Pre-Game Talk: Sharks in the SENS Den, Friday 7:30 pm on TSN

[FolignoQuantumLeap]

That's Norris trophy winning Burns to you.

I'm sure back in San Jose their post game show is focused on how Burns should be traded and how he should never laugh.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Hoffman dragging Burns down then the cross crease pass to Duchene for the winner is quite a goal. Hoffman was flying tonight...

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

Sens were 63% in the dot ... against San Jose ... that's really good

 

[danielpalfredsson]

Sens were 63% in the dot ... against San Jose ... that's really good

After tonight's game, the Senators are tied for 1st in the league in faceoff win percentage.

 

[WildGopher]

After tonight's game, the Senators are tied for 1st in the league in faceoff win percentage.

Great win tonight, Sens fans. I know the season's been rough so far, but what a great comeback. Impressive that the crowd was so into it, too, despite the standings. Hope they keep building off this!

 

[Sensinitis]

Amazing game for the Hoffman-Duchene-Ryan line.

Also Chabot, Karlsson, Brassard, Dzingel, Stone... Pretty much everybody played well.

Great reaction game from Hoff amid all the trade speculation, and nice to see Duchene get a 3 point night!

edit:

I'm so NOT surprised to see what happens when:
1) The team isn't playing back
2) All our tpo 6 players are in the top 6 (*cough* HOFFMAN *cough*)
3) Chabot plays as much as he should.

Oh and shoot Oduya to the moon please. Or just another team would be fine.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

After tonight's game, the Senators are tied for 1st in the league in faceoff win percentage.

Its a big part of the game .. if we could actually hang on to it ..

 

[Tkachuckycheese]

I was watching the gold medal game but checking my phone and saw 4-1 in the second. So I didn't bother checking until after the Gold medal for Canada. Did Crawford take over in the 3rd period or something?

 

[Cosmix]

Holy ****, who is this team?

It appears that the players decided to play in the offensive zone instead of the 1-3-1 neutral zone neutralizer. Nice to see the hustle and offensive zone attack.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

It appears that the players decided to play in the offensive zone instead of the 1-3-1 neutral zone neutralizer. Nice to see the hustle and offensive zone attack.

So the trick is to go down by 3 or 4 early enough to change our style of play completely for half the game... interesting... they may be on to something.

 

[Cosmix]

I thought Boucher’s system stifled offence.

It does stifle offence. That third period was an all out offensive push instead of the 1-3-1 offensive crapper!

 

[Cosmix]

That game reminded me why Hoffman should not be trade. When he is on, he is ON.

We simply need mpre of that.

Now watch Dorion FIU by trades.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

Great win tonight, Sens fans. I know the season's been rough so far, but what a great comeback. Impressive that the crowd was so into it, too, despite the standings. Hope they keep building off this!

Attendance: 16,061 (86.8% full)

 

[Cosmix]

The thread is pretty funny ... with the lows and highs and swings in emotions

When the team plays Boucher’s 1-3-1 black hole of offence system, they suck. When they are set free to play offensive hockey for one period they do very well. Hope Boucher has learned something. But I have no faith in him.

 

[NyQuil]

Again, glad we won.

Again, allowing 5 goals means we still haven't gotten any better.

 

[NyQuil]

Attendance: 16,061 (86.8% full)

That's pretty good considering they were going up against the WJC gold medal game.

 

[Tnuoc Alucard]

Id like a graphic of the odds we get a pick If we keep him until TDL
What are the certainty we get a pick by keeping him until TDL and wasting a roster spot?

A LOT of D men, on expiring contracts are traded at the TD, as I expect Oduya will.

 

[Cosmix]

Its a big part of the game .. if we could actually hang on to it ..

However, it is not correlating with wins and points earned.

 

[Inkling]

Typical, one game where I figure it's a lost cause and I end up focused on the Gold Medal game, and they end up winning. I even followed the updates until it was 5-2. Great win though and good for Duchene. Amusing how they ended up winning in 7 seconds after the result of the last game.

 

[Karl Prime]

Again, glad we won.

Again, allowing 5 goals means we still haven't gotten any better.

Two of the goals were all Andy, though.

 

[NyQuil]

Two of the goals were all Andy, though.

It doesn't matter why.

We are still bleeding goals against.

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

However, it is not correlating with wins and points earned.

True,.. but that's about what happens after they win it.. they are not a good possession team although it is a key part of being a good possession team. We have to be able to celebrate the little things at this point.

 

[Tundraman]

When the team plays Boucher’s 1-3-1 black hole of offence system, they suck. When they are set free to play offensive hockey for one period they do very well. Hope Boucher has learned something. But I have no faith in him.

It's true this team is better suited for run and gun yet they are expected to play like stay back 4th liners who don't have the speed to apply a hard fore check.

 

[Karl Prime]

It doesn't matter why.

We are still bleeding goals against.

Usually teams give up goals when the goaltender isn't playing well.

 

[NyQuil]

Usually teams give up goals when the goaltender isn't playing well.

Great, but he's part of the team and it's still a problem.

We have two goalies and neither of them are playing well.

They either get better or our team continues to suck

Not to mention, if 2 of them were Anderson specials, what about the other 3?

It's not as if we are keeping the shot totals down.