GDT: GAME 75 | Lightning @ Senators | Get Back on Track Edition | Thu Apr 3 2025, 7PM | RDS2, TSN5

[L'Aveuglette]

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING (44-25-5) @ OTTAWA SENATORS (39-29-6)
TV: RDS2, TSN5 | Radio: TSN 1200, 94.5 Unique-FM

Ottawa Senators host Tampa Bay Lightning as playoff chase heats up | TSN

The Ottawa Senators host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night in a game that will have implications on the race for the Atlantic Division title and wild-card spots in the Eastern Conference.

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Both Canadian teams have eight games remaining on the schedule and the Senators hope to keep the Habs at bay with a win tonight against the Lightning. The two will play each other next Friday in a game that could have huge implications on playoff positioning.​

GAMEDAY LINEUP

Zetterlund - Stutzle - Giroux
Perron - Cozens - Batherson
Greig - Pinto - Amadio
Highmore - Gaudette - Crookshank

Sanderson - Zub
Chabot - Jensen
Kleven - Matinpalo

Ullmark starts





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[bicboi64]

C'mon Zetterlund, break out and score a hatty

 

[Dan Patrick]

 

[armani]

Guys HFBoards just told me that it's my 20th year posting here. Gave me a DEVOTED award. That's 20 years of shit posts you guys had to endure ahahahaa!

Seriously, thanks guys for keeping it interesting, we have a lot of good and interesting posters here who make me come back and discuss.

So Sens, please win this one for me. Is tonight the night Pinto breaks his spell and scores customary 2 goals? Or does this go to overtime when Sens keep missing the empty net in the final seconds?

Zetterlund breaks the goal drought?

Expect a strong game from Stutzle, he looked rough in the last game.

Looks like Ullmark was pissed when he saw Hamonic pair with Chabot, but cooled down and vacuumed his mess from broken stick when he learned that Jensen will play tonight.



The team will miss it's captain, but time for the others to step up. I don't want to predict one way or another, my "we got this" got us a few recent losses, but I hope they play their best after being punked by jabronies such as Shittsburgh and Buffalo.

Go Sens GO!

 

[WallyD]

Guys HFBoards just told me that it's my 20th year posting here. Gave me a DEVOTED award. That's 20 years of shit posts you guys had to endure ahahahaa!

Seriously, thanks guys for keeping it interesting, we have a lot of good and interesting posters here who make me come back and discuss.

So Sens, please win this one for me. Is tonight the night Pinto breaks his spell and scores customary 2 goals? Or does this go to overtime when Sens keep missing the empty net in the final seconds?

Zetterlund breaks the goal drought?

Expect a strong game from Stutzle, he looked rough in the last game.

Looks like Ullmark was pissed when he saw Hamonic pair with Chabot, but cooled down and vacuumed his mess from broken stick when he learned that Jensen will play tonight.



The team will miss it's captain, but time for the others to step up. I don't want to predict one way or another, my "we got this" got us a few recent losses, but I hope they play their best after being punked by jabronies such as Shittsburgh and Buffalo.

Go Sens GO!

Congrats on your milestone! I hope your next 20 years on here see many more celebratory team peaks than many of the valleys we've collectively had to endure. Fingers crossed! Cheers... and I love your suits!

 

[Rals]

My gut says Ottawa wins tonight. No logic about it. Just my magic eightball.

 

[Hotsam Batcho]

Let's hope this game is better than the last "let's do it for Brady" game.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

 

[Relapsing]

The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Here's to hoping the boys bring their spines tonight.

I'm also recommending we turn this into a Powder themed GDT, a 1995 classic that Ebert gave 2/4 stars. In his review, he wrote that Powder' has all of the elements of a successful fantasy, and none of the insights. It's a movie where intriguing ideas lie there on the screen, jumbled and unrealized. It leads up to bathos, not pathos, because not enough attention was paid to the underlying truth of the characters. They're all just pawns for the plot gimmicks."

 

[MiscBrah]

A win tonight, and it's looking more and more likely that we'd be playing Toronto in the first round of the playoffs. It's an 18% swing for TB to get the first seed. If they win they have a 40% chance to get 1st seed. A loss tonight for them and it's only a 22% chance.

 

[OUT HOUSE]

I've only missed watching one game this season, and that was the game against Carolina in December. I'll be busy tonight, so I expect a massive W.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

The best lightning rod for your protection is your own spine.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
Here's to hoping the boys bring their spines tonight.

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I'm also recommending we turn this into a Powder themed GDT, a 1995 classic that Ebert gave 2/4 stars. In his review, he wrote that Powder' has all of the elements of a successful fantasy, and none of the insights. It's a movie where intriguing ideas lie there on the screen, jumbled and unrealized. It leads up to bathos, not pathos, because not enough attention was paid to the underlying truth of the characters. They're all just pawns for the plot gimmicks."

Funny enough, I did consider doing exactly just that lol.

 

[Rhaegar Targaryen]

A win tonight, and it's looking more and more likely that we'd be playing Toronto in the first round of the playoffs. It's an 18% swing for TB to get the first seed. If they win they have a 40% chance to get 1st seed. A loss tonight for them and it's only a 22% chance.

2 points + an increased chance at avoiding Tampa/Florida in the playoffs? Sign me up!

 

[Relapsing]

Funny enough, I did consider doing exactly just that lol.

Great minds, buddy. Great minds.

 

[jbeck5]

I feel like when we're healthy, Amadio is wasted on the 4th line with Highmore and Gaudette.

Anyone know what the plan is for MacEwan? I find when he's at his best and moving his feet and finishing hit hits, he's much more effective than Highmore...and big bodies that can skate are valuable come playoff time.

I really hope our 4th line is MacEwan and Cousins and Amadio come playoff time. We need a 4th line that can finish their hits...and I think they're talented enough to keep the puck down low on a cycle.

Scratch Gaudette and Highmore.

 

[2CHAINZ]

Oh, now feel it comin' back again

 

[Dionysus]

A win would be huge to keep some separation.

Hope they come out with a better battle level this game. Need to be engaged right away, and be ready to execute on the powerplay.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Most of the times we destroy Tampa at CTC Vasi doesn't play.

I'm pretty sure we'll outplay them though since our analytics at home are really good and Tampa's on the road are subpar. Goaltending will likely be the difference.

If Ullmark plays like he did against Buffalo, we're done for. Average Ullmark shouls he good enough.

 

[Relapsing]

Oh, now feel it comin' back again

You just made me flash back to every awkward high-school dance. Damn you!

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

C'mon Zetterlund, break out and score a hatty

Nah he needs to have an 8 point night.

 

[DueDiligence]

Be interesting to see if the main guys can man up with Brady out.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Is THIS the game Stutzle becomes the guy and goes 2+2 all at even strength??

 

[Ouroboros]

Think we're going to see a big night from Gaudette. Game just has that feel to it.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Loss tonight loss against Florida and then glad tired for a super hungry Columbus team on Sunday. The situation is there for the collapse

 

[Burrowsaurus]

People forget we were quite good in 2 of the 3 games before the 4 nations without Norris and Giroux