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with guys who were deemed to be:
a) washed up
b) too expensive
c) not progressing fast enough
d) not fitting in

You obviously have to give George McFee a ton of credit, but I can't praise...

Hellebuyck stole one last night in Nashville.

That was a very entertaining game for a pretty dispassionate observer - I don't much like either team. Leafs played very well for two periods, but their defensive shortcomings eventually caught up...

Kudos to Couturier. Gotta love his desire.

I'm rooting for the Jets. Great blend of speed, scoring, size and saves.

I was at the CTC today to see the last game EK maybe plays in a Sens uniform. What a sad, pathetic organization this has become. Trading Brassard for a 19 year old Swedish goalie and what will...

1. Leafs (more Toronto fans in the stands than Sens fans when the Leafs visit - probably 66% - 33%). This dates back to the 4 years in a row when they met in the playoffs and the Leafs won all four...

^^^Same thing with Lehner (Sabres) against his former team, the Sens. His record is 5-0-3 - no regulation losses.

/Oilers/s/Senators/

I'm with you, Lino. The Leafs sort of made that move before the season started when they picked up Marleau. Not sure he's been that great throughout the season, but he sure started off well. The...

Sens have traded Dion Phaneuf and Nate Thompson to LA Kings for Marion Gaborik and Nick Shore. So the gist of the trade with Toronto two years ago was to dump some bad contracts and washed up guys...

Rumour has it that the LA Kings are interested in Dion Phaneuf. I think it would be a great move to let him go (although I suspect the Sens would be on the hook for some of his salary). In this...

Because Ottawa are better tankers!

I'd put Erik Karlsson in the same boat as Price. After watching the Sens lose again last night, I'm convinced EK isn't the same player he was before he had reconstructive surgery on his ankle last...

If Ottawa keeps losing, Craig Anderson may become available. I don't see mass changes happening immediately, but if the losing continues into the new year, some of the veterans will get moved. It...

Moulson's cap hit is $5M. That's why no one wants him.

Ottawa's season is going down the drain. They've lost 7 in a row gaining a single point in that span and they have another 6 games on the road before they get home. The Duchene trade has not paid...

Wow, is it that bad Yves? Everybody has a dip or two in their career, so I can't believe Price is never going to get back to the level he's been at the past few years (except against Ottawa, heh...

The rumours have about this trade have been swirling around town fora while. I heard about the three-way deal several days ago, but apparently, the Sens have been ready to part ways with Turris...

No question he's not 100% but last night was an aberration. His overall play has been good and until last night, his defensive play has been very solid,

Anderson's puck handling didn't help but...

Yikes, the Habs made the Sens look like shit last night. It was the same way in their last pre-season game. Could be the year that the Habs roll over the Sens all season long.

Karlsson was -6...

There's no question that sitting down at ice level gives a much different perspective to the game and as noted above, the sight-lines are impaired. When we sat beside the penalty box, and had to...

No question. We used to get seats in the upper bowl then we were given a pair two rows up from ice level - just beside the penalty box. My wife said "don't even think of getting seats up there...

Sens give away a point in the last 2 minutes last night to the Kings on a fumble by the backup goalie Condon.

This Kempe kid on LA is really good.

Can't say I'm a fan of the glowing puck (too obtrusive), but the ball flight technology they use on PGA golf broadcasts is really good.

It was a costly victory in that Bobby Ryan continues to block shots with his hands and once again has broken a finger. He's out for a month and there is nobody to replace him down on the farm.
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Check with Lino for the exact parade route.

Erik Karlsson returns tonight after missing the first 5. Ottawa swept the Western Canada road trip for the first time in their 25 year history. So far, so good after a brutal preseason.

Well, they was getting whopped.

Wishing you better success than the two previous losses to the mighty Sens! (LOL)

Interesting that the Leafs would shell out $6.25M/year for three years to 38 year old Patrick Marleau. His numbers were pretty good last season, but I thought they were going to be rigorous in...

Not sure how Montreal managed it, but they aced the expansion draft.

Sorry to see the Sens lose Marc Methot. Rumour has it that he will be traded by Vegas. Montreal and Toronto have been...

I like the Drouin trade too. I think he has a ton of potential and I've said it here before that the one piece the Habs have been missing is a goal scorer. The Habs haven't had a lot of luck with...

Tish tish. Time to put on your General Manager's hat and figure out who you want to protect and who you are willing to give up to Vegas. Then there's the draft to stock the cupboard. Then there's...

There was an article in the paper on the weekend in which the writer compared the Finals to two boxers in the last few rounds of a bout just hanging on and trying to not get knocked out. I think...

Well, in my case, I am watching as much hockey as I can as we recently fixed up our basement and I put in a Home Theatre featuring a 65" 4K TV. This replaces a 14 year old 50" TV with a bulb, so to...

Nice comeback by the Preds to even the series. They looked outmatched in Pittsburgh and pretty strong at home. As long as they can keep Malkin and Kessell off the scoresheet, I like their chances.

Pens looked really strong last night. Amazing overall team speed and obviously two of the most skilled guys on the planet. Just think about how much better they would be if they had their #1...

There's no shame in last night's loss. The Sens played their system to a tee and showed that amazing resilience in coming back twice to tie it up. Only a couple of complaints from last night - why...

Good question. Not sure why PK would want to rub the Habs' nose in it, as he has kept his ties to the Childrens' Hopital. Parading may not be the accurate term, but I could see PK bringing it there...

Can't say it was a very exciting game, although both Sens goals were beauties. Malkin was dangerous all night. Anderson was outstanding, but somehow he was only the third game-star.

Pens have...

Whoa. Sure is quiet here these days. I watched a lot of the Preds/Ducks series and the Preds were full value for the win. Not at all sorry to see the Ducks go down, but it's tough to win with your...

i just want to remind you all of a post I made MUCH earlier in the season, when I complained about how dull the Sens were this year. I even worried back last summer when they first hired Boucher,...

Wow. Ottawa lulled the entire arena into a deep sleep and then hit a quick strike in OT to win it. Ugly, boring, Lemaire-like. I can't think of a more disparaging description than the latter.

Sorry to see the Oil go down last night, but as Brian said, they've come a long way up from the bottom and they are on their way to becoming an elite team. I am not surprised that Pittsburgh came...

Thanks. I'm still in shock. The Rangers were totally dominant in the third period, but thankfully, Anderson saved his best game of the series for last. I'm the Rangers still can't figure out how...

I have a feeling the Pens will respond. The Caps totally exploited Fleury's weakness - top corner glove side - in Game 6, and I can't believe they will be able to keep beating him there. Mind you,...

They just listed Ottawa's storybook sports year on the post-game show:

RedBlacks - CFL Champions
Champions - CanAm Baseball League Champs
Carleton Ravens - University Men's Basketball Champs for...

Au Contraire - any play in which Phaneuf gets levelled is a good play. (Remember he played for the much disliked Leafs for years before coming to Ottawa. Old resentments die hard. And to be honest,...

Klonk, Neil is a special case here in Ottawa. They could have traded him away at the deadline several times and each time, they decided to keep him. He's like a spiritual leader and you may have...

OK, I've calmed down now. That was one hairy game. Lots of intensity and not much stoopid stuff. Neil did his job in under 3 min TOI and 12 in the box. Turris of all people led the team with 9...

You're killing me, man!

10300

(Note the 3pm start!

Very disappointing showing by the Sens. The Rangers have outclassed them the last two games at MSG. The Rangers speed has betrayed Ottawa's age, team speed (or lack thereof), injuries (you can...

Neil broke a finger in the regular season and got shunted down the depth chart when the Sens brought in Burrows and Stahlberg at the trade deadline. They even brought up a first rounder that came...

NYR totally outplayed the Sens tonight. Zibanejad was on fire all night as was Zuccarello. (Two weird last names for Scandinavians, eh?)

NYR played with "desperation" as they like to say in...

I'm pretty new at this bragging thing. Usually, my emoji is a rain cloud over my head when it comes to the sad-sack Sens.

Funny thing - remember when I was marvelling at how well Charlie...

I didn't want to rub it in. :good

Pageau-Pageau-Pageau (sung to the OLE-OLE-OLE tune)

Talk about irony - on the Canadian hockey broadcast last night during the second intermission, they showed a stat that 4.5% of the goals allowed by Craig Anderson are from either behind the net or...

Prediction results from Round 1:

East: 3-1 (Picked the Habs. Forgot they got Ott instead of someone who could score!)
West: 3-1 (Picked Chicago)

Predictions for Round 2:

OTT over NYR in 7...