had some strong and effective shifts last night and almost scored. Call me pleasantly surprised. I wouldn't want to ice this line on a permanent basis but they weren't bad. In fact, I was shocked to see how well Campoli played considering he hasn't played forward since he was 5. It was an added bonus for the 4 on 4 portion of the game.

Take out Hennessy and plug in Foligno and you might have a legit 3rd line.

strachattack wrote:

shabbs wrote:Campoli's days on "D" may be numbered... Heh heh.

Schubert II

Schubert was a grinder with no potential to add more than 5 goals, 15 points. Campoli can put up 30 from the back end...I'd bet on him being able to top 40 up front (assuming last night wasn't an abberation).

Gohan wrote:

strachattack wrote:

shabbs wrote:Campoli's days on "D" may be numbered... Heh heh.

Schubert II

Schubert was a grinder with no potential to add more than 5 goals, 15 points. Campoli can put up 30 from the back end...I'd bet on him being able to top 40 up front (assuming last night wasn't an abberation).

I fear it may have been.

RobbyJ wrote:

Gohan wrote:

strachattack wrote:

shabbs wrote:Campoli's days on "D" may be numbered... Heh heh.

Schubert II

Schubert was a grinder with no potential to add more than 5 goals, 15 points. Campoli can put up 30 from the back end...I'd bet on him being able to top 40 up front (assuming last night wasn't an abberation).

I fear it may have been.

Yeah, what remains to be seen is if Campoli stays there, and if he can continue to play like he did last night. Let's hope so...

Dash wrote:Wonder if they might try Regin on that top line?

You can mix and match our top-6 (Alfie, Michalek, Fisher, Regin, Winchester, Kovalev) and come out with solid lines all over. Each one complements the other in a unique way that actually works. None of them are dependent *cough*Spezza* on anyone else to raise their game.

I'm more satisfied with this lineup than I've been at any point in the past 3 seasons. I believe in them.

Doesn't mean I'm not hopeful that Spezza comes back and proves he is a part of the team by playing the same way...I'm jsut not that hopeful

RobbyJ wrote:

Gohan wrote:

strachattack wrote:

shabbs wrote:Campoli's days on "D" may be numbered... Heh heh.

Schubert II

Schubert was a grinder with no potential to add more than 5 goals, 15 points. Campoli can put up 30 from the back end...I'd bet on him being able to top 40 up front (assuming last night wasn't an abberation).

I fear it may have been.

Likewise.

Gohan wrote:
WOW who saw that coming, eh? What is this guy doing playing defense? He could be a top-6 forward with a little more development and a heck of a lot more consistency. Unreal

Seriously, I thought he was a lot of fun to watch.

According to Daniel Slater from the Score:

1) Sens had hearing over Ruutu this morning - no suspension, but there was a fine

2)
Nick Foligno- had his knee scoped this morning, out 2 weeks

--Our team needs a pair of new knees, how the hell do we get 4 knee injuries in a month?

SpezDispenser wrote:Okay, someone answer me this before I go to bed.

Ruutu's hit was not dirty in the least. That's how I saw it. Am I wrong?

He had his sights on Kaleta's head, it was a deliberate head shot.

No room in the game for that nonsense

On the 4th day of Xmas my true Sens gave to me...4 Busted knees.

Clouston media-availability audio from today:

http://bit.ly/7GIWox

TeamRenzo wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Okay, someone answer me this before I go to bed.

Ruutu's hit was not dirty in the least. That's how I saw it. Am I wrong?

He had his sights on Kaleta's head, it was a deliberate head shot.

No room in the game for that nonsense

He needs to adjust his sights because he apparently missed.

The "small fine" supports that. It's a good way for the NHL to insist they were right to give him five minutes while knowing they were dead wrong.

TeamRenzo wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Okay, someone answer me this before I go to bed.

Ruutu's hit was not dirty in the least. That's how I saw it. Am I wrong?

He had his sights on Kaleta's head, it was a deliberate head shot.

No room in the game for that nonsense

Then Ruutu needs to get his eye prescription adjusted, because he couldn't possibly have missed more than he did.

If Ruutu wanted to, Kaleta would be in intensive care right now, eating through a straw.