Arber Xhekaj shoots puck through the net

[CanadienShark]

I want him to be a Norris winner. Just an all around cool story.

 

[CanadienShark]

It's a faulty piece of equipment- a manufacturing error. Should we start a main boards thread for every pane of glass that shatters or stick that breaks? lmao

Woof.

 

[Miri]

Wake me up when he shoots the puck through goalie

 

[Stylizer1]

Habs fans will remember this for a very long time until they actually make the playoffs.

 

[Help]

when the toughest guy on your team, who goes out and kicks asses in defense of his teammates on a near nightly basis rips a puck through the net - that's a morale booster. It's myth-building

 

[NyQuil]

Xhekaj owns SensNation, their players and their nets.

His career record against Ottawa is 0-3 with a goal differential of 6-13.

He had 0 points in those three games and was a -5.

I hope he continues to “own” SensNation.

 

[Jamaican Patty]

Look at how triggered Sens fans are lol! Xhekaj is definitely in their heads.

 

[waffledave]

His career record against Ottawa is 0-3 with a goal differential of 6-13.

He had 0 points in those three games and was a -5.

I hope he continues to “own” SensNation.

Lmao he got the stats memorized.

 

[NyQuil]

Lmao he got the stats memorized.

I kept hearing how much he owned the Senators so I was curious to see if the facts fit the myth.

I was not disappointed, LOL.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Habs fans will remember this for a very long time until they actually make the playoffs.

Says the Sens fan who’s team hasn’t made the playoffs in the last 6 years!!! Hahahahaha

#XHEKAJOWNSU

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

Habs fans will remember this for a very long time until they actually make the playoffs.

You're acting like the Sens have made the playoffs since before my 6 year old cousin was born

His career record against Ottawa is 0-3 with a goal differential of 6-13.

He had 0 points in those three games and was a -5.

I hope he continues to “own” SensNation.

You forgot the 3 KOs too

Sent MacEwen at him today and he got dropped like a bad habit by our Swedish AHL prospect. Nice 3 year contract for that bum.

 

[NyQuil]

You forgot the 3 KOs too

What KOs?

He has one minor penalty in those three games.

Ah, I guess you’re still talking about pre-season from last year.

Nice to see him earn a job by fighting in meaningless games.

 

[TomKosto]

Habs fans will remember this for a very long time until they actually make the playoffs.

Let's compare playoff resume from the last 10 years?

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Habs fans will remember this for a very long time until they actually make the playoffs.

Hahahaha are you an Ottawa fan????!?!??

 

[Bouboumaster]

Habs fans will remember this for a very long time until they actually make the playoffs.

Lol, last time your team made it to the playoffs was 7 (!!!) years ago and counting

You ain't in no position, as a Sens fan, to shit on no one else, since your team has been garbage for almost a decade

We ain't taking 7 years to compete here

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

What KOs?

He has one minor penalty in those three games.

Ah, I guess you’re still talking about pre-season from last year.

Nice to see him earn a job by fighting in meaningless games.

He's already beaten every tough guy on your team, and your coach is obsessed with him

How meaningless was it if Sens fans can never forget it?

 

[Voodoo Child]

I hate that motherf***er because he plays for the Habs.

Not as much as I hate the Habs for having him. Beast, he’s gonna get a Norris one day.

 

[Ulic]

"Nobody is forcing you to click" is always an great indicator of a relevent thread.

Come back with a warrant, fun police.

 

[NyQuil]

How meaningless was it if Sens fans can never forget it?

I forgot all about it until you guys went ballistic during the announcement of the pre-season line-ups in our first match-up and apparently icing our AHL guys was seen as some kind of revenge game for something that happened in pre-season the year before.

Since then, they had played Ottawa three times with him in the line-up during the actual regular season and nothing happened, aside from Montreal losing all three games and Xhekaj apparently sporting a -5.

He’s definitely in the heads of a fan base but it’s yours.

You keep bringing up this narrative that puts a lot of importance on what happened in a few pre-season games that were over a year apart.

There’s a lot of cherry picking going on but I get it - it’s exciting to have a tough guy for the first time in Montreal since Laraque retired over a decade ago.

I actually like the guy - it’s a good story.

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Look at how triggered Sens fans are lol! Xhekaj is definitely in their heads.

High level AHLer playing on a rebuilding team. Sole role is to protect the small youth on the Habs.

He is defintely not the first and not the last to put a puck through a net.... it's good the Habs fans have something exciting as this to cheer about!

 

[CanadienShark]

Lmao he got the stats memorized.

Ready and waiting to break those out at every cocktail party for anyone that will listen.

 

[Kobe Armstrong]

I forgot all about it until you guys went ballistic during the announcement of the pre-season line-ups in our first match-up and apparently icing our AHL guys was seen as some kind of revenge game for something that happened in pre-season the year before.

Since then, they had played Ottawa three times with him in the line-up during the actual regular season and nothing happened, aside from Montreal losing all three games and Xhekaj apparently sporting a -5.

He’s definitely in the heads of a fan base but it’s yours.

You keep bringing up this narrative that puts a lot of importance on what happened in a few pre-season games that were over a year apart.

There’s a lot of cherry picking going on but I get it - it’s exciting to have a tough guy for the first time in Montreal since Laraque retired over a decade ago.

I actually like the guy - it’s a good story.

Did you watch the game? It was obvious that the Sens iced scrubs to try and engage Xhekaj.

Why is Imama challenging Slafkovsky after the whistle? I'm not upset about it but the strategy was obvious

It just backfired for the Sens because 2 of their boys got smoked

 

[SlafCaufield]

Look at how triggered Sens fans are lol! Xhekaj is definitely in their heads.

Arber is literally the Sens Daddy

 

[NyQuil]

Did you watch the game? It was obvious that the Sens iced scrubs to try and engage Xhekaj.

This is why I think he's in your heads.

Either:

(a) The Senators management collectively came up with an elaborate strategy to try and contain third-pairing borderline NHL defenceman Arber Xhekaj for what he did in the pre-season back in October of 2002.

OR

(b) They wanted to put their AHL guys in the line-up.

I'm going with B. They iced scrubs because it's pre-season and that's what happens.

When it was the regular season, they didn't ice any scrubs and won all three games and Xhekaj was a non-factor.

 

[waffledave]

Xhekaj scored more goals last year than Jake Sanderson.