GDT - Ottawa @ Toronto

shabbs wrote:The early penalties by the Sens didn't help things. Not sure if they were all totally warranted but it really killed them out of the gate and led to an early goal by Armstrong. Cowen lifted Lehner's blocker by accident on one of the Leafs goals so that didn't help. Closer game than the score suggested.

Not sure what people were expecting, but I think it was a good game for the Sens. The kids did well. There were some struggles, but that's to be expected.

Karlsson led all skaters with 28:16 in ice time... Kuba was 2nd overall with 24:20.

Conboy led the forwards with 18:32 in ice time. I was surprised to see that.

Next game is Wed. vs Boston. Game is on TSN.

shabbs wrote:The early penalties by the Sens didn't help things. Not sure if they were all totally warranted but it really killed them out of the gate and led to an early goal by Armstrong. Cowen lifted Lehner's blocker by accident on one of the Leafs goals so that didn't help. Closer game than the score suggested.

Not sure what people were expecting, but I think it was a good game for the Sens. The kids did well. There were some struggles, but that's to be expected.

Karlsson led all skaters with 28:16 in ice time... Kuba was 2nd overall with 24:20.

Conboy led the forwards with 18:32 in ice time. I was surprised to see that.

Next game is Wed. vs Boston. Game is on TSN.

wprager wrote:

shabbs wrote:The early penalties by the Sens didn't help things. Not sure if they were all totally warranted but it really killed them out of the gate and led to an early goal by Armstrong. Cowen lifted Lehner's blocker by accident on one of the Leafs goals so that didn't help. Closer game than the score suggested.

Not sure what people were expecting, but I think it was a good game for the Sens. The kids did well. There were some struggles, but that's to be expected.

Karlsson led all skaters with 28:16 in ice time... Kuba was 2nd overall with 24:20.

Conboy led the forwards with 18:32 in ice time. I was surprised to see that.

Next game is Wed. vs Boston. Game is on TSN.

Umm, what? He's a defenseman, isn't he?

Hoags wrote:Filatov was my biggest 'pleasant surprise'. He's not just fast he is "holy Dung he is damn Cussing fast".

I saw him go into the corners and battle on occasion, he doesn't do it enough but I'd say it's incorrect he totally shies away from it. Saw some good backchecking from him as well , he got called on a hook one time though So again totally incorrect to say he's a one dimensional player. Hopefully they keep him and let him get adjusted and comfortable.

Seems to be a "pass first" player so I wonder if he'd really do with Spezza (who's also a pass first player).

wprager wrote:I only got to listen to the first 6-7 minutes in the car, then a bit of the post-game show. The callers seemed pretty clueless (one guy thought Stone was a little guy from the rookie tournament -- probably thinking of Petterson), so I switched that off as soon as they mentioned the final score.

So, how did they look? Were they really deserving of those penalties early on or was it home-town reffing? Not too happy with Zibanejad taking a hooking penalty on his 1st shift (maybe 2nd) -- hoping he was better the rest of the way.

So what were the keys to the Leafs victory? Reading this thread it feels like everything was fantastic for the Sens -- Cowen with two goals, Karlsson the best player on the ice, Filatov impressing with speed and getting a couple of assists, Auld was fantastic -- and so on, yet the score was 4-2 for the other guys.

Why did we lose?

dennycrane wrote:Question: Why would you play any player over 28 minutes in an exhibition game?

shabbs wrote:

wprager wrote:

Umm, what? He's a defenseman, isn't he?

HA! My bad... ESPN had him listed as a RW...

Da lil Guy wrote:Lol - Bowen flexing his racism muscle early.

Hoags wrote:

Da lil Guy wrote:Lol - Bowen flexing his racism muscle early.

If not racist then he's got a serious speech impediment.

wprager wrote:I don't mind if my dazzling dangler player shies away from contact a bit. He'll stay healthy longer. All I care is that I don't have a team full of players like that (in fact, not even a line that's like that -- which is why I'm not entirely comfortable with Butler/Filatov on Spezza's wings), and that he skates hard to back check and at least get his stick in the way. He'll dig when the digging's good and that's enough -- from that kind of player. Let me add, again, that as long as we don't have a team or line full of players like that, it's OK to have a couple that are pure skill.

wprager wrote:my dazzling dangler