GAME DAY:Buffalo Sabres @ Ottawa Senators - 7:30pm ET - TUE. Jan. 25, 2011

The Ottawa Senators (17-25-7, 41pts) host the Buffalo Sabres (22-21-5, 49pts). Ottawa always seems to get up for these games but with only one win for the month of January it's pretty safe to say the Tank Bus will stay on course. Buffalo is 6-3-1 in their last 10 games and pushing for a shot at the playoffs. Even with all the injuries they're finding ways to stay in the hunt. This bodes well for Ottawa in their quest for the lotto pick.

At this point I am just excited to see all the new faces and to see the young guys assert themselves and perhaps bust out of the rolls they were cast into early on. Foligno has been impressive lately and really taken this opportunity and ran with it. Winchester has been quite impressive too and recent call up Butler has done everything but score. It's about time he put some pucks in the net though because shots and scoring chances are nice but if he can't produce soon I fear his prime ice time may come to an end sooner rather than later.

Game Coverage:
- TV: MSG-B (HD), SNET-E (HD)
- Radio: Team 1200
- Web: Check: http://www.atdhe.net and http://www.justin.tv

Latest updates:
Butler was recalled for tonights game to replace the injured Ruutu

TSN's Ice Chips:

Source for OTTAWA: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/icechips/?hubname=nhl-senators
Source for BUFFALO: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/icechips/?hubname=nhl-sabres

Key Injuries

Ottawa Senators:
Neil (questionable for tonight)
Ruutu (lower body)
Spezza (Targetting after the All-Star weekend)
Leclaire (Some time between now and when ever)

Buffalo:
Tomas Vanek and Drew Stafford (questionable for tonight)
Derek Roy (quad surgery)
Tim Connolly (hip)
Patrick Kaleta (broken hand)

Game Day Previews:

NHL.com

ESPN


Media Links:
- SensTV On-line: http://senators.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp
- Official Twitter of the Ottawa Senators: http://twitter.com/NHL_Sens

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GO SENS GO!!!

If I was a betting man, I'd bet on the Sens to win this by a 3 goal spread. They're gonna be flying I think.

This smells like a win...

Scanlan predicting an Elliott start...

http://twitter.com/#!/HockeyScanner/status/29924987636809728

No surprise. The Goalie Donkey Rodeo continues...

Butler with his first career NHL goal.

I'm in the 100's tonight so I hope it's at least entertaining.

Who's backup ? Is Glasscal back ?

Hoags wrote:Who's backup ? Is Glasscal back ?

Forgot to update. shabbs posted it in Ottawa tidbits. Mike Brodeur was called up to back up Elliott I assume.

Hoags wrote:Who's backup ? Is Glasscal back ?

Elliott starts, Brodeur backs up.

There was mention of Leclaire being back after the All Star break. But given his history... we'll only know when he's actually between the pipes when the puck drops as even an appearance in the pre-game warm-up is a risk.

shabbs wrote:

Hoags wrote:Who's backup ? Is Glasscal back ?

Elliott starts, Brodeur backs up.

There was mention of Leclaire being back after the All Star break. But given his history... we'll only know when he's actually between the pipes when the puck drops as even an appearance in the pre-game warm-up is a risk.

Even starting a game is touch and go. Remember the Carolina game I think it was where he played 5 minutes or something.

Cap'n Clutch wrote:

shabbs wrote:

Hoags wrote:Who's backup ? Is Glasscal back ?

Elliott starts, Brodeur backs up.

There was mention of Leclaire being back after the All Star break. But given his history... we'll only know when he's actually between the pipes when the puck drops as even an appearance in the pre-game warm-up is a risk.

Even starting a game is touch and go. Remember the Carolina game I think it was where he played 5 minutes or something.

Good times.

Kuba sitting.

Yeah I don't expect to see Leclaire anytime soon.

It'd be no skin off my nose if I never see him again in a Sens' uniform.

SpezDispenser wrote:Kuba sitting.

Interesting. Kuba on the move?

I did here mention on the radio this morning that changes were coming after the Sabres game so who knows?

Cap'n Clutch wrote:
I did here mention on the radio this morning that changes were coming after the Sabres game so who knows?

Unless they make a trade not sure what else they can do. There's no roster spots for callups and I imagine a few people from Bingo will be getting auditions. But we need roster spots and cap space for that.