tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-214519472024-03-07T17:47:36.897-05:00Another Ottawa Senators Blogjust another blog about our beloved ottawa senators to read at work...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger337125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-34244981849502904492010-11-07T08:05:00.006-05:002010-11-07T09:01:57.984-05:00Time Is On Our SideYes it is.A tumultuous Sens start to the 2010-2011 campaign had many fingers circling the panic button, including my own. I like to remind myself that it's a long season, losses are inevitable and there's power in Clouston's healthy salad. Still, I found myself thoroughly disappointed in how we started the season. More than the 1-4-1 start was the way we played to land that early season record. pynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353772295297566679noreply@blogger.com243tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-13042027715675285062010-11-04T22:07:00.002-04:002010-11-04T22:48:30.657-04:00Two Subjects, One Starting GoalieIt's my first post in a while and I find myself debating between two potential subjects. The first, is the question on whether Clouston realizes that there's a third period. For the second game in a row, the Sens went into the 3rd with a healthy lead after two strong periods. For the second game in a row, the Sens were outplayed in the 3rd, leaving me as uncomfortable as Zack Smith wrapped in pynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353772295297566679noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-24636883442278818092010-10-21T11:43:00.003-04:002010-10-21T12:34:44.290-04:00Thursday Thoughts - Kovalev, Lee, and much moreSo I was talking with co-blogger Pynch yesterday about what we wanted to do with this site and while we both want to keep blogging, we find it difficult to put in any effort to write about the shitshow that we've had to watch on the ice so far this season. I guess Kovalev and I have more in common than originally believed.Some thoughts heading into a pretty important weekend with divisional Unknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-29210134602670858682010-10-07T08:18:00.004-04:002010-10-07T09:07:56.684-04:00Question for Day 1Why doesn't Brian Burke tie up his tie?I realize this is a Sens blog, and sure, I haven't blogged about the Sens in a while, and yes, there is a lot of Sens topics that can be covered, talked about and questioned. All of this is true. But as this NHL season opens today, sans Sens, the one thing that's bugging me is Brian Burke's refusal to tie his tie.This shot is taken from an interview that pynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353772295297566679noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-61715878053174575762010-09-22T07:55:00.002-04:002010-09-22T07:57:28.984-04:00Sens Leafs Video Analysis from TorontoSo I missed the first period of last night's exhibition game last night and heard that Foligno scored a nice little number after passing Phaneuf. Youtube, though, only has video of all the three fights, but I also found this beauty of a video giving real-time, in game analysis. I just wish Ottawa would play fair. Enjoy.Also, Ron Wilson on their powerplay: "First off, we haven't worked on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-18722283698580242062010-09-18T11:09:00.002-04:002010-09-18T11:25:21.800-04:00Random thoughts as camp opensWhat a long off-season. Here we go:- Love that Snoopy is telling reporters to find something new to talk about other than his injury history. Our media is boring as hell and lacks any kind of original thought. I watched the interview clips of Spezza and Alfie at the All-Star Game announcement and the inability of our media to ask one sensible question amazes me. "Jason, do you want to play inUnknownnoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-78077376369286727572010-07-27T18:52:00.003-04:002010-07-27T19:15:07.416-04:00the Case for Chris CampoliSo I'm reading through various comments sections in the Sens blogosphere and read the usual rants and raves about Roman Wick being a 50-goal scorer, Regin winning the Art Ross, Karlsson breaking Coffey's records, etc, when I notice a trend. The trend that feels Chris Campoli "just didn't work out" for us and that he doesn't have a role on this squad for what he brings. Let me get this straight.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-8090921423600789482010-07-19T20:28:00.002-04:002010-07-19T21:17:24.005-04:00Who cares if it is a lifetime contract?In light of the 17-year contract just signed by Ilya Kovalchoke today with the New Jersey Devils, I was a tad surprised to see the angry masses complaining about the 'loophole' in the CBA. Statements like "why did we even bother having a lockout" and "the owners will wan to sew up this loophole in the next deal" all the way to "these deals are horsesh*t" have appeared all across the web. My Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-56106541727717652992010-07-04T13:20:00.009-04:002010-07-04T18:32:26.015-04:00An Open Letter to Sergei Gonchar - Welcome to Ottawa!Dear Sergei,On behalf of all local Sens fans, we here at ASB want to express our happiness and excitement that you chose to come here. Your unique skill set is just what this team needs, and what Brian Lee longs for. Can't wait to see you suit up on the red, black and gold come October!In the meantime, we wanted to take a step back from hockey and give you a warm, Canadian welcome to your new pynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353772295297566679noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-18112421162278409802010-07-01T21:27:00.003-04:002010-07-01T21:48:23.410-04:00Hastily Made Gonchar AnalysisSettling in for what has traditionally been a boring day for Sens fans, Bryan Murray shocked the world and signed the highest paying contract of the year to open the UFA market. My first thought was of excitement - Gonchar is one of the best offensive defencemen in the NHL. Then, I kinda got upset because we're paying the guy a tonne and he's 36 years old. He was coming off of a $5M contract and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-57350925852401346522010-06-28T19:32:00.002-04:002010-06-28T19:52:32.587-04:00When we're left with no alternativeAhhh, not that there was any doubt to begin with, but the Ottawa Sun has finally lost its final marbles. Tim Baines has taken to the blogosphere to defend his paper, his writers, and their overall professionalism while attacking, ironically, the bloggers that call him out. It pains me because we are still left with no real alternative. The Ottawa Sun still has extensive coverage of the team Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-89449740905260264862010-06-06T11:22:00.003-04:002010-06-06T11:41:08.282-04:00Is it time for Bryan Murray to stop talking?I don't think it is a stretch to say that Bryan Murray was handed the keys to the car three years ago and given a blank cheque to do what he felt necessary to fix the program. I also don't think it is a stretch to say that he has done quite well in many areas of the organization. The Binghamton Senators actually resemble a farm system with a handful of prospects, something that the Murrays have Unknownnoreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-62337774809196334512010-06-03T07:23:00.002-04:002010-06-03T07:36:59.497-04:00The TalkTwo different writers, two different perspectives on what Bryan Murray will talk about with Jason Spezza.Take resident shit-disturber Booboo Garrioch: His article today discusses Spezza's unhappiness with being booed and the speculation that he requested a trade. Of course, nobody else in hockey has mentioned this mysterious trade request. Furthermore, Garrioch penned a random piece last week Unknownnoreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-88291583505393226292010-05-12T21:49:00.004-04:002010-05-13T16:59:25.492-04:00the Pascal Leclaire trade. Would you do it again, Part 2First off, congrats to the Habs and Jacques for taking down two really good teams. Really neat to see what Jacques can do with proper goaltending. He's won two Game 7s now after not winning one in 9 years in Ottawa.Now, on to Snoopy. You came, you saw, you got belted in the head twice (neither occasion being in a game, either). Outside of Hasek, no goalie has come to Ottawa with as much fanfareUnknownnoreply@blogger.com271tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-20481561597565839282010-05-05T22:33:00.002-04:002010-05-05T22:46:45.097-04:00Would you do it again? Part 1 - Alex KovalevBoredom, sadness, anger. These are the continued emotions I have at dealing with the Sens loss and watching players like Heatley, Crosby, Thornton, etc having success in this year's playoffs. So I'm going to keep busy with a new series that gives us a chance to play hockey's version of armchair quarterback.First - the Alex Kovalev signing. It is a very safe argument that when Kovalev was on his Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-30527465621903483752010-04-25T12:26:00.002-04:002010-04-25T12:57:18.567-04:00Hastily Made Playoff PostHeartbreak and heroics this playoff season. In just six games, we learned a great deal about our team and our players. It's a shame to lose in a game where we blow a 3-goal lead on home ice in an elimination game. It's a shame to lose in OT when our fourth line is inexplicably on the ice when our top players couldn't have been too tired to be out there. It's a shame that we have lost six straightUnknownnoreply@blogger.com88tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-62854024515456433102010-04-23T01:37:00.003-04:002010-04-23T08:41:04.278-04:00Wow.Can you think of a game with more contaversy? But it's all behind us cause SENS WIN! Carks is the hero and, to a lesser extent, but maybe a more important extent, Leclaire makes his money. Simply awesome.Selfishly, I'm ecstatic as I have tickets to Game 6. Look for me, I'll be the one in the Alfredsson jersey...We play like that again and game 7 here we come.GO SENS GO!!!pynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353772295297566679noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-47991223713607634492010-04-22T12:45:00.002-04:002010-04-22T12:49:53.900-04:00The Obvious Report - Game 5 is the Biggest of Lecaire's CareerSnoopy officially gets the start tonight, and much like my post from the other day, it's his turn to have the biggest game of his life. Let's just hope he stays strong and doesn't get pulled mid-second.Again, I believe that Snoopy can steal a game and turn the series around, much like I hoped for Elliot to do in Game 4. Let's just hope this move sparks the boys to play a better game with, more pynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353772295297566679noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-19839643819947414412010-04-20T21:52:00.002-04:002010-04-20T22:15:15.604-04:00Disappointed.I know there is one more game and I'm not about to jump ship, but I spent the second half of this game pondering the emotions that go through my mind when watching the shitshow that is this playoff series.I'm disappointed in the team. We had a very strong season. I know it was littered with losing streaks, but we showed some great things from Elliott's play to the emergence of Karlsson and Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-57328141463486054262010-04-20T08:33:00.002-04:002010-04-20T09:24:39.718-04:00The Obvious Report - Game 4 is the Biggest of Elliot's CareerIn obvious news, tonight is the biggest game of Brian Elliot's NHL career. After seeing Bobby Lou get pulled last night I got to thinking, 'what if Ells stinks it up tonight? What happens if Clouston is forced to bring in Snoopy? Andrew Raycroft is still in the NHL?' Well, the latter question is unrelated to the Sens, but the first two are critical.Again, this game is Elliot's biggest of his pynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353772295297566679noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-21457094567229010672010-04-18T21:15:00.002-04:002010-04-18T21:27:05.911-04:00Time to activate some heartI'm breaking my own rule of blogging within an hour of the end of the game. My emotions run high, my language is sailor-like, and I become fixated on one point. Tonight, that one point is our continued inability to respond when the going gets tough.I'm not just talking about going goal for goal with the Cup champs (though that would be nice), but simply showing a bit of courage and heart when Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-51003614282845948602010-04-14T06:53:00.002-04:002010-04-14T07:51:39.566-04:00First Round BreakdownThinking of vintage Tragically Hip with Smalltown Bringdown when I wrote that post title...Anyway, it isn't news to any of you that my predictions have the tendency to be completely wrong. I don't think I'm a hockey imbecile and actually feel comfortable with my knowledge of the game and our team. That being said, I've misunderstood the moves of our GM as he has put together a decent team right Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-5952870285558688242010-04-12T21:58:00.003-04:002010-04-12T22:26:48.839-04:005 Reasons Why the Ottawa Senators Made The PlayoffsThis is pretty tongue-in-cheek and very much foot-in-mouth. I stand here proudly declaring that I was way off, Samsonite off, when I said the Sens would miss the postseason. On January 11th, mired in a long slump and showing no signs of life, I declared the postseason games to be out of the question on this blog. The good news is I'm wrong and I can admit it.So let's attack my own work, shall Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-26530301537345688172010-04-07T12:34:00.003-04:002010-04-07T15:31:16.918-04:00Welcome back Milan! You've been demoted.Milan Michalek will likely draw back into the line up on Thursday night against the lowly Lightning. I, for one, am extremely excited to see him back as he will have two complete games to get his legs back before the post season. Huzzah!Nine games ago when the Watermelon Warrior went down, our fear was once again, 'what's going to happen to the top line?' Nowadays, I'm asking, 'where are we goingpynchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05353772295297566679noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21451947.post-4568907664847957522010-04-06T21:52:00.002-04:002010-04-06T22:02:04.948-04:00And we shall call him...AlfieTaking my turn in a tribute to our hero, let me be another Sens fan to congratulate Alfie and his family on this amazing accomplishment. Daniel Alfredsson might mean more to this franchise than we can ever measure. Can you think of a single hockey player that defined a franchise as much as Alfie? We rise and fall with his successes and failures and creep to the edge of our seat when he steps on Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0