GAME DAY: Montreal Canadiens @ Ottawa Senators - 2:00pm ET - Sat. Jan. 30. 2010

marakh wrote:http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=515776&navid=DL|NHL|home

Elliott is one of the NHL 3 stars of the week again?

Oops...I thought the Elliott news was thread worthy.

We should play Elliott as long as he is hot.

This might be like Emery outplaying Gerbage way back

Hoags wrote:We should play Elliott as long as he is hot.

This might be like Emery outplaying Gerbage way back

Those were the days...

Today's forward line combinations:
Regin-Fisher-Kovalev
Michalek-Spezza-Alfredsson
Ruutu-Kelly-Neil
Shannon-Winchester-Cheechoo

A backup outplaying the #1 highly paid designated #1 goalie isn't unheard of in this league.

We'll definately see what Elliott is made of in the weeks to come ...

I don't know if this was posted yet.

Volchenkov did not practice today and Winchester is centering the 4th line while Regin is moved up to 2nd line left wing with Fish and Kovy.

I hope the A-Train will be good by Wednesday, I didn't see any further news on him, hopefully just maintenance.

SeawaySensFan wrote:Today's forward line combinations:
Regin-Fisher-Kovalev
Michalek-Spezza-Alfredsson
Ruutu-Kelly-Neil
Shannon-Winchester-Cheechoo

Slam dunk. Man, that's exactly what I said after Foligno's injury.

SpezDispenser wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:Today's forward line combinations:
Regin-Fisher-Kovalev
Michalek-Spezza-Alfredsson
Ruutu-Kelly-Neil
Shannon-Winchester-Cheechoo

Slam dunk. Man, that's exactly what I said after Foligno's injury.

Same here. It just makes sense.

Hoags wrote:A backup outplaying the #1 highly paid designated #1 goalie isn't unheard of in this league.

We'll definately see what Elliott is made of in the weeks to come ...

It is also the story of Ottawa for the past 4 years.

Hasek replaced by Emery (due to injury).

Gerber brought in as #1. Replaced by emery.

Gerber starts again, replaced by Emery. No clear cut #1.

Emery bought-out. Gerber starts. Elliott takes over #1 role. Leclaire brought in via trade. Injured until next season.

Leclaire starts as #1. Injuries force Elliott back into #1 job. Brodeur recalled on emergency basis - plays well. Elliott returns - gets the NHL star of the week twice in a row. Leclaire's future looks in doubt.

I don't like Regin on the wing. At least they've taken him away from Cheechoo, though.

Dash wrote:

Hoags wrote:A backup outplaying the #1 highly paid designated #1 goalie isn't unheard of in this league.

We'll definately see what Elliott is made of in the weeks to come ...

It is also the story of Ottawa for the past 4 years.

Hasek replaced by Emery (due to injury).

Gerber brought in as #1. Replaced by emery.

Gerber starts again, replaced by Emery. No clear cut #1.

Emery bought-out. Gerber starts. Elliott takes over #1 role. Leclaire brought in via trade. Injured until next season.

Leclaire starts as #1. Injuries force Elliott back into #1 job. Brodeur recalled on emergency basis - plays well. Elliott returns - gets the NHL star of the week twice in a row. Leclaire's future looks in doubt.

Just one year, I'd like to have some stability in nets. Just one friggin year. Is that too much to ask for as a fan?

Can anyone just step up and take control of the job permanently? Please?

asq2 wrote:I don't like Regin on the wing. At least they've taken him away from Cheechoo, though.

Better than him on line 3 too. Regin likes playing the board game, he likes to stick his arse out and make opposing players bump off him. A lot like Foligno before he got injured, so it makes a lot of sense to me to put him where Foligno was. And if that really doesn't work, then we can always move Shannon there.

I think you'll be happy with what Regin brings to that line - and also happy that instead of Regin getting under 10 minutes, perhaps he can log more icetime now.

PKC wrote:Just one year, I'd like to have some stability in nets. Just one friggin year. Is that too much to ask for as a fan?

Can anyone just step up and take control of the job permanently? Please?

Brian Elliott and his first star of the week, followed by the second star of the week says hi.

It's not easy to land (and keep) a #1 goalie. Our struggles with finding one aren't really unique.

At least we have Elliott giving Leclaire a run for his money. We just have to hold on until Lehner is ready

Hopefully the Sens handle this well and he doesn't go Carey Price on us.