GAME DAY: Boston @ Ottawa, 7:30PM, Wednesday, December 14, 2011

tim1_2 wrote:Anderson has his new heritage mask set to go for tonight, so it seems like he already knows that he is starting.

From his Twitter account: Great W. #Cowen with the #GWG! We got momentum going in the 3rd and were rewarded. Gotta get home, Bruins tomorrow w/ the new lid! #sens20

tim1_2 wrote:What a bad time to play Boston. 2nd half of back-to-back, with travel. I understand the need for b-2-b games in the scheduling, but they should ALWAYS be in the same city.

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:What a bad time to play Boston. 2nd half of back-to-back, with travel. I understand the need for b-2-b games in the scheduling, but they should ALWAYS be in the same city.

Both teams are in exactly the same situation.

shabbs wrote:Anderson gets the start in net.

ScoreOttawa: Anderson to start tonight; MacLean hopes to get 1 of Kuba or Gonchar back for Friday's game.

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:With no 9MM, Kuba, and Gonch, this could be ugly. At least we don't have to face Big Z. Tim Thomas kills us though. And on the 2nd game of a back-to-back.

You never know, though!

They are both playing second game in two nights, and both teams had to travel last night. Fatigue should not be a determining factor. However if they play Thomas then fatigue *could be* a factor. And if they play Rask then it goes the other way (Anderson only faced 29 shots, Rask faced 41).

SpezDispenser wrote:

shabbs wrote:Anderson gets the start in net.

ScoreOttawa: Anderson to start tonight; MacLean hopes to get 1 of Kuba or Gonchar back for Friday's game.

Rundblad to Bingo hopefully.

NEELY wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

shabbs wrote:Anderson gets the start in net.

ScoreOttawa: Anderson to start tonight; MacLean hopes to get 1 of Kuba or Gonchar back for Friday's game.

Rundblad to Bingo hopefully.

Not right away if at all. You need 7 D men in the NHL at all times.

Big Ev wrote:

NEELY wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

shabbs wrote:Anderson gets the start in net.

ScoreOttawa: Anderson to start tonight; MacLean hopes to get 1 of Kuba or Gonchar back for Friday's game.

Rundblad to Bingo hopefully.

Not right away if at all. You need 7 D men in the NHL at all times.

You don't need to have any extras if you don't want to. Binghamton is not far away

SpezDispenser wrote:Hopefully Mac employs a nice neutral zone trap to slow things down to a grind.

NEELY wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:Hopefully Mac employs a nice neutral zone trap to slow things down to a grind.

Probably not the best idea. Boston has no problems dumping it in and going after the D on the forcheck. Tough team to play against no matter what you do though... just have to out work them, that's the only way they can be beat.

Dash wrote:As mentioned, Michalek is DTD with a concussion. Won't be suited up tonight. Butler in?

tim1_2 wrote:

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:With no 9MM, Kuba, and Gonch, this could be ugly. At least we don't have to face Big Z. Tim Thomas kills us though. And on the 2nd game of a back-to-back.

You never know, though!

They are both playing second game in two nights, and both teams had to travel last night. Fatigue should not be a determining factor. However if they play Thomas then fatigue *could be* a factor. And if they play Rask then it goes the other way (Anderson only faced 29 shots, Rask faced 41).

Boston will start Thomas, and Boston did not travel.

SpezDispenser wrote:Hopefully Mac employs a nice neutral zone trap to slow things down to a grind.