GAME 4 - 2010 Stanley Cup GAME DAY: Ottawa Senators (1) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (2), Tuesday Apr. 20, 2010 - 7:00PM EST.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

wprager wrote:

DirtyDave wrote:am i wrong to think if Neils hit on Malkin was a charging then Crosby should have recevied a penalty for his hit on Alfie?

You are not wrong to think, but you are wrong.

Crosby stood Alfie up, more than anything. Alfie had the puck in his feet and trying to find it. Would have been nice if one of his buddies would holler "Look out!" though.

Would also have been nice to have one of our players out there put Crosby's teeth right down his throat for him.

Or a cross-check to windpipe?

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Macro keys to victory:

1 - Finish EVERY check like you're trying to plant the guy in the 200 level.

2 - Clear the front of the net, hit when it's appropriate, and take away time and space

3 - If there's a break down and a sure goal about to happen take the damn penalty to prevent the goal.

4 - Finally - Do what was done to Crosby all his career (outside of games 2 and 3) in Ottawa and hold him off the score sheet. No it's not way easier said than done. No it's not impossible as the media would have you believe that Crosby is god like and nothing you can do will stop his strength of will and determination. The Sens have a history of stopping him - Just look at the game tape, lather, rinse, repeat.

wprager wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Macro keys to victory:

1 - Finish EVERY check like you're trying to plant the guy in the 200 level.

2 - Clear the front of the net, hit when it's appropriate, and take away time and space

3 - If there's a break down and a sure goal about to happen take the damn penalty to prevent the goal.

4 - Finally - Do what was done to Crosby all his career (outside of games 2 and 3) in Ottawa and hold him off the score sheet. No it's not way easier said than done. No it's not impossible as the media would have you believe that Crosby is god like and nothing you can do will stop his strength of will and determination. The Sens have a history of stopping him - Just look at the game tape, lather, rinse, repeat.

Those kinda sound like micro, to me. I mean, you're ven telling them *where* to plant the guy on every finished check.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

wprager wrote:

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Macro keys to victory:

1 - Finish EVERY check like you're trying to plant the guy in the 200 level.

2 - Clear the front of the net, hit when it's appropriate, and take away time and space

3 - If there's a break down and a sure goal about to happen take the damn penalty to prevent the goal.

4 - Finally - Do what was done to Crosby all his career (outside of games 2 and 3) in Ottawa and hold him off the score sheet. No it's not way easier said than done. No it's not impossible as the media would have you believe that Crosby is god like and nothing you can do will stop his strength of will and determination. The Sens have a history of stopping him - Just look at the game tape, lather, rinse, repeat.

Those kinda sound like micro, to me. I mean, you're ven telling them *where* to plant the guy on every finished check.

I can see where you're coming from but it's not like I said to plant them in Row F seat 6 and 7 of sections 201 or 215 depending on which end we're playing in at the time.

shabbs wrote:Tickets still available for tonight's game...

http://twitter.com/NHL_Sens/status/12521827231

Wow.

shabbs wrote:Game notes for tonight:

http://senators.nhl.com/v2/ext/PDFs/100420_Ott-vs-Pit.pdf

Refs: Brad Meier and Brad Watson

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:Tickets still available for tonight's game...

http://twitter.com/NHL_Sens/status/12521827231

Wow.

StubHub has tickets in 116 (center ice) for $699 each! And that's row C. Section 107 (blue line) is $369 (also row C). Ouch.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

shabbs wrote:Tickets still available for tonight's game...

http://twitter.com/NHL_Sens/status/12521827231

Wow.

It was a sell out Sunday but it wasn't a capacity crowd (20,100ish was the total with a packed house being 20,500). I'm not surprised at all.

For those wanting to point to the Pens 150+ consecutive sellouts you can cram it because if Ottawa was the team that went to the finals in 2008 then again in 2009 and won the cup you would see the same thing and you'd see a waiting list for season seats for sure.

You just have to look at 2007 to see what would have happened had the Sens won the Cup the next season. 2007 cup run got the season seat base to 13,000 a cup the following year would have gotten the Sens to max season seat base with a waiting list for sure.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:That too prages. Also I thought SBP was 20,500 max not 21,500?

SpezDispenser wrote:

wprager wrote:

DirtyDave wrote:am i wrong to think if Neils hit on Malkin was a charging then Crosby should have recevied a penalty for his hit on Alfie?

You are not wrong to think, but you are wrong.

Crosby stood Alfie up, more than anything. Alfie had the puck in his feet and trying to find it. Would have been nice if one of his buddies would holler "Look out!" though.

Would also have been nice to have one of our players out there put Crosby's teeth right down his throat for him.

Number Twenty Nine wrote:

wprager wrote:

Number Twenty Nine wrote:does someone know the music guy at SBP? Can they play Holy Diver by Dio or Killswitch Engage every time Crosby steps on the ice?

E-mail your suggestion to mailt://mornings@team1200.com and maybe they'll put the message through.

done.