GDT: Senators @ Canucks | 10PM | CBC/SN | "It doesn't matter if it's ugly" EDITION

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Injuries happen. A coach should be able to have his team not look like a tire fire every time the puck goes below our goal line.

Those are two factual statements that no one could possibly disagree with.

 

[Dionysus]

That was a sad performance. Just not enough from anyone really. Barely over 20 shots in an important game against a non-playoff team. Passes weren't connecting at all. Very disjointed.

Really rough game for Pinto. Multiple egregious turnovers and 2 penalties.

Powerplay only had one chance, but they made the most of it and gave up another shorty. That powerplay has been bad for a month now, obviously needs some change.

Giroux is trying to pull these guys along, but the rest of the team doesn't appear ready yet.

 

[KingAlfie11]

This team need a new system, DJ doesn't know how to maximize talent, he wants them to play old time hockey, he can't maximize this team potential.

 

[Dionysus]

This team need a new system, DJ doesn't know how to maximize talent, he wants them to play old time hockey, he can't maximize this team potential.

The players are the ones out there playing poorly in important games. They clearly deserve the lions share of the blame. The big boys had there minutes, just didn't do anything with them.

 

[Tuna99]

So you’re suggesting the travel, and the loss of two hours in the process will have zero affect on the Senators performance Sunday night… right?

I’m saying who cares, west coast teams go through this every week.

The players are just going to have to put on their big boy pants and go play hockey. The Flames are also losing 1 Hour of sleep by your calculation and nobody cares because nobody mentioned it because it doesn’t matter.

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

The players are the ones out there playing poorly in important games. They clearly deserve the lions share of the blame. The big boys had there minutes, just didn't do anything with them.

They need a hard ass coach or a respected coach, not a buddy coach who is more concerned about keeping them happy rather than winning.

These players are spoiled from money, ice time and excessive coddling. Need someone to give their ass a kick.

 

[coladin]

Brady quit on the 1st goal. 1-0

DeBrincat terrible , back breaking gaffe . 2-0

Star players making key mistakes and that’s that. You can blame the coaches, blame bit players.

Blame inexperience. Blame youth. Pinto was a disaster. Stutzle too. These are young players and they will learn from this.

 

[Tuna99]

They need a hard ass coach or a respected coach, not a buddy coach who is more concerned about keeping them happy rather than winning.

One thing I’ve always felt since seeing them open their mouths and I heard them talk is DJ Smith and Pierre Dorion are not ready for prime time.

 

[swiftwin]

Brady quit on the 1st goal. 1-0

DeBrincat terrible , back breaking gaffe . 2-0

Star players making key mistakes and that’s that. You can blame the coaches, blame bit players.

Blame inexperience. Blame youth. Pinto was a disaster. Stutzle too. These are young players and they will learn from this.

Exactly.

If you told me at the beginning of the season that we would be in this position at this point of the season without Norris, and with our 2 goalies out, I'd be pretty happy.

They are getting tons of valuable experience right now.

 

[SensFactor]

Win your games in November ...

 

[Tuna99]

Exactly.

If you told me at the beginning of the season that we would be in this position at this point of the season without Norris, and with our 2 goalies out, I'd be pretty happy.

They are getting tons of valuable experience right now.

Sens have given up 14 goals in their last 3 games

If Pierre Dorion’s evaluation is the coaching is good enough, what that really means is the coaching isn’t good enough.

 

[Rals]

It was ugly

 

[Adrianopolous]

Brady quit on the 1st goal. 1-0

DeBrincat terrible , back breaking gaffe . 2-0

Star players making key mistakes and that’s that. You can blame the coaches, blame bit players.

Blame inexperience. Blame youth. Pinto was a disaster. Stutzle too. These are young players and they will learn from this.

Blame everyone but Chabot

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

I’m saying who cares, west coast teams go through this every week.

The players are just going to have to put on their big boy pants and go play hockey. The Flames are also losing 1 Hour of sleep by your calculation and nobody cares because nobody mentioned it because it doesn’t matter.

Yes west coast teams are more used to switching time zones more often….. that is why Eastern Time zone teams find west coast teams more difficult by compariso, as they’re not used to it.

In this particular road trip, the Sens moved to Central Time in Chicago, and played an 8pm local Stuart ( 9 pm on their EST body clock ). Then travelled to the PST time Zone, with the benefit of 2 days off between games…. And won.

Now tonight’s game starts 18 hours after they left the ice in Vancouver, having travelled overnight…. No knowing where their body clocks are today with the loss of two hours… so this is NOT a typical West Coast team time zone change that you’re suggesting…. It should have an impact on the Sens tonight, as both teams are hungry for the two points, with one team being off for two days, well rested, no travel or time zone change and having a game day skate… while the Sens will be tired and will not be having a game day skate.

If you were a betting man, which team are you putting your money on?

 

[Burrowsaurus]

Man this guy is taking about the two penalties in the last two minutes lol. Down 4-0 going in the third and he’s talking about penalties in the last minute

 

[AchtzehnBaby]

Agreed, and using that to condemn this team as a bunch of losers who suck and just don’t have it is a little melodramatic

Yes, pure condemnation.

But really. Too late in the season, and seasoned goaltenders are very important.

We anre a team. We are a good team. We will be better next year.

 

[Tuna99]

Yes west coast teams are more used to switching time zones more often….. that is why Eastern Time zone teams find west coast teams more difficult by compariso, as they’re not used to it.

In this particular road trip, the Sens moved to Central Time in Chicago, and played an 8pm local Stuart ( 9 pm on their EST body clock ). Then travelled to the PST time Zone, with the benefit of 2 days off between games…. And won.

Now tonight’s game starts 18 hours after they left the ice in Vancouver, having travelled overnight…. No knowing where their body clocks are today with the loss of two hours… so this is NOT a typical West Coast team time zone change that you’re suggesting…. It should have an impact on the Sens tonight, as both teams are hungry for the two points, with one team being off for two days, well rested, no travel or time zone change and having a game day skate… while the Sens will be tired and will not be having a game day skate.

If you were a betting man, which team are you putting your money on?

I’ll bet on better team with the better goalie that night because that’s how it works.

These people didn’t go to outer space, ride a comet to save the planet and back - they are in Calgary to play hockey an NHL hockey game.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

Man this guy is taking about the two penalties in the last two minutes lol. Down 4-0 going in the third and he’s talking about penalties in the last minute

when the score was 4 to 2, there was a slight chance, with a few minutes left, and the Canucks them took a penalty…… the two stupid preventable penalties the Sens took completely eliminated any slim chance they had to tie the game. They had a power play, 6 vs 4 skaters, in the offensive zone, and took the first stupid penalty.

Face-off in their end-zone, 4 vs 4 skaters and Chabot takes probably the worse/stupidest penalty I’ve even seen in my life…. And on top of that he complains and whines when he gets called on it.

so they went from a 6 vs 4 power play, in the offensive zone, to a 4 vs 3 penalty kill in their defensive zone……. And you seem to be dismissive of this?

I’ll bet on better team with the better goalie that night because that’s how it works.

These people didn’t go to outer space, ride a comet to save the planet and back - they are in Calgary to play hockey an NHL hockey game.

so the travel and loss of two hours means nothing, the well rested home team also means nothing, and if Ottawa had the better goaltender, you would put your money on them, right?

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

when the score was 4 to 2, there was a slight chance, with a few minutes left, and the Canucks them took a penalty…… the two stupid preventable penalties the Sens took completely eliminated any slim chance they had to tie the game. They had a power play, 6 vs 4 skaters, in the offensive zone, and took the first stupid penalty.

Face-off in their end-zone, 4 vs 4 skaters and Chabot takes probably the worse/stupidest penalty I’ve even seen in my life…. And on top of that he complains and whines when he gets called on it.

so they went from a 6 vs 4 power play, in the offensive zone, to a 4 vs 3 penalty kill in their defensive zone……. And you seem to be dismissive of this?



so the travel and loss of two hours means nothing, the well rested home team also means nothing, and if Ottawa had the better goaltender, you would put your money on them, right?

so the travel and loss of two hours means nothing, the well rested home team also means nothing, and if Ottawa had the better goaltender, you would put your money on them, right?

 

[Tuna99]

when the score was 4 to 2, there was a slight chance, with a few minutes left, and the Canucks them took a penalty…… the two stupid preventable penalties the Sens took completely eliminated any slim chance they had to tie the game. They had a power play, 6 vs 4 skaters, in the offensive zone, and took the first stupid penalty.

Face-off in their end-zone, 4 vs 4 skaters and Chabot takes probably the worse/stupidest penalty I’ve even seen in my life…. And on top of that he complains and whines when he gets called on it.

so they went from a 6 vs 4 power play, in the offensive zone, to a 4 vs 3 penalty kill in their defensive zone……. And you seem to be dismissive of this?



so the travel and loss of two hours means nothing, the well rested home team also means nothing, and if Ottawa had the better goaltender, you would put your money on them, right?

you’ve made a very detailed case about nothing. It’s a Trump lawsuit - lots of bravado and nothing that actually matters

Everybody in North America lost an hours sleep - time to move one with our lives

 

[slamigo]

DBC not making a good case to be extended with games like that.
Also, what on earth has happened to Mathieu Joseph? He's invisible most of the time and when you do notice him, it's for giving away the puck. He's a better player than what we've seen lately. Not sure what's up.

 

[Philadelphia Collins]

Losing to bottom feeders like Chicago and Vancouver and blowing that lead against Seattle in the last 3 games has kind of taken the steam out of their playoff run.

Having a great top-4 d finally is great but man, Holden-Hamonic on the bottom pairing together was brutal tonight lol

 

[Stylizer1]

 

[coladin]

Blame everyone but Chabot

He is a star player. So is Batherson. Sure, add them to the group.

This team needs the core to play at their best. The core as a whole choked tonight.

Again.

 

[bert]

Careful, you're not allowed to criticize role players on this board

It was Chychrun lol. Many posters pick a scape goat then pile on. Holden played well and had 2 assists against Seattle and people were still complaining about him. Chabot plays a 2 on one well goalie makes the save and the puck hits him and goes in people still go after him.

I'm all for players being criticized if they play poorly I just don't pick and choose who it's going to be to suit a narrative.

Overall it was a pretty terrible game as a collective group. Soogard actually kept them in their. I thought Debrincat has been and was downright terrible last night. How many times will Batherson shoot the puck high and wide. That line had so many chances and never even hit the net. They need to bare down. Pinto has been the best player on that line. They sens wont win when that consistently happens.