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

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.

also "DIVE" by Nirvana would work

Alfie took a retaliation penalty after that when he "knee'd" Orpik. If Ottawa's going to take a retaliation penalty they should make it worth their while IMO.

I don't understand why Donovan is getting shafted so badly here. He's fast, he hits hard and he creates a lot of chances when he's on the ice. Why does Clouston dislike him so much? Why is he not getting a chance?

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

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

Edit: Ottawa's attendance last season was over 18k and the year before was over 19k which is far more than the Pens. All that being said the Pens would have sold out a larger building as well most likely.

Maybe. Maybe not. Did they have another 3-5K people standing outside like they did in Buffalo? And how well were they doing when the team was working hard for all those lottery picks? True, the Sens were in dire financial straights for a while, too, but the climate is so much more business friendly in the US it's not funny. The Sens have to build their own interchange, maintain it (snow removal and such), and the city then charges them taxes on it (the value of the SBP was boosted higher because of the interchange). The Sens should have sold the interchange to the city for $1, which would have reduced their holdings, but would cut operating costs (snow removal, additional taxes). And it's not like anyone would be paying more for the building because the interchange is there, if it ever came to a sale -- it would simply be a necessary condition of the same. No interchange, not go.

Honestly, I think we lose tonight and win Game 5 in Pittsburgh. If Pittsburgh wins the series, I think they win it in Game 6 in our own barn, they seem to always close out series on the road.

Big Ev wrote:Honestly, I think we lose tonight and win Game 5 in Pittsburgh. If Pittsburgh wins the series, I think they win it in Game 6 in our own barn, they seem to always close out series on the road.

And Ottawa has never won a series in 10 tries when down 2 games to 1 so they should just inform the league that Pittsburgh should be awarded this series. Perhaps they should let them know that they'd likely injure one more player so that guy should not be allowed to play the rest of the playoffs tool too I mean (Freudian slip?)

dennycrane wrote:Interesting point from Elliotte Friedman's always excellent blog:

24. From afar, Curtis Joseph has been advising Brian Elliott since Christmas. Is he interested in being Ottawa's next goalie coach?

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/blogs/elliottefriedman/2010/04/transparency-needed-on-canucks-disallowed-goal.html

Best quote from there:

29. Ken Campbell of The Hockey News reported Rob Blake was the competition committee's deciding vote against going to four-on-four OT in the playoffs. Blake deserves a spot in the Hall of Fame just for that.

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.

Nah, those would be nano.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Alfie took a retaliation penalty after that when he "knee'd" Orpik. If Ottawa's going to take a retaliation penalty they should make it worth their while IMO.

Bruised kidney, or even a perforated one. Yeah, that's the ticket.

SensGirl11 wrote:I don't understand why Donovan is getting shafted so badly here. He's fast, he hits hard and he creates a lot of chances when he's on the ice. Why does Clouston dislike him so much? Why is he not getting a chance?

He's fast. He's experienced. He's about as ugly as a man can get. He don't hit any harder than Shannon, though.

Just a wee tad of bias here me thinks:

This from TSN.ca - http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=318747

Leopold was elbowed in the head by Ottawa's Andy Sutton in Game 2.

Really? The refs didn't see it that way and the video sure didn't look like that to me either.

wprager wrote:
He's fast. He's experienced. He's about as ugly as a man can get. He don't hit any harder than Shannon, though.

Donovan's knee might still be a mess, plus they're taking a bet looking at Cheechoo's playoff stats that he has a better chance of getting some offence going.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:Just a wee tad of bias here me thinks:

This from TSN.ca - http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=318747

Leopold was elbowed in the head by Ottawa's Andy Sutton in Game 2.

Really? The refs didn't see it that way and the video sure didn't look like that to me either.

I think Sutton's elbow might have been headbutted by Leopold as he was skating with his head at about waist level.

Get those BEERS on ICE... puck drops in just over 5 hours...

May have to go to hard liquor tonight...

History will be made... Andy Sutton and The Expert...