For a team that's supposedly one of the biggest in the NHL, this team lacks intensity. So I guess size does not equal intensity. Pretty concerning for a team that seems obsessed with getting bigger (and did just that this offseason) and yet don't seem all that intimidating to play against. I would rather have a team that had a few extra players who are 6 feet tall and weigh 195 - 200 lbs. that can grind in the corners and lay out the opposition with big hits, not to mention dish out accurate passes, than what appears to be a team largely composed of 6"2' - 6'3 players weighing 215 - 225 lbs who play soft, rarely lay out the opposition and appear to be incapable of making a tape-to-tape pass. Pretty much proves size does not equal dominance..at least, not yet.
As for the intensity, it seemed to take a vacation in the second half of the game. At that point, in the second period, the JEts were outshooting the Sens something like 8 - 0 or 10 - 0 and was feeling pretty good about the outcome despite a tie game at that point.
Pavs needs to be better, but to blame him for 3 "weak" goals is ridiculous.
Kane, to me, was largely invisible, and seemed to be the same old Kane (hello wraparound).
Buff and Toby were quite good despite a few miscues.
Postma actually seemed fairly competent outside his blueline. Inside his blueline, on the other hand, yikes!
Clitter is somehting awful. NOt reliable at all even in a bottom pairing. Bring on Redmond!
Ollie seems to skate fairly well and use his body to his advantage in the corners but his passes were off today. Hopefully, just a rust thing.
Scheifelle was solid, generated a few good scoring opportunities. A little unsteady on his skates, but I look forward to the next week to see if he can improve, if even only marginally.
Wellwood was a non-factor. Our offense won't be considered legit if we have this guy in our top - 6.
Ladd, Wheeler and Little seemed to start OK, but faded in the second half of the game. Conditioning or just Ottawa doing a good job shutting them down?
BAP line was the best line of the night. Generated some scoring chances and appeared to play responsible in their own end for the most part. I hope we can keep this group together (or maybe Ponikarovsky is replaced by Lowry or Telegin next season) as they seem to be an ideal 3rd line.
Some major concerns about the goaltending and the defense, but I'm not gonna panic just yet. I'll wait until the 10-15 game mark for that.
As for the intensity, it seemed to take a vacation in the second half of the game. At that point, in the second period, the JEts were outshooting the Sens something like 8 - 0 or 10 - 0 and was feeling pretty good about the outcome despite a tie game at that point.
Pavs needs to be better, but to blame him for 3 "weak" goals is ridiculous.
Kane, to me, was largely invisible, and seemed to be the same old Kane (hello wraparound).
Buff and Toby were quite good despite a few miscues.
Postma actually seemed fairly competent outside his blueline. Inside his blueline, on the other hand, yikes!
Clitter is somehting awful. NOt reliable at all even in a bottom pairing. Bring on Redmond!
Ollie seems to skate fairly well and use his body to his advantage in the corners but his passes were off today. Hopefully, just a rust thing.
Scheifelle was solid, generated a few good scoring opportunities. A little unsteady on his skates, but I look forward to the next week to see if he can improve, if even only marginally.
Wellwood was a non-factor. Our offense won't be considered legit if we have this guy in our top - 6.
Ladd, Wheeler and Little seemed to start OK, but faded in the second half of the game. Conditioning or just Ottawa doing a good job shutting them down?
BAP line was the best line of the night. Generated some scoring chances and appeared to play responsible in their own end for the most part. I hope we can keep this group together (or maybe Ponikarovsky is replaced by Lowry or Telegin next season) as they seem to be an ideal 3rd line.
Some major concerns about the goaltending and the defense, but I'm not gonna panic just yet. I'll wait until the 10-15 game mark for that.
