GDT - Game #79: Wings @ Sens, Apr 4, 2017, 7:30pm

Win

spader wrote:Win

That's about right.

Sens have not had a full practice for a while. It shows.

Wonder if it will be Anderson again or Condon. Back-to-back you've got to figure Condon. But time is running out for Anderson to get back into #BeastMode. If Condon plays and plays well, does he then go against the Bruins?

Ryan is out and we are probably going to see another 7 minutes of Kelly trying to keep up with White and Wingels. Instead they should play 11F. Wingels/Stalberg on the wings, centered by Turris/Brassard/Pageau in rotation. And White where he belongs, with some skill on the 2nd line.

I'm guessing the lines don't change, except maybe for White being moved around?

spader wrote:Win

I like where you're going with this. Tell me more.

tim1_2 wrote:I'm guessing the lines don't change, except maybe for White being moved around?  

Boucher is not the first Sens coach to value experience and loyalty above ability to actually still play. Kelly's only claim to ice time is as a PK specialist. It's certainly not his offense or his speed or his ability to step up and hit hard. The PK sits at #21, after being in the top-five earlier in the year. One of the guys on the radio, a few days ago, said that in the past XX games (he may have said 15) it's been *the worst* in the league.

I'm not blaming all of the PJ woes on a single player, not even close. But if his only reason for being in the lineup is because of the PK, well, it's not working out.

wprager wrote:Sens have not had a full practice for a while.  It shows.

Wonder if it will be Anderson again or Condon.  Back-to-back you've got to figure Condon.  But time is running out for Anderson to get back into #BeastMode.  If Condon plays and plays well, does he then go against the Bruins?  

Ryan is out and we are probably going to see another 7 minutes of Kelly trying to keep up with White and Wingels.  Instead they should play 11F.  Wingels/Stalberg on the wings, centered by Turris/Brassard/Pageau in rotation.  And White where he belongs, with some skill on the 2nd line.

I'd guess that Condon gets this one and anything performance other than a shutout means Andy is back next game.

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:I'm guessing the lines don't change, except maybe for White being moved around?  

Boucher is not the first Sens coach to value experience and loyalty above ability to actually still play.  Kelly's only claim to ice time is as a PK specialist.  It's certainly not his offense or his speed or his ability to step up and hit hard.  The PK sits at #21, after being in the top-five earlier in the year.  One of the guys on the radio, a few days ago, said that in the past XX games (he may have said 15) it's been *the worst* in the league.  

I'm not blaming all of the PJ woes on a single player, not even close.  But if his only reason for being in the lineup is because of the PK, well, it's not working out.  

Since Feb 15th, Ottawa has the worst PK.

Hobiesens wrote:
Since Feb 15th, Ottawa has the worst PK.

I'd say that's a trend worth checking.

White had 7:19 ice time last night. Now Ryan is out. Logic would dictate White should get more shifts (Ryan and White both righties, Dzingel, who is coming back in, is a leftie). What do you think?

Clark MacArthur is playing tonight. White comes out.

Anderson starts.

Amazing.  Go mac!

Anderson starting is a bad call butt they should win regardless.

MacArthur is a beast

wprager wrote:White had 7:19 ice time last night.  Now Ryan is out.  Logic would dictate White should get more shifts (Ryan and White both righties, Dzingel, who is coming back in, is a leftie).  What do you think?

tim1_2 wrote:Clark MacArthur is playing tonight. White comes out.

Anderson starts.

I guess he's not getting more shifts, after all.

I am questioning two decisions here: starting Anderson back-to-back when he's been sub-par for a number of games, and leaving in Kelly. I doubt that CMac will be anywhere near full speed, so that fourth line will be *slow*.

Happy for Clarke but very worried.