Game Day: Montreal Canadiens @ Ottawa Senators - 7:00pm ET, Thurs. Nov. 7th, 2013

Ev wrote:Sens 5-0-2 against the East.

Spezza +5 against the East. As Spezza goes, so do the Sens.

WPrager why do you follow Curtis Lazar's 17-18 year-old girlfriend?  

Ev wrote:So? It's still our conference and division (unbeaten in the division). Toronto has played all these weak Donkey teams,. and we've played the best teams in the West and got them out of the way.

I believe the point is that we've beaten weak teams and been beaten by good teams.

You can watch the games yourself; the Sens are still not playing great hockey, other than the Turris line. Things are heading in the right direction though.

To quote you, you're just being challenged.

There is no forward near Spezza in terms of shift length, that's a great stat.

tim1_2 wrote:

Ev wrote:So? It's still our conference and division (unbeaten in the division). Toronto has played all these weak Donkey teams,. and we've played the best teams in the West and got them out of the way.

I believe the point is that we've beaten weak teams and beaten by good teams.  

You can watch the games yourself; the Sens are still not playing great hockey, other than the Turris line.  Things are heading in the right direction though.

To quote you, you're just being challenged.

I disagree actually, I think the Smith line has been a great grinding line with Michalek providing some speed and decent chances (looks better than with Spezza).

Last time I checked, your best players play well and you'll win games. The Sens' best players have played well.

This isn't like the garbage Caps beating up on the SouthLeast and only scoring PP goals for the most part.

NEELY wrote:There is no forward near Spezza in terms of shift length, that's a great stat.

For sure. "Mac" seems to be leaning hard on the Captain.

Ev wrote:WPrager why do you follow Curtis Lazar's 17-18 year-old girlfriend?  

Follow here where?

Ev wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

Ev wrote:So? It's still our conference and division (unbeaten in the division). Toronto has played all these weak Donkey teams,. and we've played the best teams in the West and got them out of the way.

I believe the point is that we've beaten weak teams and beaten by good teams.  

You can watch the games yourself; the Sens are still not playing great hockey, other than the Turris line.  Things are heading in the right direction though.

To quote you, you're just being challenged.

I disagree actually, I think the Smith line has been a great grinding line with Michalek providing some speed and decent chances (looks better than with Spezza).

Last time I checked, your best players play well and you'll win games. The Sens' best players have played well.

This isn't like the garbage Caps beating up on the SouthLeast and only scoring PP goals for the most part.

Are you telling me that the Sens have been playing well overall?

SeawaySensFan wrote:

NEELY wrote:There is no forward near Spezza in terms of shift length, that's a great stat.

For sure. "Mac" seems to be leaning hard on the Captain.

For a second, there, I thought he wrote "shaft" and not "shift".  

tim1_2 wrote:

Ev wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:

Ev wrote:So? It's still our conference and division (unbeaten in the division). Toronto has played all these weak Donkey teams,. and we've played the best teams in the West and got them out of the way.

I believe the point is that we've beaten weak teams and beaten by good teams.  

You can watch the games yourself; the Sens are still not playing great hockey, other than the Turris line.  Things are heading in the right direction though.

To quote you, you're just being challenged.

I disagree actually, I think the Smith line has been a great grinding line with Michalek providing some speed and decent chances (looks better than with Spezza).

Last time I checked, your best players play well and you'll win games. The Sens' best players have played well.

This isn't like the garbage Caps beating up on the SouthLeast and only scoring PP goals for the most part.

Are you telling me that the Sens have been playing well overall?  

Over the last three games, yes. They have been inconsistent but most of their losses came against SJ, ANA, LA.

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:WPrager why do you follow Curtis Lazar's 17-18 year-old girlfriend?  

Follow here where?

Twitter.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

NEELY wrote:There is no forward near Spezza in terms of shift length, that's a great stat.

For sure. "Mac" seems to be leaning hard on the Captain.

Oh, that's what shift length tells you personally?

Ev wrote:

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:WPrager why do you follow Curtis Lazar's 17-18 year-old girlfriend?  

Follow here where?

Twitter.

I knew what you meant, you twit. I have no idea. Must have accidentally clicked on Follow. I went back to check who I follow and did some cleanup. I was following Eli Manning, for crying out loud -- I don't watch or follow football. I also unfollowed Alfie. He never had much to say anyway.

I don't blame you dude, she's decently hot.

NEELY wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

NEELY wrote:There is no forward near Spezza in terms of shift length, that's a great stat.

For sure. "Mac" seems to be leaning hard on the Captain.

Oh, that's what shift length tells you personally?

Could be getting hemmed in, could be that plays aren't dead as quick for that line too.

Ev wrote:They have been inconsistent but most of their losses came against SJ, ANA, LA.

I remember losses against the Laffs, Isles, Stars, and Oilers, but I'm glad you have selective memory.

Anyway, the team is getting better, but hasn't played well, on the whole, for the majority of this season so far. Lots of track ahead, hopefully they keep getting better - and I think they will.

Played well against Dallas, Edmonton, and Toronto.

Gave up 38 shots to Dallas and 42 to Toronto, lost both games, but you're right, we played fine against them.

Anyway, if you want to argue that the team has, overall, played well up to this point in the season, you're challenged and the conversation is over.