Pre-Game Talk: Edmonton Oilers @ Ottawa Senators 19:00 EST

[K1900L]

If Ullmark can bounce back the Senators win, if not this game will go along the lines of 8-4 in favor of angry Oilers, McDavid with 6 assists and Draisaitl with 5 goals or something like this.

 

[SensFanInMTL]

 

[SpezDispenser]

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Oh shit, he's got Cyborg Eyes! The Oilers are dead!

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lol, 3 f***ing bombs this year. Swayman and Ullmark were not at all expected.

 

[NyQuil]

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Anton Forsberg:

2024-25

Ottawa Senators

NHL

8

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0

435

20

0

2

2.76

3

4

0

186

0.903

 

[SensFanInMTL]

 

[UglyPuckling]

IIRC, McDavid and Draisaitl like to rack goals & points against us. We're going to need to score some goals this time. Hopefully Ullmark will get back on track if he’s playing tonight.

 

[Back in Black]

3 hours to gO

 

[NyQuil]

 

[lang006]

Seeing as Sens are coming in off a 4-0 loss which included a pretty egregious screw job from the stripes maybe they will play angry as well. Need to have some energy from the get go.

 

[Senscore]

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Timmynator

 

[LiseL]

I was hoping he’d announce we are getting our first back, like NJ, and will be last pick in first round.

This has got to be related to the downtown rink, otherwise, why would the mayor be involved?

 

[Golden_Jet]

This has got to be related to the downtown rink, otherwise, why would the mayor be involved?

Bettman visits every team once a year, this is Ottawa’s annual visit.
But ya I’m sure LeBreton was part of discussions.

 

[UglyPuckling]

This has got to be related to the downtown rink, otherwise, why would the mayor be involved?

I think that’s what its about. Bettman is in Ottawa to cajole the city into getting involved or contributing in some fashion with the new facility. There was news about this not long ago iirc. Question is what does Andlauer do if they don’t get involved.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Save Low effort GDT tag for when a last min GDT is made (say within an hour of the puck drop), there's a Pre game talk tag for this kind of stuff, we've been fortunate enough to have some posters put in some effort to make a nice GDT, don't need to be discouraging that by making an early Low effort thread before they get a chance to put a traditional one together.

L'Aveuglette right now

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

IIRC, McDavid and Draisaitl like to rack goals & points against us. We're going to need to score some goals this time. Hopefully Ullmark will get back on track if he’s playing tonight.

I believe most of their points came from the Canadian division during the Covid seasons but yes they need to shut those 2 downs.

 

[UglyPuckling]

I believe most of their points came from the Canadian division during the Covid seasons but yes they need to shut those 2 downs.

I’m surprised I can remember that far back LOL.

We need to score some goals too.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

L'Aveuglette right now

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Likely gave him a puffy

 

[BonHoonLayneCornell]

I was hoping he’d announce we are getting our first back, like NJ, and will be last pick in first round.

Maybe Gary decided the Ref punished the Sens enough in Carolina and will just let them off entirely.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Maybe Gary decided the Ref punished the Sens enough in Carolina and will just let them off entirely.

He was asked the question on the pick here, lots of topics discussed

Bettman: Michael Andlauer is going to take what was started and take it to the next level

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman conducts a press conference with the Ottawa media to provide an update on the Senators and specially the franchise's quest to build on a new rink.

www.tsn.ca

 

[Cosmix]

Bettman doing a presser in Ottawa, will be on pre game show.
Meeting with Mayor and Andlauer today, not sure if anyone else.

Why is Bettman in town? There must be a major reason.

We always make a point about outgoalied, and while finishing plays a role in that, you also have to look at the style a goalie plays. Skinner sucks, but he excels playing against our style of offense, which is what really worries me. On the other spectrum, despite the Blues goalies being better than Skinner, they struggle against teams with our style of play, which is why we blew them out.

What in your view is the Senators' style of play?