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Our best hope is other teams suffering injuries as crippling as ours. Carolina just lost Ward, who is next ?

That would even the playing field somewhat.

Hoags wrote:Our best hope is other teams suffering injuries as crippling as ours. Carolina just lost Ward, who is next ?

That would even the playing field somewhat.

Sens just have to grind it out... at worst this is great experience going forward and they can build on this. You just hope the guys who got extended for 4 and 5 years in Turris and Smith find a way to be effective out on the ice. Turris is getting some points and some chances but Smith (at least this weekend) was just awful. He needs to be a guy that gets involved physically and drop the gloves... but can he right now? Can the Sens afford to have him in the box 5 mins or more at a time? I doubt it.

First year after signing a contract can be tough on a player, no question.

Arnott getting a try out of sorts with the Blues:

http://kuklaskorner.com/hockey/comments/arnott-getting-another-shot-with-the-blues?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

http://senshot.com/2013/03/04/the-sky-is-not-falling-on-the-ottawa-senators-in-fact-they-are-better/

I am of the belief that it will take 56 points to make the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. That equates to a .583 winning percentage. The Senators are currently operating at a .609 winning percentage overall. Believe it or not, they are actually in a better place standings-wise today than they were on Feb 13th when Karlsson’s season was derailed by Matt Cooke and many thought (including myself) that the Senators’ season was derailed right along with it.

Smith looks frustrated most of the time on the ice. Like he's holding something back, or something's holding him back. I think he needs to take a page from the book of Lecavalier and get in a good scrap to release his frustration.

Smith for sure needs to get into a tussle, not sure if he's allowed to right now.

He's probably frustrated that he hasn't scored in almost a year.

But I get the feeling MacLean has told most if not all the guys not to fight, just play to win. We can't afford to lose anyone for 5 mins.

Power play. Just get it going and we win 70% of the games.

Hoags wrote:He's probably frustrated that he hasn't scored in almost a year.

But I get the feeling MacLean has told most if not all the guys not to fight, just play to win. We can't afford to lose anyone for 5 mins.

Or someone to be injured.

tim1_2 wrote:Smith looks frustrated most of the time on the ice. Like he's holding something back, or something's holding him back. I think he needs to take a page from the book of Lecavalier and get in a good scrap to release his frustration.

P-Mac said this is what he used to do when in a slump. What's good for the coach is good for the player?

NEELY wrote:Smith for sure needs to get into a tussle, not sure if he's allowed to right now.

I'm sure Neil would oblige if it was for the good of the team.

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:Smith looks frustrated most of the time on the ice. Like he's holding something back, or something's holding him back. I think he needs to take a page from the book of Lecavalier and get in a good scrap to release his frustration.

P-Mac said this is what he used to do when in a slump. What's good for the coach is good for the player?

What if Smith is injured in a fight? Another center down... not a good situation.

NEELY wrote:

Hoags wrote:He's probably frustrated that he hasn't scored in almost a year.

But I get the feeling MacLean has told most if not all the guys not to fight, just play to win. We can't afford to lose anyone for 5 mins.

Or someone to be injured.

Just pick on someone small with a soft face. Seriously, though, unless you are fighting a heavyweight the chances of getting hurt are pretty low.

NEELY wrote:

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:Smith looks frustrated most of the time on the ice. Like he's holding something back, or something's holding him back. I think he needs to take a page from the book of Lecavalier and get in a good scrap to release his frustration.

P-Mac said this is what he used to do when in a slump. What's good for the coach is good for the player?

What if Smith is injured in a fight? Another center down... not a good situation.

We've got plenty of 3/4LCs. Zibanejad, Greening -- they all played center; then Da Costa and I'm sure a few others as well. DaCosta has the best faceoff winning percentage on the team (even better than Spezza's 57%). Maybe it's time to give him some good wingers. He may not have been terribly productive, but neither is anyone else, and winning nearly 61% is a *huge* for a puck-possession team.

wprager wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Hoags wrote:He's probably frustrated that he hasn't scored in almost a year.

But I get the feeling MacLean has told most if not all the guys not to fight, just play to win. We can't afford to lose anyone for 5 mins.

Or someone to be injured.

Just pick on someone small with a soft face. Seriously, though, unless you are fighting a heavyweight the chances of getting hurt are pretty low.

That chances of your #1 goalie, winger, D, and goaltender going down are a lot less than someone being injured in a fight.

wprager wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Hoags wrote:He's probably frustrated that he hasn't scored in almost a year.

But I get the feeling MacLean has told most if not all the guys not to fight, just play to win. We can't afford to lose anyone for 5 mins.

Or someone to be injured.

Just pick on someone small with a soft face. Seriously, though, unless you are fighting a heavyweight the chances of getting hurt are pretty low.

Wprager's been in lots of fights. That's how he knows.

spader wrote:

wprager wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Hoags wrote:He's probably frustrated that he hasn't scored in almost a year.

But I get the feeling MacLean has told most if not all the guys not to fight, just play to win. We can't afford to lose anyone for 5 mins.

Or someone to be injured.

Just pick on someone small with a soft face. Seriously, though, unless you are fighting a heavyweight the chances of getting hurt are pretty low.

Wprager's been in lots of fights. That's how he knows.

A few, probably before most of you were born, and none on the ice.

NEELY wrote:

wprager wrote:

NEELY wrote:

Hoags wrote:He's probably frustrated that he hasn't scored in almost a year.

But I get the feeling MacLean has told most if not all the guys not to fight, just play to win. We can't afford to lose anyone for 5 mins.

Or someone to be injured.

Just pick on someone small with a soft face. Seriously, though, unless you are fighting a heavyweight the chances of getting hurt are pretty low.

That chances of your #1 goalie, winger, D, and goaltender going down are a lot less than someone being injured in a fight.

Laws of averages, man, laws of averages.