GAME DAY: Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators - 7:00PM EST, Saturday, April 10, 2010

Looks like we're going to rest a lot of people tonight...

shabbs wrote:Looks like we're going to rest a lot of people tonight...

Hindsight is 20/20. We should have been doing this since the moment we locked up 5th spot.

We lost Kovalev to a completely meaningless game.

rooneypoo wrote:

shabbs wrote:Looks like we're going to rest a lot of people tonight...

Hindsight is 20/20. We should have been doing this since the moment we locked up 5th spot.

We lost Kovalev to a completely meaningless game.

Maybe we should have rested Kovalev or others but really the way he was playing I kind of believe he needed to play...

Maybe he was injured so maybe he did need a rest before the playoffs or maybe he needed to be a healthy scratch but history has shown that it dosnt work with him... I believe they should have played him every shift possible to wake his lazy Donkey... Ohhh well i guess we will never know if he would have been a diference maker for us in the playoffs.

Too bad it's his 1,000 game celebration. I would feel much better if he was resting tonight. Especially if there's morons like Kaleta running around.

SDH89 wrote:Too bad it's his 1,000 game celebration. I would feel much better if he was resting tonight. Especially if there's morons like Kaleta running around.

Im less worried then if we were playing Tampa... Atleast Buffalo have something worth playing for in the future... Idiots like Downie who's season would be over would be way worst then Kaleta who will be in the playoffs!

Nice article on the unveiling of a new Alfie mural:

http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=524775

Brian Lee and Zack Smith recalled.

caissie_1 wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:

shabbs wrote:Looks like we're going to rest a lot of people tonight...

Hindsight is 20/20. We should have been doing this since the moment we locked up 5th spot.

We lost Kovalev to a completely meaningless game.

Maybe we should have rested Kovalev or others but really the way he was playing I kind of believe he needed to play...

Maybe he was injured so maybe he did need a rest before the playoffs or maybe he needed to be a healthy scratch but history has shown that it dosnt work with him... I believe they should have played him every shift possible to wake his lazy Donkey... Ohhh well i guess we will never know if he would have been a diference maker for us in the playoffs.

The Islanders game management still thought of moving up. The players, obviously, did not. They laid an egg.

After the Islanders, though, those two games in Florida, I was almost shocked that Alfie was playing. He was at 999, so today's game could have been hs actual 1000th game. He could have gotten in a couple of rounds of golf. Same with the other vets.

The Isles game was potentially not meaningless. The Florida/Tampa games were.

By the way, if the Sens did not lose those 3 points (Islanders and Tampa) then we would be one point behind Buffalo. If we, then, beat Buffalo and they lost to the Devils tomorrow, we would have ended up as the 3rd seed.

rooneypoo wrote:

shabbs wrote:Looks like we're going to rest a lot of people tonight...

Hindsight is 20/20. We should have been doing this since the moment we locked up 5th spot.

We lost Kovalev to a completely meaningless game.

I think there was still a chance at getting 4th though... wasn't there?

I guess not many people knew we can vote all 4 choices in the poll

shabbs wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:

shabbs wrote:Looks like we're going to rest a lot of people tonight...

Hindsight is 20/20. We should have been doing this since the moment we locked up 5th spot.

We lost Kovalev to a completely meaningless game.

I think there was still a chance at getting 4th though... wasn't there?

I think even the most optimistic Sens fan realized, after the Islanders game, that it was not going to happen. By the time we got to Tampa, even *I* had no illusions of moving up.

You can't say that we lost Kovalev to a meaningless game, that hit wasn't bad and we needed the practice against an NHL team. It's bad luck, but I feel that the Sens have the depth to fight through this.

I might be misleading myself, but I feel that we'll still be crazy competitive.

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:

shabbs wrote:Looks like we're going to rest a lot of people tonight...

Hindsight is 20/20. We should have been doing this since the moment we locked up 5th spot.

We lost Kovalev to a completely meaningless game.

I think there was still a chance at getting 4th though... wasn't there?

I think even the most optimistic Sens fan realized, after the Islanders game, that it was not going to happen. By the time we got to Tampa, even *I* had no illusions of moving up.

My point was that, mathematically, I think we still had a chance to move up to 4th if Pitt lost out etc....



Heh heh.

SpezDispenser wrote:You can't say that we lost Kovalev to a meaningless game, that hit wasn't bad and we needed the practice against an NHL team. It's bad luck, but I feel that the Sens have the depth to fight through this.

I might be misleading myself, but I feel that we'll still be crazy competitive.

No, we lost Kovalev to a meaningless game, that remains true.

Look, we let that game against TB get super emotional and physical, and get involved in all kinds of fisticuffs and rough stuff. It was just the wrong time of year to get drawn into that stuff. We couldn't move up or down, there was nothing to prove.

Of course I realize that we didn't lose Kovalev to a dirty hit or anything, but, really, we're lucky he was the only player we lost to that game. It could have been much worse given the kind of game we got drawn into.

I agree, tho' -- this is a blow to the Sens, but not an insurmountable one. We still have one of the deepest teams we've ever had.

rooneypoo wrote:
No, we lost Kovalev to a meaningless game, that remains true.

Look, we let that game against TB get super emotional and physical, and get involved in all kinds of fisticuffs and rough stuff. It was just the wrong time of year to get drawn into that stuff. We couldn't move up or down, there was nothing to prove.

Of course I realize that we didn't lose Kovalev to a dirty hit or anything, but, really, we're lucky he was the only player we lost to that game. It could have been much worse given the kind of game we got drawn into.

I agree, tho' -- this is a blow to the Sens, but not an insurmountable one. We still have one of the deepest teams we've ever had.

Okay, yeah, I realize what you're saying, don't get me wrong, but this probably could have come in game 20 instead of game 81. I'm peeved because Kovalev had been weak for us and I was looking forward to seeing that he'd do in the playoffs for sure. Big opportunity for someone though *cough* Shannon, do it!

SpezDispenser wrote:You can't say that we lost Kovalev to a meaningless game, that hit wasn't bad and we needed the practice against an NHL team. It's bad luck, but I feel that the Sens have the depth to fight through this.

I might be misleading myself, but I feel that we'll still be crazy competitive.

I still say the two Florida games were the kinds that you rest your vets. Games can be meaningful in different ways. Those games were not meaningful w.r.t. standings. It didn't matter if we won or lost, and we'd had 79 "practice" games against NHL teams.

Not only did we clinch, but there was (virtually) no way we could move up, move down, or affect who our first round opponent would be. If your only argument is "practice", then that is a weak argument.

SpezDispenser wrote:

rooneypoo wrote:
No, we lost Kovalev to a meaningless game, that remains true.

Look, we let that game against TB get super emotional and physical, and get involved in all kinds of fisticuffs and rough stuff. It was just the wrong time of year to get drawn into that stuff. We couldn't move up or down, there was nothing to prove.

Of course I realize that we didn't lose Kovalev to a dirty hit or anything, but, really, we're lucky he was the only player we lost to that game. It could have been much worse given the kind of game we got drawn into.

I agree, tho' -- this is a blow to the Sens, but not an insurmountable one. We still have one of the deepest teams we've ever had.

Okay, yeah, I realize what you're saying, don't get me wrong, but this probably could have come in game 20 instead of game 81. I'm peeved because Kovalev had been weak for us and I was looking forward to seeing that he'd do in the playoffs for sure. Big opportunity for someone though *cough* Shannon, do it!

You aren't *seriously* suggesting that Shannon can replace Kovalev? I like the --what did Clouston call him? -- little prick, but he is not going to do what Kovalev could on the power play, and he's certainly not going to draw as much attention away from his linemates.

But it's very true that he'll give a completely different dynamic to the line, if he does, indeed, replace Kovalev.

The Deller is in no way cut out to fill in for Kovalev. Winchester would be better, but still wouldn't cut it.

Anyhow, they will try Fisher on the wing until he tells the coach otherwise. Will be good while it lasts.

Michalek-Cullen-Fisher = Tasty chicken