GDT: Game 51: Columbus at Ottawa | 2/7 7PM EST

[Samkow]

7:00 PM EST
Canadian Tire Centre
Ottawa, Ontario

Lines
Hartnell-Johansen-Atkinson
Foligno-Dubinsky-Tropp
Wennberg-Anisimov-Skille
Calvert-Letestu-Boll

Johnson-Savard
Tyutin-Prout
Leopold-Connauton

McElhinney
Forsberg

Inactive
Goloubef

Injured
Bobrovsky, Gibbons, Horton, Jenner, Morin, Murray, Wisniewski

Lines
MacArthur-Zibanejad-Ryan
Hoffman-Turris-Stone
Michalek-Legwand-Lazar
Condra-Pageau-Neil

Methot-Karlsson
Cowen-Ceci
Phillips-Gryba

Lehner
Hammond

Inactive
Borowiecki, Greening, Wiercioch

Injured
Anderson, Chiasson, Smith​

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[EspenK]

Letdown city coming up. Sens 3-0

 

[MAHJ71]

Letdown city coming up. Sens 3-0

Yeah.. already preparing myself for a stinker.

But I'll throw out Jackets 3-2 just for fun.

 

[ndd17]

Poor Ottawa. Anderson is hurt. Methot in the duo with Karlsson, but my prediction 6-2 sens.

 

[BluejacketNut]

They may have some mojo going, but doesnt really matter. Actually only hurts us for draft position. Hopefully they spent their weeks worth of goals last night

 

[Sore Loser]

I'll be the first optimist. 4-3 good guys ... the balanced attack continues and Scott Hartnell makes Erik Karlsson miserable all game.

 

[cbjfaninmo]

I'll be the second optimist here. 3-1 good guys. No injuries.

 

[ca5150]

I'm not giving up yet, a win tonight and a Toronto loss and we jump 2 teams. Only 4 behind NJ with 2 games in hand, 5 behind Philly with 2 in hand. They can do this still. I'm not giving up. Boone and Bob are around the corner, get to 4th and get them back and make the final push, Florida is going to collapse and NYR Lundquist is out at least a month. Now is the time boys!

 

[EspenK]

I'm not giving up yet, a win tonight and a Toronto loss and we jump 2 teams. Only 4 behind NJ with 2 games in hand, 5 behind Philly with 2 in hand. They can do this still. I'm not giving up. Boone and Bob are around the corner, get to 4th and get them back and make the final push, Florida is going to collapse and NYR Lundquist is out at least a month. Now is the time boys!

The teams you mention other than the Rangers are irrelevant. Jumping them only hurts our draft pick and lottery odds. I'll take right where we are for the rest of the season with an occasional reminder of what can be next year. Not a popular opinion just an honest one as I'm sure yours is also.

 

[The Jones Zone]

I'm not giving up yet, a win tonight and a Toronto loss and we jump 2 teams. Only 4 behind NJ with 2 games in hand, 5 behind Philly with 2 in hand. They can do this still. I'm not giving up. Boone and Bob are around the corner, get to 4th and get them back and make the final push, Florida is going to collapse and NYR Lundquist is out at least a month. Now is the time boys!

OK, where did you get that stuff and do you have any left?

 

[silver89]

They may have some mojo going, but doesnt really matter. Actually only hurts us for draft position. Hopefully they spent their weeks worth of goals last night

That's the spirit!

 

[ReggieRed]

It's the classic "head vs. heart" dilemma...the head says "Another loss and our draft position improves", while the heart says "**** that, I want to win a hockey game!"

 

[major major]

I'm not giving up yet, a win tonight and a Toronto loss and we jump 2 teams. Only 4 behind NJ with 2 games in hand, 5 behind Philly with 2 in hand. They can do this still. I'm not giving up. Boone and Bob are around the corner, get to 4th and get them back and make the final push, Florida is going to collapse and NYR Lundquist is out at least a month. Now is the time boys!

Do what? Ruin our draft position? Yeah we can do that. Catch the Rangers (who are 17 points ahead of us!)? No chance.

 

[ca5150]

The teams you mention other than the Rangers are irrelevant. Jumping them only hurts our draft pick and lottery odds. I'll take right where we are for the rest of the season with an occasional reminder of what can be next year. Not a popular opinion just an honest one as I'm sure yours is also.

Even though I get angry after a loss, I've played hockey my whole life, it's not in my nature to play for draft position or hope for losses. I'm looking at those teams to pass them on the way to making the playoffs and I know the players are as well. I believe until we are eliminated.

 

[ca5150]

Do what? Ruin our draft position? Yeah we can do that. Catch the Rangers (who are 17 points ahead of us!)? No chance.

With Lundquist out for a month or more, stranger things have happened...however it's a good thing we don't have to catch the Rangers to make the playoffs!

 

[major major]

With Lundquist out for a month or more, stranger things have happened...however it's a good thing we don't have to catch the Rangers to make the playoffs!

How else do we do it? Are you suggesting we can catch the Bruins?

Let's say we get red-hot and win 25 of the last 30 games. We'd still need the Bruins to go from red-hot into a slump.

 

[SuperGenius]

Even though I get angry after a loss, I've played hockey my whole life, it's not in my nature to play for draft position or hope for losses. I'm looking at those teams to pass them on the way to making the playoffs and I know the players are as well. I believe until we are eliminated.

Yep. Pretty much this. I couldn't care less about the draft and whoever the various flavors of the month, next hall of famers or whatever the 'experts' think are coming down the pike. There are ways to improve draft position other than losses, but I think the draftniks forget that. Too obsessed with magic beans, IMO.

I want them to win. Always. I don't think it's still possible to make the playoffs, but since they have to play the remaining 30 or so games, they may as play to win.

 

[NotWendell]

We're not going to get red hot and win 25 of 30 without Bobrovsky. sens 3-2. Then again, I would have picked us to lose last night too.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

OK, where did you get that stuff and do you have any left?

Seems like or feels like we never ever beat Ottawa. 3-1 loss

 

[Cowumbus]

A win Would be a nice bday present for me and Shelly

 

[ca5150]

How else do we do it? Are you suggesting we can catch the Bruins?

Let's say we get red-hot and win 25 of the last 30 games. We'd still need the Bruins to go from red-hot into a slump.

Well there is 32 games left, that's 64 possible points, we are 14 back with a game in hand. You can root against them and the odds if you want, I have too much money invested and time this season to root for them to tank on the off chance, which is less than a 10% chance to get one of the top 2 players and sit around and wait for another season or two for that top player to make any kind of impact. I believe in the guys we have now for the most part and I'm choosing to keep believing until we are mathematically eliminated.

 

[ca5150]

We're not going to get red hot and win 25 of 30 without Bobrovsky. sens 3-2. Then again, I would have picked us to lose last night too.

Last night proved we can beat anyone on any given night, Cmac has been good and Bob will be back at some point, and I'm hoping Boone is right around the corner, he will be a huge boost. Tonight is huge and the schedule is set up to make up ground fast if we win in regulation against the Metro! I have to believe because it's too depressing thinking about 9 months of not rooting for wins...

 

[MAHJ71]

We're not going to get red hot and win 25 of 30 without Bobrovsky. sens 3-2. Then again, I would have picked us to lose last night too.

This....

The issue is Bob being out.

 

[ca5150]

This....

The issue is Bob being out.

Cmac has a .930 save % and sub 2.5 GAA in his last 9, he's not losing us any games, Bob's numbers weren't much better, if at all.

 

[CBJWerenski8]

Last night proved we can beat anyone on any given night, Cmac has been good and Bob will be back at some point, and I'm hoping Boone is right around the corner, he will be a huge boost. Tonight is huge and the schedule is set up to make up ground fast if we win in regulation against the Metro! I have to believe because it's too depressing thinking about 9 months of not rooting for wins...

STL had been playing bad teams and played a tough stretch of games in days. There was a reason we skated around them and STL fans told us it would happen. I do appreciate your never say die attitude as a fan, and I'm not going to tell you how to cheer or whatever, but it's over.