GDT: Montréal Canadiennes at Ottawa Senators - 7PM - SN, CITY, or TVAS - Rivalrous Respekful Rivals Rebel Rousing Ruckus at the CTC

[PatrickEaves]

If there hadn't been a good number of games this season where he seemed to take the night off, I might be a little more lenient, but seeing how he put his body on the line in the 4N, it's hard not to be bitter about him sitting out in such an important game against our divisional rival at home.



The pre-game show said Sanderson would be good to go but no Tkachuk so not sure why that site is saying otherwise.

Lets be serious here. He's been missing in action all of 2025 for the Sens. If he was playing as well for the Sens as he did for the States this entire year, I think people would be giving him a break.

 

[Relapsing]

The guy was going balls to the wall on Thursday. Didn’t miss a shift. Gets back to Ottawa with the team having lost 3 straight, without 2 top 6 forwards and clinging to a playoff spot. Nah can’t play.

Meanwhile his dad is on podcasts talking about how management has to do more to help him.

 

[Micklebot]

You misunderstand - I don't like that he chose to play hurt against Canada in lieu of taking time to get heal ahead of tonight. It's just as much of an assumption that he has the flu which has never been brought up about why he wouldn't be playing.

I don't want guys sitting out important games they are healthy enough to play in, I think it's crazy to expect anyone to sit out games they are healthy enough to play, particularly if it's a final for the tournament.

As for Matthew, he played a bit against Canada, and made the decision to not play the rest of the game to not make an injury worse. Very simple.

He played 6 mins and couldn't finish the game, and won't play tonight. I'm sure if he thought he could play and help the team win, he would have, I honestly can't believe anybody that watched that game would think a player that could finish the game was pulling themselves out just in case.

Winnipeg is an objectively better team than we are. Our 5v5 offense was myopic before the break. I don't think it's a stretch to feel that game is gonna be real tough for us to win.

Idk about you, but I've watched enough hockey to know even great teams aren't guaranteed wins, even Winnipeg. Sure it's going to be a tough game, but if you're writing off games before they're played, why even watch?

If he didn't play against Canada, and doesn't tonight, that is waaaaaaaaaaaay easier to stomach. It would be easier to stomach if we'd have won 1 or 2 of the last 3 games before the break. But the reality is that he got hurt against Sweden, played hurt against Canada, hasn't practiced with the team since coming back, and is unlikely to play tonight. I don't think it's a stretch to assume that's because he's injured.

if he didn't play against Canada I'd be far more concerned because it would likely mean the injury is really serious. These guys are ultra competitive, and despite the tournament being meaningless to you, it clearly wasn't to the players involved in it, so I want nothing to do with players that would hold themselves out of games they see as meaningful and important to them.

 

[L'Aveuglette]

Lets be serious here. He's been missing in action all of 2025 for the Sens. If he was playing as well for the Sens as he did for the States this entire year, I think people would be giving him a break.

Exactly, it's been his weakest season in quite a while, and then he becomes a true top line power forward when playing for the US. Now he's taking an extra night off to rest while the rest of the team has to go ahead with precious little skill on the ice. I don't like it.

 

[mianjo]

Most surprising in all this is Matinpalo instead of Hamonic!

Hamonic is being saved in case they need him to replace Brady,......

 

[frightenedinmatenum2]

Mantinpalo in for Hamonic isn't a surprise. Hamonic needs to rest up from the 4 Nations tournament break.

 

[Knave]

Please tell me Ullmark at least is starting...

Out 3 of the top 6, out 2 of the top 4... we need a goalie who can steal a game.

 

[Gil Gunderson]

Are we going 11-7 because of injuries or because Green can’t find it in him to scratch Hamonic?

 

[Sun God Nika]

Sens gotta win this one tonight or Brady is going to get some deserved negative press till they play again.

 

[PatrickEaves]

Are we going 11-7 because of injuries or because Green can’t find it in him to scratch Hamonic?

Yeah, but it's a rested Hamonic. He's playing 20+ minutes tonight.

 

[Relapsing]

Tkachuck confirmed out

 

[mianjo]

definately NO Brady tonight

 

[DrEasy]

Brady has the Jack-Eye flu.

 

[JungleBeat]

Matthews is hurt and playing…

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Hamonic playing center tonight

 

[DrEasy]

Going with only two forwards will create more ice for Stutzle. *insert gif of the smart guy*

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Kevin Bieska got his chiseled jaw from juggling Maple Leaf players balls in his mouth whenever he's on air.

 

[PatrickEaves]

Imagine Hamonic plays on Timmy's wing and scores 4 goals?

 

[Neil Patrick Harris]

Bold strategy to just not go with a third player on the first line. Hope it works out.

Anyway, we're gonna kill 'em.

 

[Relapsing]

Damn... I guess sportsnet wrote our intro earlier today

"fans are here to watch their captain.... "

Ya, about that...

 

[PatrickEaves]

Bold strategy to just not go with a third player on the first line. Hope it works out.

Anyway, we're gonna kill 'em.

Timmy is just completing his evolution to becoming the best penalty killer in hockey history.

 

[mianjo]

Any booing of the National Anthem??

 

[Blotto71]

All Canadian match up, why no Chantal Krapastik?

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

Bit boring without the US anthem tbh. Missing some bite to start the game.