Pre-Game Talk: Senators vs. Penguins | Game 3 | PIT leads 2-0 | 7:30pm start

[Milan the God*]

Also, guys, watch what you post. Just read their pre-game thread and there's some fans over there that are pretty offended someone would think of calling their arena quiet.

 

[Milan the God*]

Even though we tend to get penalties for breathing on him, I support this.

We're going to get penalties anyways. Might as well make them count

 

[Vaclav Varada]

If Jiminy Cricket were real, he'd live at the Consol Energy Center

 

[Benjamin]

I just assumed the audio level for the crowd was low.

Only time i heard any cheering was when crosby had the puck, who is the reason why everyone is there to begin with.

 

[YouGotAStuGoing]

Also, guys, watch what you post. Just read their pre-game thread and there's some fans over there that are pretty offended someone would think of calling their arena quiet.

They're loud enough when it comes to defending the fact that their arena's quiet, but when it comes to actually changing that fact they're nowhere to be found.

 

[Nac Mac Feegle]

I have feeling we will win one at home. A least one. This team has just too much heart and been through too much this season not to.

 

[Dana Scully]

Also, guys, watch what you post. Just read their pre-game thread and there's some fans over there that are pretty offended someone would think of calling their arena quiet.

So sensitive for a team that's up 2-0. Who cares...

 

[TheRobinGoblin]

We got this one, no worries.

 

[PeterSidorkiewicz]

Also, guys, watch what you post. Just read their pre-game thread and there's some fans over there that are pretty offended someone would think of calling their arena quiet.

I was at Game 2, it sounded like a regular season game for the most part, unless a goal was actually scored. During actual play it wasn't the least bit loud. Compared to the 07 playoff games vs. Ottawa at Mellon arena I went to, it didn't even hold a candle to how loud that arena was. So either the acoustics sucks, Pens fans are now complacent after being good for so long, or more hardcore fans have gotten priced out of the arena.

 

[SanderSen]

I was at Game 2, it sounded like a regular season game for the most part, unless a goal was actually scored. During actual play it wasn't the least bit loud. Compared to the 07 playoff games vs. Ottawa at Mellon arena I went to, it didn't even hold a candle to how loud that arena was. So either the acoustics sucks, Pens fans are now complacent after being good for so long, or more hardcore fans have gotten priced out of the arena.

$2 to win on complacent, unless it is lobbying for a penalty when a Pen is hit.

 

[General Zodd]

Seriously. The series is lacking intensity as it is. The dead quiet crowd makes it worse.

Glad we're coming home and get to listen to our crowd now.

The Pens have got a great team BUT their fans are lame! Let's show them how real loud a playoff game should be! The Sens need to use the jacked up 20,000+ crowd to their advantage!

Keys to Victory:

•Feed off the loud crowd, an early goal will pay dividends
•Go hard on the fore-check, make their "D" cough up the puck!
•Bang and crash boys!!!! Work the boards, cycle the puck down low
•Prance on rebounds, get traffic in front of their net, shoot form every angle
•Get the Power Play on track
•Stay out of the box!


AND pound these guys every time a White Jersey touches the puck. Make them feel pain! This is our House!!!!

Let's Go Sens, Let's Go!!!!

 

[thadd]

I'm so impressed that Spezza is back! Was hoping he'd be back at the beginning of the playoffs, but to see him back at all this year is freaking amazing.

Go Sens go.

 

[Countdown0]

Even though we tend to get penalties for breathing on him, I support this.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this. Not just Crybaby either. Our guys are getting penalties for basically anything they do to the Pens.

"What's that? You guys are within a goal? 2 minutes to Ottawa number 2, for not just letting ****tsburgh win."

 

[Emerica]

Hey atleast Pens fans in the arena don't boo every single time one of their player falls on the ice, unlike Montreal.

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

$2 to win on complacent, unless it is lobbying for a penalty when a Pen is hit.

It happened with the Senators too. When your team makes the playoffs every year as a favorite the fan base tends not to get as excited until the conference finals.

 

[TheRobinGoblin]

A Pens fan I know thought this song is representative of the Sens in this series; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq-I4orlEhE
He is smirking now, the *******. Have to prove him wrong.

 

[DylanSensFan]

As far as lines go:

Greening-Spezza-Michalek
Silfverberg-Pageau-Alfredsson
Conacher-Turris-Zibanejad
Latendresse-Smith-Neil

From practice?

 

[DylanSensFan]

when's the last series we came back from 0-2?!
not baiting--- genuinely curious.

this team has completely different makeup now, than it ever had before.

 

[Rumcajs]

We have to win this. We cant lose again to the Penguins. I cant bare another loss. Especially with Alfie....ya know.

 

[Beville]

Spezza makes a HUGE hit on Crosby in the first 150 seconds.

Book it.

 

[Micklebot]

Spezza makes a HUGE hit on Crosby in the first 150 seconds.

Book it.

Shades of Giroux last year?

 

[Spezzafan6]

Ian Mendes ‏@ian_mendes 9m
Ottawa lines: Conacher-Spezza-Michalek. Silvferberg-Turris-Alfredsson. Z. Smith-Zibanejad-Neil. Greening-Pageau-Condra

 

[mcnorth]

Ian Mendes ‏@ian_mendes 9m
Ottawa lines: Conacher-Spezza-Michalek. Silvferberg-Turris-Alfredsson. Z. Smith-Zibanejad-Neil. Greening-Pageau-Condra

I like Cony with Spezza.

I think that's where they pictured him fitting in next season. He did so well with St. Louis and Stamkos - makes sense to let him scrum and shovel and do his thing with Spezza and 9MM. Very excited about that line for tonight, and even more excited thinking about those three together next season.

Also like that it keeps Greening-Pageau-Condra together. Easily our best line the first two games - scoring and shut down.

 

[Milan the God*]

Ian Mendes ‏@ian_mendes 9m
Ottawa lines: Conacher-Spezza-Michalek. Silvferberg-Turris-Alfredsson. Z. Smith-Zibanejad-Neil. Greening-Pageau-Condra

Wow. Putting Smith on the wing really caught me off guard. Thought for sure Zibanejad would end up on the wing. I don't mind it, though.

 

[dingbatz]

Wow. Putting Smith on the wing really caught me off guard. Thought for sure Zibanejad would end up on the wing. I don't mind it, though.

I love Zibby, but his FO% of late has been pretty bad. And he scored his only goal of the playoffs on one of the shifts he played wing.

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