Post game analysis - Game 1, Ottawa @ Pittsburgh

N4L wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

N4L wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

Dash wrote:I retract my comments about Kelly and Ruutu and Neil as being the most expensive line. I realize my error in judgement and I admit being wrong. They are exactly the guys we need. We have two lines that should be scoring, and two full lines that will drive the other team mad and shut them down - AND they were the ones scoring. How's that!!

I said Elliott needs to be better. What's wrong with that? He could have been better for sure, and would be a huge help to the team if he saved a few of those goals (the backhander from Adams). He got the job done, and I fully believe that it was first playoff game jitters. Shake it off and play like we know you are fully capable off and beyond.

Totally agree here. It's not worth arguing your point about Elliott with N4L. He could let in 4 soft goals and have a .600 save percentage and he'd still say he doesn't need to improve at all as long as the Sens win. It could be a 9-8 final. It wouldn't matter.

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500 save % and 16 W's, dont care. He found a way to win. That's what a good goaltender does.

Is there a point in argueing with me on that, nope there isnt. I'll take the goalie who wins over Turco who had somehting like a 920 save % and 3 SO in one series and lost. All that matters are the wins, that's it.

Elliott has won on every level and is starting to win in The NHL on every level now as well.

How many Cup winning goalies have an 800 save percentage and 4 GAA in the playoffs?

I bet Fuhr has something below 900 and a GAA around 4 in one of the playoff runs. Point being is that wont be the norm every game and if The Sens dont clear the front of the net and stop taking minors, they will be in trouble.

Point being is he found a way to win, that's all that matters right now.

SpezDispenser wrote:

N4L wrote:Im not calling out anyone in particular here, but between posts Ive read on other sites, here, and the post game show last night, people reaaaaaaally need to shut up. You have a playoff rookie who just beat The Champs in their own barn and didnt play his best. He made big saves when he had to and never gave up a lead in his first game.

Ottawa fans really need perspective when it comes to goaltending, it's awful here.

It took me literally 45 seconds to turn off the post game show last night. Diddle people are sad. All they were doing was moaning about Elliott.

45 seconds. That's a new record - even for the 1200 post game. They need to RESTRICT callers and talk amongst themselves or read e-mails. They really do. That show sucks now.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

N4L wrote:Im not calling out anyone in particular here, but between posts Ive read on other sites, here, and the post game show last night, people reaaaaaaally need to shut up. You have a playoff rookie who just beat The Champs in their own barn and didnt play his best. He made big saves when he had to and never gave up a lead in his first game.

Ottawa fans really need perspective when it comes to goaltending, it's awful here.

That was definitely far from Elliott's A game and only one goal he maybe should have had. I guess you're taking offense to the fact that people are saying he needs to be better when he won the game? We're not saying he should have been better in game one. He absolutely did what he needed to and got the job done despite being less than his usually stellar self over the last 30 games.

When we say we think he needs to be better we're saying it anticipating a much stronger game and more ferocious attack on the part of the Pens in game two.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

N4L wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

N4L wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

Dash wrote:I retract my comments about Kelly and Ruutu and Neil as being the most expensive line. I realize my error in judgement and I admit being wrong. They are exactly the guys we need. We have two lines that should be scoring, and two full lines that will drive the other team mad and shut them down - AND they were the ones scoring. How's that!!

I said Elliott needs to be better. What's wrong with that? He could have been better for sure, and would be a huge help to the team if he saved a few of those goals (the backhander from Adams). He got the job done, and I fully believe that it was first playoff game jitters. Shake it off and play like we know you are fully capable off and beyond.

Totally agree here. It's not worth arguing your point about Elliott with N4L. He could let in 4 soft goals and have a .600 save percentage and he'd still say he doesn't need to improve at all as long as the Sens win. It could be a 9-8 final. It wouldn't matter.

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500 save % and 16 W's, dont care. He found a way to win. That's what a good goaltender does.

Is there a point in argueing with me on that, nope there isnt. I'll take the goalie who wins over Turco who had somehting like a 920 save % and 3 SO in one series and lost. All that matters are the wins, that's it.

Elliott has won on every level and is starting to win in The NHL on every level now as well.

How many Cup winning goalies have an 800 save percentage and 4 GAA in the playoffs?

I bet Fuhr has something below 900 and a GAA around 4 in one of the playoff runs. Point being is that wont be the norm every game and if The Sens dont clear the front of the net and stop taking minors, they will be in trouble.

Point being is he found a way to win, that's all that matters right now.

I think you're not giving enough credit to the guys that scored the 5 goals. Elliott is the goalie that was in the net when the Sens won but it was far from all him finding a way to win.

Number Twenty Nine wrote:I can say today is a good day at work. I've been hearing about how we're getting swept for days now.

If the Sens pull off an upset, I'll be driving downtown to Mellon and getting a picture in front of it with my Sens sweater on.

If they go out in round 2, I'm ok, my year will be made.

I am so happy they kept Clouston over crazy eyes.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

N4L wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

N4L wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

Dash wrote:I retract my comments about Kelly and Ruutu and Neil as being the most expensive line. I realize my error in judgement and I admit being wrong. They are exactly the guys we need. We have two lines that should be scoring, and two full lines that will drive the other team mad and shut them down - AND they were the ones scoring. How's that!!

I said Elliott needs to be better. What's wrong with that? He could have been better for sure, and would be a huge help to the team if he saved a few of those goals (the backhander from Adams). He got the job done, and I fully believe that it was first playoff game jitters. Shake it off and play like we know you are fully capable off and beyond.

Totally agree here. It's not worth arguing your point about Elliott with N4L. He could let in 4 soft goals and have a .600 save percentage and he'd still say he doesn't need to improve at all as long as the Sens win. It could be a 9-8 final. It wouldn't matter.

\

500 save % and 16 W's, dont care. He found a way to win. That's what a good goaltender does.

Is there a point in argueing with me on that, nope there isnt. I'll take the goalie who wins over Turco who had somehting like a 920 save % and 3 SO in one series and lost. All that matters are the wins, that's it.

Elliott has won on every level and is starting to win in The NHL on every level now as well.

How many Cup winning goalies have an 800 save percentage and 4 GAA in the playoffs?

I bet Fuhr has something below 900 and a GAA around 4 in one of the playoff runs. Point being is that wont be the norm every game and if The Sens dont clear the front of the net and stop taking minors, they will be in trouble.

Point being is he found a way to win, that's all that matters right now.

I think you're not giving enough credit to the guys that scored the 5 goals. Elliott is the goalie that was in the net when the Sens won but it was far from all him finding a way to win.

Number Twenty Nine wrote:I can say today is a good day at work. I've been hearing about how we're getting swept for days now.

If the Sens pull off an upset, I'll be driving downtown to Mellon and getting a picture in front of it with my Sens sweater on.

If they go out in round 2, I'm ok, my year will be made.

I am so happy they kept Clouston over crazy eyes.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:BTW Fuhr's highest GAA in a playoff was 3.45, save percentage of 894, with arecord of 3 wins and 4 losses in 88/89.

His three most successful playoffs in terms of total wins were

84/85 GAA 3.12 save percentage not found
86/87 GAA 2.47 save percentage not found
87/88 GAA 2.91 save perentage of 883.

DirtyDave wrote:

Number Twenty Nine wrote:I can say today is a good day at work. I've been hearing about how we're getting swept for days now.

If the Sens pull off an upset, I'll be driving downtown to Mellon and getting a picture in front of it with my Sens sweater on.

If they go out in round 2, I'm ok, my year will be made.

I am so happy they kept Clouston over crazy eyes.

If they beat Pitts I think they'll go pretty far.

SpezDispenser wrote:

Number Twenty Nine wrote:I can say today is a good day at work. I've been hearing about how we're getting swept for days now.

If the Sens pull off an upset, I'll be driving downtown to Mellon and getting a picture in front of it with my Sens sweater on.

If they go out in round 2, I'm ok, my year will be made.

I am so happy they kept Clouston over crazy eyes.

Which one was crazy eyes? Fartsburg?

Cap'n Clutch wrote:BTW Fuhr's highest GAA of 5.05 came in 81/82 losing 3 and winning 2

His three most successful playoffs in terms of total wins were

84/85 GAA 3.12 save percentage not found
86/87 GAA 2.47 save percentage not found
87/88 GAA 2.91 save perentage of 883.

N4L wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:BTW Fuhr's highest GAA of 5.05 came in 81/82 losing 3 and winning 2

His three most successful playoffs in terms of total wins were

84/85 GAA 3.12 save percentage not found
86/87 GAA 2.47 save percentage not found
87/88 GAA 2.91 save perentage of 883.

Decent but not mind blowing statistics for his best years. Point is he made the saves when it matterd, 5 cup rings to show for it.