GAME DAY: New Jersey Devils @ Ottawa Senators - 7:30pm ET - Tue. Jan. 26. 2010

wprager wrote:The last time the Sens had a streak longer than 6 they beat Boston on the road in a shoot out. After enjoying (?) six power play advantages and firing nothing but blanks, Antoine Vermette scored a shortie in the third to tie it; he then scored a shoot out goal to win it (Vermette and Alfredsson scored on the Sens' first two attempts while Gerber stopped the first two Boston shooters).

That was under Paddock, so, hopefully, going 0-6 on the PP and scoring short-handed in the third is not Clouston's plan for tonight. If we get six PP opportunities we better bury a couple of them.

GO SENS GO!!!

SeawaySensFan wrote:We're usually an ideal opponent for NJD because their game is to keep you outside their zone, or at least to the perimeter when you do get in. And the Senators happen to be a team that doesn't want to work to get into the slot and the crease area. The perfect marriage.

PKC wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:We're usually an ideal opponent for NJD because their game is to keep you outside their zone, or at least to the perimeter when you do get in. And the Senators happen to be a team that doesn't want to work to get into the slot and the crease area. The perfect marriage.

I think that's quite unfair to say. The Sens have been crashing the net and banging bodies in the slot for the last little while. The Devils play their system to perfection which is the real reason why it seems teams don't get much in the way of scoring chances.

If anything, I'd say with our defensive renaissance, that the Devils are gonna be hard pressed to generate any offense tonight.

wprager wrote:

PKC wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

marakh wrote:I think it sounds pretty clear that Murray won't overpay to keep Volchie...

We don't want him to. I wonder what's being bantered around? 4 million? If so, I'd probably do it, but not for much more than that.

I'm probably in the small minority that doesn't think Volchenkov is worth that much. You just can't pay that much money for a guy who only brings one facet of the game to the table...you just can't. It's cap suicide. I'd honestly rather move Volchenkov for a couple of nice pieces at the deadline as he's exactly the kind of player (style-wise and money) that contending teams are going to be lining up for.

I don't think it's a minority, but count me in, regardless. Then, again, I didn't think Neil was worth more than $1.5M to anyone but Ottawa. And I still think that the Rags/Leafs rumors were just a means to make Ottawa less competitive by overpaying Neil.

Anyhow, I agree on all points. Love what he brings, but it's very one-dimensional (and $2.5M is still a hell of a lot of money).

N4L wrote:I would say Ottawa is due to beat these guys. With momentum that they have right now along with hard work, they can 100% beat The Devils, gonna be a tight checking affrair though.

The key will be getting the first goal, The Devils on the road are nearly impossible to beat if they have any kind of lead.

SpezDispenser wrote:

N4L wrote:I would say Ottawa is due to beat these guys. With momentum that they have right now along with hard work, they can 100% beat The Devils, gonna be a tight checking affrair though.

The key will be getting the first goal, The Devils on the road are nearly impossible to beat if they have any kind of lead.

Yeah, more than anything score first.

AlfieisGod11 wrote:It's mindboggling that Clouston is playing Cheechoo, IMO. If he were to sit for a couple of games, maybe, just maybe, the guy could straighten his game out. The Sens FINALLY have the depth!