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

[Micklebot]

Sorry but that's just not true.

We're top 4 in hits and top 10 in penalties taken.

We're not losing games because we lack grit. We're losing games because we don't have enough skill and smarts in the lineup.

Pretty much, we're losing games because we have 21+ mil in players out with injuries.

 

[Burrowsaurus]

I mean, so easy to see, our forward group minus Stutzle is really subpar.



As an European, never been a big fan of watching Habs fans appropriating this chant. It fits well with soccer, looks weird in hockey.



People can basically pay a big portion of their season tickets by selling Leafs/Habs games... can't blame them

And are you going full emo too? What am I responsible for exactly? They said they want to develop their fanbase outside of Ottawa but frankly I don't feel very welcomed even though I live in the enemy's territory, which is mesmerizing for a small franchise stuck between 3 giant markets lol

Are you supposed to feel welcomed lol? How can you feel more welcomed.

 

[branch]

sorry if your barn is dead as silent without us bro

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

How do you get a player that makes a difference without moving something of value to the other team especially now at this point in the season?

pressed right up against the cap... Everybody healthy and playing at the top of their games.. this team can compete..
Longer term we will be passed by teams emerging that have deeper pools and young high end talent already graduated.. unless their GMs screw it up to the levels Dorion did.. which is unlikely.

Not sure what its going to take for the Sens to maximize the value of their young core and to improve the quality of their depth including prospects.
Taking a step back to take two forward will not go over well with players desperate to win now.

Teams need depth. We need it and we will have to be very crafty in obtaining it.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Batherson clearly needed a chaperone on vacay ... He was still drunk.

 

[bicboi64]

Sure if we lose Brady we could use more toughness and would need someone to drop the gloves, but as you've pointed out, we'd still be in the top half of the league in hits if he weren't on the team.

I'd be more concerned about losing Brady's offensive production if he were traded than losing his toughness/physicality. That's a luxury for a team that's tied for 10th worst in the league in goals scored.

pretty much this. As dogshit as he's been offensively the past few weeks, he objectively scores at a 1LW rate. This obsession with thinking 'grit' wins you games over skill doesn't make sense. You need both, but without high end skill, you're not even playing competitive hockey. Grit is complimentary to skill in todays game