Game Day - Carolina @ Ottawa - Thu, Feb 7, 2013

Gotta take this game. Keep the wins coming.

NEELY wrote:Latendresse has another concussion, I wish people would stop saying "whiplash". His career is basically done at this point and I would be surprised if he was so play another game as a Sen.

Or "concussion like symptoms"... Diddle what a joke. Just call it what it is. Deal with it and he's back when he's back.

Pretty much. Everyone knows his brain has been in a blender already and it isn't going to get better. He's getting 2 mil for doing nothing this year, take that, retire, and coach or something.

Lines from skate (quick one) today...

Zibanejad-Turris-Alfredsson
Michalek-Smith-Silfverberg
Greening-Regin-Neil
O'Brien-Da Costa-Condra

Karlsson-Methot
Lundin-Gonchar
Phillips-Benoit
Wiercioch-Borowiecki

All via BooBoo.

Ev wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Ev wrote:why is Da Costa playing on the 4th line?

Like Zibanejad he can earn his way onto the top 2 lines. Why should he be given top 6 mins over some of the other players who have played better and earned it to this point?

I don't think Zack Smith has earned Top 6 minutes. I'd rather play Da Costa where he could shine. Zibanejad can play on a 4th line, but I don't think Da Costa can.

I see what you mean and don't disagree. However I was saying a couple of years ago how you often "need" that energy/checking line as your fourth line, but wouldn't it be nice to have a fourth line that more offensively motivated so we could audition our offensive rookies on it rather than sticking them with two energy guys who have hands of stone? I believe we are there now.

Ev wrote:

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:

LeKing wrote:Hard to compare forwards with Defensemen, but he plays way more minutes and has way more impact on the game IMO.
Based on just this year (a WHOLE 10 games), it's Karlsson, Stamkos and the rest.

Let's just separate D and F then, because at the end of the day nobody is picking Karlsson over the legend Sidney Crosby.

Today I would. Crosby is not the same player after his concussions. He is not playing as aggressively/recklessly as before.

That's not true at all

Agree to disagree.

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:

LeKing wrote:Hard to compare forwards with Defensemen, but he plays way more minutes and has way more impact on the game IMO.
Based on just this year (a WHOLE 10 games), it's Karlsson, Stamkos and the rest.

Let's just separate D and F then, because at the end of the day nobody is picking Karlsson over the legend Sidney Crosby.

Today I would. Crosby is not the same player after his concussions. He is not playing as aggressively/recklessly as before.

That's not true at all

Agree to disagree.

No, that won't do.

LeKing wrote:Hard to compare forwards with Defensemen, but he plays way more minutes and has way more impact on the game IMO.
Based on just this year (a WHOLE 10 games), it's Karlsson, Stamkos and the rest.

Vanek? Marleau? Would they not get consideration this season?

shabbs wrote:Lines from skate (quick one) today...

Zibanejad-Turris-Alfredsson
Michalek-Smith-Silfverberg
Greening-Regin-Neil
O'Brien-Da Costa-Condra

Karlsson-Methot
Lundin-Gonchar
Phillips-Benoit
Wiercioch-Borowiecki

All via BooBoo.

Based on that it's Wiercioch and Boro sitting I guess. Intrigued to see Lundin.

spader wrote:

LeKing wrote:Hard to compare forwards with Defensemen, but he plays way more minutes and has way more impact on the game IMO.
Based on just this year (a WHOLE 10 games), it's Karlsson, Stamkos and the rest.

Vanek? Marleau? Would they not get consideration this season?

Out of the best 5-10 players in the league I mean.

spader wrote:

LeKing wrote:Hard to compare forwards with Defensemen, but he plays way more minutes and has way more impact on the game IMO.
Based on just this year (a WHOLE 10 games), it's Karlsson, Stamkos and the rest.

Vanek? Marleau? Would they not get consideration this season?

Depends on where they end up.

What time is the game? Lame GDT

LeKing wrote:What time is the game? Lame GDT

7:30

LeKing wrote:

spader wrote:

LeKing wrote:Hard to compare forwards with Defensemen, but he plays way more minutes and has way more impact on the game IMO.
Based on just this year (a WHOLE 10 games), it's Karlsson, Stamkos and the rest.

Vanek? Marleau? Would they not get consideration this season?

Out of the best 5-10 players in the league I mean.

Ah. Sorry, I misunderstood.

Is this game on TV in Ottawa?

Can't find game on Rogers in Ottawa...

Found it.,..

It's on Sportnet Ontario, whatever the TV guide says its wrong