GAME DAY: Sens @ Blackhawks: Sunday, Oct. 26, 7:00 PM

Ev wrote:Cowen should play today. No reason not to.

Plenty of reasons not to. Plenty of reasons the other way, too. Since Chicago is playing the second game in two nights I'd say this is the best time to put him in.

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:Cowen should play today. No reason not to.

Plenty of reasons not to.  Plenty of reasons the other way, too.  Since Chicago is playing the second game in two nights I'd say this is the best time to put him in.

Please proceed.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

Ev wrote:We're playing a third string goalie tonight. Can't believed how undervalued we are tonight

Good time to test him out based on what we have seen so far.

We've been playing well. Only one regulation loss.

Greening/Condra in; Ryan on the top line. Stone/Lazar sit.

No change to D pairings. Cowen must still be not getting it during practice.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:

Ev wrote:Cowen should play today. No reason not to.

Plenty of reasons not to.  Plenty of reasons the other way, too.  Since Chicago is playing the second game in two nights I'd say this is the best time to put him in.

Please proceed.

Sorry, boss.

Chicago goalie will be 6'6" Scott Darling -- also a native son of the Windy City. Some twitter speculation that this might be the first match up of two Chicago-born goalies *in* Chicago.

The last time the Sens faced a third-stringer they won.

Ev wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

Ev wrote:We're playing a third string goalie tonight. Can't believed how undervalued we are tonight

Good time to test him out based on what we have seen so far.

We've been playing well. Only one regulation loss.

Probably just timing in that it's not the best team to face after his little hiatus.

Ghomeshi did what???!

Greening on with Zibby and Chiasson, apparently.

Why does Andy suck so bad at wraparounds? Over-committing?

michaleck with the short handed. i remember him getting a lot of those when he first got here.

Flo The Action wrote:michaleck with the short handed. i remember him getting a lot of those when he first got here.

The referee taketh (like that bogus penalty shot or the lack of calls on the Hawks for hooking when the Sens were killing the penalty), and the ref giveth (the interference on Richards).

Has Greening done anything noteworthy yet?

Edit: One hit through more than half a game.

get out of this period and we'll have a chance. If not oh well, Chicago is great.

Zibby getting his legs going and making nice plays so far

Ev wrote:Zibby getting his legs going and making nice plays so far

I see him hustling but it's mostly in one direction. He was the one chasing Toews on the wraparound -- he didn't follow him around (correct) but he didn't cross to the other side to stop the wraparound (incorrect -- Karlsson was already covering the short side in case Toews doubled back).

But he is at least hustling.

Zibanejad has been awful.