Game Day - Ottawa @ Toronto 7PM, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011

Dash wrote:
You're right, he probably wouldn't have caught him, but he should have made the effort. Who knows, what if Bertuzzi missed and nobody was there to get the rebound?

NEELY wrote:

Dash wrote:Karlsson was pretty bad. Careless and clueless. Looked very uncomfortable and clumsy and uncomposed.

I think they should dress Rundblad. My first choice to sit would be Gonchar, and I realize it messes up your handedness, but oh well. As bad as Karlsson was, he tried, and aside from saving a goal where the puck was loose in the crease, Gonchar was lazy.

If Konopka dresses, who sits? Need Smith, would be silly to scratch Zibanejad, and Da Costa doesn't deserve it.

Butler sits.

Hoags wrote:

Dash wrote:
You're right, he probably wouldn't have caught him, but he should have made the effort. Who knows, what if Bertuzzi missed and nobody was there to get the rebound?

The other D-man was racing in ?

Expecting Gonchar to make the effort is like expecting zero no look passes from Spezza this year.

That's how he is they're not going to change him. He's a $5.5m PP specialist, although I think he made some good plays defensively as well.

wprager wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Dash wrote:Karlsson was pretty bad. Careless and clueless. Looked very uncomfortable and clumsy and uncomposed.

I think they should dress Rundblad. My first choice to sit would be Gonchar, and I realize it messes up your handedness, but oh well. As bad as Karlsson was, he tried, and aside from saving a goal where the puck was loose in the crease, Gonchar was lazy.

If Konopka dresses, who sits? Need Smith, would be silly to scratch Zibanejad, and Da Costa doesn't deserve it.

Butler sits.

There is a poll; Butler added.

shabbs wrote:

wprager wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Dash wrote:Karlsson was pretty bad. Careless and clueless. Looked very uncomfortable and clumsy and uncomposed.

I think they should dress Rundblad. My first choice to sit would be Gonchar, and I realize it messes up your handedness, but oh well. As bad as Karlsson was, he tried, and aside from saving a goal where the puck was loose in the crease, Gonchar was lazy.

If Konopka dresses, who sits? Need Smith, would be silly to scratch Zibanejad, and Da Costa doesn't deserve it.

Butler sits.

There is a poll; Butler added.

Not yet.

#fail

NEELY wrote:Zibanejad was fine last night. No mistakes really, made his pressence known here and there, not sure what else you expect.

Da Costa may be Ottawa's pleasent surprise this year.

wprager wrote:

NEELY wrote:Zibanejad was fine last night. No mistakes really, made his pressence known here and there, not sure what else you expect.

Da Costa may be Ottawa's pleasent surprise this year.

I thought DaCosta showed some selfishness out there with the long shifts and sometimes trying to break in one on three, instead of dumping it in. He'll learn that you can't do that at this level.

NEELY wrote:Either way, he's been impressive and looks like he could be a legit 2nd line center with some patients.