MartyHavlatismyGOD

As Heatley Proved in his first ever NHL playoffs. It was a collective shitting of the bed last year. i'm willing to give Heatley another chance on it

Working waaaaaay too much. Only been able to see 5 or 6 Sens games so far this season, the rest we try to throw on the radio in the kitchen, but doesnt usually work out too well. Can i get my screen name changed btw? Hopefully next sens/sabres game i will actually be able to watch and come over to give you my take on it...

... Or gerber/emery this year. To all ottawa fans its a no brainer - Muckler probably doesnt wanna admit he was a douchebag in signing goober though.

Alright, so now for the completely sober analysis. Ottawa's blue line depth is very good, I am sure that Christoph Schubert will get the nod to play d while corvo is out. personally i do not like Corvo very much as he is too soft on the puck, a worse version of pothier. Speaking of Pothier, he signed with Washington for an absurd amount of money. (2.5mil/year i believe) As for Vanek, not to take anything away from him because he did have a monster of a game with the hat trick. However he was an immature player last night, everytime he had the puck he attempted a move that would be best to save for Pond hockey in the winter. But that is what pre-season is all about. I didn't notice Spacek, which is maybe a good thing. The big difference in the game last night was the number of penalties. Ottawa's lack of experience on the blue line was prevalent and so they took many dumb penalties (some warranted, others phantom calls) but thats what I have come to expect in NHL games now. Buffalo's PP was right on, and set up nearly instantly as if it were mid season, while Ottawa's seemed to be lacking something. All in all the game was very sloppy especially the first period, but things can only get better for both the teams as both were missing Key players (atleast i think they were, i know ottawa was, as they only had 2 of their top d-men in, and one was injured)

Sorry it took so long to reply to this, had to drown my sorrows a little bit after a not so depressing loss. First to answer all your questions. I would have definately kept Wade Redden as opposed to Zdeno Chara. In the series VS Buffalo last year it was apparent that Chara could not at all keep up with the younger faster guys in the game. While he was a good shutdown man when he could legally pick up and pile drive opponents, he was not nearly as effective down the stretch. 2. I would not have fired bryan murray just yet. I agree that he was outcoached by lindy ruff, it was not his fault for an early playoff exit last year, ill give him this year to see if he has any effect on the players. 3. I really cannot comment on Martin Gerber at the moment, every time he played the sens last year he frustrated me because he always eemed to have their number. He is the type of goalie that can be a game breaker, but won't always be. He is no *healthy* dominek Hasek, but probably more reliable in the end. 4. I'm not completely sure what the united center is about. But the Scotia bank place had a healthy 17 000 people tonight, which isnt bad for a pre season game that did not feature too many big names 5. I think my new boy is Patrick Eaves, he works his ass off every night and plays as if he is 60 lbs heavier than he actually is. the man is a machine, and young. He will be captain one day. 6. I really was not impressed with Corvo at all so far, but i can't judge this early, I think Hennesy will be good one day, but not for another year or two in the AHL. Martin Havlat had to go as he was being way too greedy and the arbirtration system seemed to be setting salaries way too high. So i suppose i agree with the roster changes. For now. 7. Gerber will likely have 60 starts or so while Emery will have the remaining. Although that is just Speculation as i am not actually a part of the Sens organization. Will comment more on the actual game later on. Right now i just need some sleep (3:20 am)

Heya Folks, its been a long summer, but finally winding down and getting back into hockey! I'll be heading to Scotiabank Place for the game tonight and will do my best to give an unbiased report afterwords on how the game went.

Good period by the Sabres, this is one game where atleast so far i hope no Buffalo fan complains about the reffing in this one, because from a neutral standpoint they have had a difference making advantage as far as it goes. Back to enjoying more hockey for me *edit* Btw, TERRIBLE diving call. Miller's stick was caught in his skate.

Sword-men in 5 is my prediction

I will again (ugh this is getting brutal) be at work during the game and listening on the radio, but im gonna throw the chat room up too! So feel free to heckle me while im gone

I hate to sound like a jerk... And again - i was at work all night so i did not get to watch the game, just listen on the radio... But after every game You guys have complained about the refs - i hate to say it, but you only look at the non-calls that hurt your team, you recieved one more power play than Ottawa, and it still didnt help.

Vermette mighta been what caused the confusion - every once in a while i mix up the two, because they have the same sorta look going on

..... Err Havlat has not been on the top line lol. He has played with Fish/Schaef the whole playoffs... He plays on the top PP unit if thats what you mean?

Havlat has never been on the top line

Well, it has been three one goal games - one or two bounces in either direction, and Ottawa has three wins.. Not over till they win one more.

Well i Realize that it is not over - The sens did come back from 3-0 against Jersey in the Conference finals, only to lose in 7. So i know its possible, they just have to get back to basics.